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    • The Overland Stage
      • The Holladay Overland Stage: 1 – The Central Route
      • The Overland Stage – 2 Company Operations
      • The Overland Stage – 3 Exploring The Route – An Overview
      • The Overland Stage: 4 – South Platte/Julesburg/Ft Sedgwick
        • Jack Slade
      • The Overland Stage: 5 – Julesburg to Junction Station (aka Ft Morgan)
      • The Overland Stage: 6 – Junction Station to Latham
      • The Overland Stage: 7 – Latham Crossing to Fort Collins
      • The Overland Stage: 8 – LaPorte to Virginia Dale
      • The Overland Stage: 9 – Virginia Dale to Cooper Creek
      • The Overland Stage: 10 – Cooper Creek to Pass Creek
        • Fletcher Family
      • The Overland Stage: 11 – Pass Creek to Bridger Station
      • The Overland Stage: 12 – Bridger Pass to Duck Lake
      • The Overland Stage: 13 – Duck Lake to LaClede
      • The Overland Stage: 14 – LaClede to Almond
      • The Overland Stage: 15 – Almond to Rock Springs
      • The Overland Stage: 16 – Rock Springs to Fort Bridger
      • The Overland Stage: 17 – Fort Bridger to Weber Station

I find I don’t wish to explore new lands, but to explore again those I have already passed through, trying to see what I’d missed in the first hectic rush … Gerard Van der Leun

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Daily Archives: April 6, 2025

It Truly Is The End

The New American Digest Posted on April 6, 2025 by DTApril 6, 2025

Neo asked me to post this. It's already been posted on AD.

About the blog, the poetry book, and the essay book

by VANDERLEUN on APRIL 6, 2025

Tomorrow or the next day this blog will go dark. It’s what Gerard wanted, although it’s not an easy thing to do. This blog meant so much to him and to so many people for so long.

The book of Gerard’s poetry that I’ve edited should be published in a month or two. When it’s available, I’ll send an announcement to the new blog, and some of you might also get emails about it if you’re on an emailing list I’ve generated.

I’ve been thinking that there may be enough material for me to publish a second book of Gerard’s essays.
There’s about a 50% chance of that and if I do it I’ll keep you posted.

Gerard's Desk
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“In Case A 1987-Style Crash Happens Next”

The New American Digest Posted on April 6, 2025 by DTApril 6, 2025

The market crashed hard Thursday and Friday - it's all the talk of the town.

"It was a week for the history books: one where world records were broken left and right…"

The market crashed so hard, I made real good money on shorts and lost real good money on longs.

So like all good pundits, I'm going to make a market prediction for tomorrow.
Nothing but absolute truth here for you, folks...

The market is going to continue its downward slide.

Unless it goes up.

Or sideways.

Or shuts down entirely.

I absolutely, 100%, your money back, unconditionally guarantee it.

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Here’s Looking At You …

The New American Digest Posted on April 6, 2025 by DTApril 6, 2025
Wyoming
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Gerard Van der Leun
12/26/45 - 1/27/23


Gerard's Last Post
(posthumous): Feb 4, 2023
"So Long. See You All a Little Further Down the Road"

When my body won’t hold me anymore
And it finally lets me free
Where will I go?
Will the trade winds take me south through Georgia grain?
Or tropical rain?
Or snow from the heavens?
Will I join with the ocean blue?
Or run into a savior true?
And shake hands laughing
And walk through the night, straight to the light
Holding the love I’ve known in my life
And no hard feelings

Avett Brothers - No Hard Feelings

The following was posted along with the announcement of Gerard's passing.
Leonard Cohen - Going Home

For a 2005 interview with Gerard


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Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man,
play a song for me
I'm not sleepy
and there ain't no place I'm goin' to

Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man,
play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning,
I'll come followin' you

Take me for a trip upon
your magic swirling ship
All my senses have been stripped
And my hands can't feel to grip
And my toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wanderin'

I'm ready to go anywhere,
I'm ready for to fade
Unto my own parade
Cast your dancing spell my way
I promise to go under it


Men who saw night coming down about them could somehow act as if they stood at the edge of dawn.


From Gerard's site. The picture always caught my eye.

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