On To Crestone
Continuing my 2-week trip through Nevada/Utah/Colorado/Las Vegas/LA/San Luis Obispo
I’m picking up the trip from my last post, about two weeks ago. I shot over 700 photos (iPhone 14 Max) and now that I’m home, gonna continue bringing you along on this trip — the destination of which (and mid-point of 2-week trip) was The Crestone Energy Fair, where I gave a talk titled “Adventures in Building.“
I’ve seen a lot of domes lately. There must have been 100 at Burning Man (little do these people know, but both the math and the construction methods of Burning Man domes [squashed and bolted-together electrical conduit] came from Domebook 2. Come to think of it, our book Domebook One (1970), had the first-ever publication of the math (chord factors) for geodesic domes.)
This one uses the glazing method for my own dome described in Shelter, but the caulking wasn’t done correctly so it probably leaks a bit. But that aside, it was a delight inside the dome:
This is Dawer Data, the gardener who tends the plants. This is on the grounds of the Joyful Journey hot springs resort north of Crestone. Great use of a dome!
This is Suzanne Benedict, who shot pic of me. She’s traveling in a van with 3 dogs. She formerly had a farm with some 50 horses, now lives in a small farm on Long Island and travels much of the year.
Heading toward Crestone, which is in the mountains in the background…
The first building I saw in Crestone.
I didn’t camp out as much as I thought I would. I spent at least half of my nights in motels. I tend to keep moving on trips, often into the night and a bed and shower and internet connection hit the spot. Above, I camped in the North Crestone Creek campground Thursday night, then spent the next 3 nights in my tent alongside Chris and Anya’s house in the wooded hills.
Mitsubishi camper parked at the Fair. Right-hand drive. I believe it’s a diesel, 4X4, relatively lightweight shell.
Chris and I took two dips in cold mountain springs. I got into many bodies of water on this trip. One river, a bunch of creeks, one lake, 6 different hot springs…
Skipping backwards chronologically here, how could I not get into the Colorado River, which I was surprised to find here in Grand Junction, Colorado?
Here early in its course of the mighty 400-mile-long river that used to flow freely into to the Sea of Cortez (I think they should change the name to Sea of Cochimis.)
I feel that by getting into water, you tune in (in varying degrees) to local forces.
I think you mean the Colorado River
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