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      • The Holladay Overland Stage: 1 – The Central Route
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        • 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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Mumbles In The Morning

The New American Digest Posted on January 29, 2025 by DTJanuary 29, 2025

I suppose I could expend some effort to mention current events - seems that's what all the kool kids are doing. Trump seems to be keeping most of his election promises, so do the lefties.

We're still in the honeymoon phase though. It's not yet been two weeks and being the cynic that I am, I'm still waiting for the "forces of Democracy" to make their play. I think they truly believed that whore would win and haven't yet properly prepared for the mayhem they so desperately desire.

So, while I think Trump's doing what he was voted into office to do, and he's getting down to consolidating his power which he neglected to do the first time 'round, I do believe the fireworks show hasn't really gotten underway ... yet. Those people are not just going to roll over and let be. And the more successful Trump is in the beginning, the deeper the pushback will be when it comes.

The economy's in the toilet but everyone sees the market going up and up and up ... and figures the world is good. But it's someone putting latex paint on the old oil-based paint; looks pretty at first but it's going to peel off and make a bigger mess than it needed to be.

There are a lot of Obama-ites crawling around the edges that are out of Trump's ability to deal with - such as Lindsay Graham being up to his usual stab in the back activities; this summer could prove to be yet another reminder that Ol' Remus' advice was good: "Don't be there"

But so far - such a breath of fresh air.

Nice to see Milley may get his comeuppance. May his name become synonymous with Benedict Arnold. May his fate be that of Mussolini. May Fauci join him.

Hope for the best - just keep your powder dry in the meantime ...

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Tree Of Utah

The New American Digest Posted on January 29, 2025 by DTJanuary 29, 2025
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Being Native to Detroit …

The New American Digest Posted on January 28, 2025 by DTJanuary 28, 2025

Albeit long, long ago

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San Juans

The New American Digest Posted on January 28, 2025 by DTJanuary 28, 2025
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Tunes For Tuesday – Tangerine Dream “Yellowstone Park”

The New American Digest Posted on January 28, 2025 by DTFebruary 4, 2025

A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today’s selection: Tangerine Dream - Yellowstone Park

One of my favorite groups - "band" doesn't seem right. Tangerine Dream - mostly Edgar Froese as composer - fits into what is probably called ... "spacey".
A German pioneer in electronic music, the group began in 1967. This selection is off the 14th album "Le Parc" released in 1985.
Mostly instrumental compositions - one likes them ... or one doesn't.

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Gerard – Jan 27

The New American Digest Posted on January 27, 2025 by DTJanuary 25, 2025

Stealing Neo's photo from a few days ago on American Digest, it seems an appropriate picture to remember Gerard's contribution to each of his readers' lives.

There's nothing I can say that hasn't been said already - may Gerard's memory help lighten each of his readers loads.

Paradise is a state of mind ...

Two years - it's gone by fast
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Off The Line

The New American Digest Posted on January 26, 2025 by DTJanuary 26, 2025
The captain taking a break
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Try Some

The New American Digest Posted on January 25, 2025 by DTJanuary 25, 2025
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Streetlight

The New American Digest Posted on January 24, 2025 by DTJanuary 25, 2025
Ouray, Colorado
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FORD

The New American Digest Posted on January 23, 2025 by DTJanuary 23, 2025
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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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