Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona- Amazing to think that 250 million years ago what is the desert was a vast and dense forest. These petrified trees are now stone and lie in pieces in the sand, large and dramatic remnants of what has been. what will be?


Hoover Dam-A huge engineering feat, and now a terrorist target. Check points greet you before you see it, then the deteriant of parking makes you keep moving over and beyond it. Is this development healthier than the large coal power plants? We need to harness the water if people are going to be occupying the West, so are these large scale dams really the best option?
On another note with water, this is Death Valley, I went SWIMMING in Death Valley, well more like splashing, but you get the point. There is currently standing water there. I strange sight to see a natural lake where their used to be one millions of years ago.