We got to Cortez CO

No idea who the cute baby was…

Checking into La Quinta in Santa Rosa, NM las night…while the fever raged. So I’m glad I took a photo before sleeping it off with a glorious night sweat (and tylenol and ibuprofen).

This day (Saturday) was long, but we got to my son’s home and have done most of the things ones does when you get home…

My son played with Zora, his Blue Tick Healer.

 And his wife prepared a simple delicious meal we all enjoyed, after I had a short rest horizontally.

Now I need to return to that position, so will show you more of the trip with fantastic views soon.

Accountability for AI

Thanks Keith Kron newsletter What really Matters on Accountability and Consernt. An excellent essay.

“… I think it’s time to hold the multi-billionaires accountable while leading by our own examples. Because we can’t just hold them accountable. It has to be us. And we have to agree to some standards around not doing harm, about supporting people who will lose jobs to AI, and about how we use it and for what. And it will take more than the AI leaders to do this.

It will take people who know, live, and teach what accountability is to teach them about it. Because they don’t get it. Or want to get it. They just want more for themselves. That’s not accountability. That’s greed.”

I came down with a fever last evening, and got it down with meds, but kind of skipped doing anything productive.

Here’s one more shot from today’s camera roll (figuratively speaking.) I changed the header already.

Our motel Thursday night was located on Rogers Ave, in Fort Smith. My son and I are both surname of Rogers. We are certainly not doing any sight-seeing on this trip. It’s just drive drive drive.

The bad news was losing my credit card by leaving it in the gas pump somewhere in Oklahoma.  I did call the bank and cancelled it. Fortunately I can transfer funds to another bank…which is my next job.

Two days on the road

We left Black Mountain at 11 am on Wed. July 22, earlier than planned.

 

Rafting on the Pigeon River - NC while we slowly drive the I-40 detour.

Tai driving past the Sun Sphere Knoxville TN

Nasheville TN

Sleep in Nashville TN

Breakfast

The highways in Tennessee were embraced by trees in many miles!

Memphis TN

Near the St. Jude’s Hospital with Danny Thomas Blvd…and continuing to Little Rock

The mighty Mississippi

Ok, the pictures are worth a thousand words. Right?

We started off from Nashville on Thursday and crossed all of Arkansas!

Our first and huge solar farm!

Tai enjoying his eggplant Parmesan in the motel in Fort Smith Arkansas 

My fettuccine Alfredo 

We’re enjoying Door Dash!

And watching Independence Day while I did my nebulizing treatment. I’m fine sitting in the truck, but am a whimpy noodle getting out and walking halls of motels.  Especially in 92 degrees. And Tai has done all the driving!

I am so glad we had the step stool because I couldn’t get in or out of the truck since the first step was higher than my knees!

Thanks for coming along with us!  

I felt so close to all who commented yesterday and I can’t thank you enough.

Blue Ridge memories

Rhododendrons at the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway

 

Just south of Richland Balsam Overlook

Thanks to a FaceBook post from David and Julia on the site: Riding the Backroads with Bonita

Biltmore House seen from the Shut In Trail, by Mandy Gallimore

Caney Fork Overlook on May 19, 2026. Doubletop Mountain and Kuwohi in the distance. by Anthony Crowley

Caney Fork Overlook on May 19, 2026. Doubletop Mountain by Anthony Crowley

Probably Grandfather Mountain with Linville Viaduct below

Linville Viaduct by unknown photographer - it only carries vehicles on the Blue Ridge Parkway, no water like ancient viaducts!

by Barbara L Kahn Laurel Knob Overlook on the BRP. 12.1.23

by Barbara L Kahn fire is burning adjacent to U.S. 80 (Buck Creek) in McDowell County, NC. 12.1.23

Black Cove Complex 3.27.25

Dawn - Aug 28, 2024. 7.22am by Barb Rogers at  Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway 

I-40 in Old Fort in McDowell County, coming home to Black Mountain NC from the east, not my photo, but I sure do know the feeling of coming home to the mountains!

Linville Gorge

Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results, bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results. This is but saying that nothing can come from corn but corn, nothing from nettles but nettles. We understand that law in the natural world, and work with it; but few understand it in the mental and moral world –- although its operation there is just as simple and undeviating -– and they, therefore, do not cooperate with it.
      - James Allen, As You Think