Published on: 9/17/2015
Notes from the Promised Land: Drive

I-15, about ten miles outside of
Kenosh. Been tailgating
a Walmart truck for
two hours. Stop
for gas at a rustic log cabin with
a Subway logo over the door.
The cottonwoods sprouting from
the mountains like a
five o'clock shadow.
The dust smelling like dinosaur
bones. Blue haired
girl with canyon skin
frowning at passerby. Think of
skinwalkers. Think of coyotes. Think of
history. Buy a cream filled Idaho
Spud, World Famous, Trademark.
Take a bite. Think of the desert.
Start the engine. Think of sandstone.
Think of stratigraphy. Drive.
Drive.
Drive.