Another try..
On Apr 23, 2011 7:55 AM, "Richard Dickson" <rsd12205@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK. One more thing.
> Driving down the Juornado del Muerto, down the Rio Grande valley from
> ABQ, in the pre dawn hours. One of the plainsmen there using a Sharps
> was a Shepherd, such as my cousins family. They've been here for
> generations, and it's entirely possible he has that DNA. But that's
> not what's occupying my mind.
> That onslaught by that stone-age culture trying to hold on, led by a
> half breed, a product of a previous murder and abduction, and then
> child rape, occurred only 137 winters ago. 72 seasons before I was
> born. I would say 90% of the area is totally unchanged in that remote
> place. Neither, I suspect, has basic human nature. I think I need to
> get home, get the black tie dinner party and Easter with the grand
> kids behind me, saddle up, and go for a long lonesome ride!
> OK. One more thing.
> Driving down the Juornado del Muerto, down the Rio Grande valley from
> ABQ, in the pre dawn hours. One of the plainsmen there using a Sharps
> was a Shepherd, such as my cousins family. They've been here for
> generations, and it's entirely possible he has that DNA. But that's
> not what's occupying my mind.
> That onslaught by that stone-age culture trying to hold on, led by a
> half breed, a product of a previous murder and abduction, and then
> child rape, occurred only 137 winters ago. 72 seasons before I was
> born. I would say 90% of the area is totally unchanged in that remote
> place. Neither, I suspect, has basic human nature. I think I need to
> get home, get the black tie dinner party and Easter with the grand
> kids behind me, saddle up, and go for a long lonesome ride!
Rich, I got your emails/posts today. Sounds like you're having a great adventure. Adobe Walls and Palo Duro Canyon are two places I want to get to soon. Really enjoyed your posts. You could give Terry C. a run for his money writing. Keep 'em coming.
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