Back Into Where-Are-We-Going-To-Sleep-Tonight Land

I, Bernie Harberts, did not use generative AI to write or illustrate this article. Spell check and grammar check, yes. AI, no.

The 5,000 foot climb that took us two weeks to go up takes four hours to descend.

We’re back down in cactus country. We’re back into Where-Are-We-Going-To-Sleep-Tonight land.

That’s how I met Ray and Polly Quick. That’s how I learned the water table’s dropping and you shouldn’t have screens on your windows if you’re serious about shooting what they call yodel dogs in these parts.

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