tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post5402877540586220820..comments2023-05-08T04:10:22.394-06:00Comments on goin' RV Boondocking: It Is a New Dawn... And We Must Go On Again...Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04393694530214889235noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-60237249755071337862012-12-17T18:24:45.640-07:002012-12-17T18:24:45.640-07:00Cindy, Don, BJ, Jerry, John, Janna and Mike; Thank...Cindy, Don, BJ, Jerry, John, Janna and Mike; Thank You. I accept your kindness with gratitude, but know my words were truly only my good fortune to be able to serve as a reflector for Spirits of far more worthy purity.<br /><br />Patricia; I don't believe I have ever heard of that Magazine. Thank You so very much for passing that excerpt on to us. They are awesome words. I don't believe the treasure of this desert and its deep rooted beauty and power could be painted any more brilliantly. Thank You.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-28721090801010946302012-12-17T15:01:45.640-07:002012-12-17T15:01:45.640-07:00Hi Brian! This is going to be a lengthly comment.....Hi Brian! This is going to be a lengthly comment... I hope it will make it through...<br /><br />When I fell in love with Arizona, I started reading lots of books to learn more. Many of them were referring to Desert Magazine. Which is not published anymore. For a long time, I tried to buy older publications and had no success.... and a while ago, I found by accident (but is there such things as accidents?) that a generous soul had scanned all the publications and put them online. And may I say this is a real treat.<br /><br />Here is the editorial of the very first edition. In 1936!!! When I read it, I knew I had to share it with you... as a thank you for all what you are sharing with us through your blog. And FYI, I could not copy/paste so I have retyped everything ;)<br />Patricia<br /><br />There are 2 deserts...<br /><br />Once is a grim desolate wasteland. It is the home of venomous reptiles and stinging insects, of vicious thorn-covered plants and trees, and of unbearable heat. This is the desert seen by the stranger speeding along the highway, impatient to be out of “this damnable country”. It is the desert visualized by those children of luxury to whom any environment is unbearable which does not provide all the comfort and services of a pampering civilization. It is a concept fostered by fictions writers who dramatize the tragedies of the desert for the profit it will bring them.<br /><br />But the stranger and the uninitiated see only the mask. The other Desert -the real Desert- is not for the eyes of the superficial observer, or the fearful soul or the cynic. It is a land, the character of which is hidden except to those who come with friendliness and understanding. To these the Desert offers rare gifts: health-giving sunshine, a sky that is studded with diamonds, a breeze that bears no poison, a landscape of pastel colors such as no artist can duplicate, thorn-covered plants which during countless ages have clung tenaciously to life though heat and drought and wind and the depredations of thirsty animals, and yet each season send forth blossoms of exquisite coloring as a symbol of courage that has triumphed over terrifying obstacles.<br /><br />To those who come to the Desert with friendliness, it gives friendship; to those who come with courage, it gives new strength of character. Those seeking relaxation find release from the world of man-made troubles. For those seeking beauty, the Desert offers nature’s rarest artistry. This is the Desert that men and women learn to love.<br /><br />Patricia C. O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999761479899955148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-186741016835609612012-12-17T04:33:42.369-07:002012-12-17T04:33:42.369-07:00Very, very well said Brian!Very, very well said Brian!Janna and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591282756244454689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-51353754358694686282012-12-16T23:27:57.351-07:002012-12-16T23:27:57.351-07:00Well said, thank you.Well said, thank you.John Farnsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472587731531591916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-70931434485155943152012-12-16T16:48:12.618-07:002012-12-16T16:48:12.618-07:00Awesome post!Awesome post!JerryChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630641695411518427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-55366436148329329962012-12-16T16:33:20.464-07:002012-12-16T16:33:20.464-07:00Thank you for post the list of names. My prayers w...Thank you for post the list of names. My prayers will not only be for their failies, but also for all the helpers, the police, the fireman, the first responders there.Betty Graffishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046446675394381066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-11670838516970201502012-12-16T16:13:11.835-07:002012-12-16T16:13:11.835-07:00The list of the lost ones was very touching. Than...The list of the lost ones was very touching. Thanks for posting it. <br /><br />Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091933429533102339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205527982714514361.post-90559527100355642522012-12-16T16:08:05.072-07:002012-12-16T16:08:05.072-07:00Let me be the first to say...Hugs for these beauti...Let me be the first to say...Hugs for these beautiful words for I believe this, too, is what those little ones would be whispering in their Mom and Dad's ears from somewhere in heaven.<br />Cindy Kingmanoreply@blogger.com