Sun, Wind, and Pie: The first week

April 17: Campo (mile 0) to Julian (mile 77) Edward Abbey said that the desert does not have a shortage of water, but rather the exact right amount.  But in lifelong contradiction to this, I’ve always heard ‘desert’ uttered alongside words like drought, austerity, or inhospitable.  I watched Looney Toons and old Clint Eastwood movies. ......

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