tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post117025738235931058..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Rachel and Nevada 375: Memories of a Placesagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-84626870764475567592019-09-16T16:03:03.216-04:002019-09-16T16:03:03.216-04:00A jet flying so close to the ground can just come ...A jet flying so close to the ground can just come up behind you like that? I would've had a heart attack!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-44124309409270750762009-12-12T12:58:57.471-05:002009-12-12T12:58:57.471-05:00I, too, find comfort in desolation. Growing up in...I, too, find comfort in desolation. Growing up in So Cal, our family took a road/camping trip each summer. As a young adult, I took a few with friends. After 28 years on the island here, and many years since my last road trip, I long for the desert and long stretches of highway.<br /><br />Thanks for lnking this to traveling Thursdays. I look forward to readign more of your blog.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170430805159867442007-02-02T10:40:00.000-05:002007-02-02T10:40:00.000-05:00that's great....very interesting and yuo got me th...that's great....very interesting and yuo got me thinking. <BR/><BR/>Michele sent meDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139848568999307059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170425810258759642007-02-02T09:16:00.000-05:002007-02-02T09:16:00.000-05:00By the way, the reasoning behind my view of fictio...By the way, the reasoning behind my view of fiction is due to the one time that I wrote fiction. In second grade. It was titled 'Wendy and the bunny'. I knew a Wendy who did have a rabbit. :)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170417080703341412007-02-02T06:51:00.000-05:002007-02-02T06:51:00.000-05:00I don't think fiction is ever completely made up. ...I don't think fiction is ever completely made up. If you were to write something in that category, I'd be searching for the kernel(s) of truth.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170392288641271462007-02-01T23:58:00.000-05:002007-02-01T23:58:00.000-05:00have to add this to my expedia places to watch and...have to add this to my expedia places to watch and keep it for consideration when I need to get more in touch with my sci-fi side. would love to see the dog fight though. love jetsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170369451046115182007-02-01T17:37:00.000-05:002007-02-01T17:37:00.000-05:00all that land out there nade me fall in love with ...all that land out there nade me fall in love with my husband.<BR/><BR/>definately spookiness.<BR/>i'm blaming it on aliens. i'm back to myself now thankfully ;)<BR/><BR/>does make me miss the scenery though. or lack of it. i love those wide open roads you guys have.kedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996009634057410650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170365178532009692007-02-01T16:26:00.000-05:002007-02-01T16:26:00.000-05:00Diane, sorry, I watch very little TV, but from wha...Diane, sorry, I watch very little TV, but from what little I know about the program, they may have been there.<BR/><BR/>Dawn, have you seen UFOs? <BR/><BR/>MD, I don't know about being compared to Hunter S. Thompson. I suppose I'd "fear and loathing" would be fun, but he seems awfully self-centered and in a way a jerk in how he treats and uses others (I'm thinking of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)<BR/><BR/>Ed, yes, the govt brought the mountain that overlooked the site. It's an interesting place and depending on when you are there, you can see some neat airplanes as I described<BR/><BR/>Murf, I can't believe that I can push you over the top, but one day I may start writing fiction and come up with some good stories <BR/><BR/>Pia, If I'd stayed the night in Rachel, I'd probably had similar stories as you do from your cocktail party.<BR/><BR/>Deana, I may write more about trips across Nevada--on Highway 50 (Interestate 80 too, but that's borning).<BR/><BR/>Bone, On no, you're caught in a time warpsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170348414806077482007-02-01T11:46:00.000-05:002007-02-01T11:46:00.000-05:00OK, you're probably not going to believe this. Bu...OK, you're probably not going to believe this. But when I started to leave this comment, it was 10:40. <BR/><BR/>Next thing I know, it is 10:45. And I don't remember anything about the last five minutes.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170342663963817052007-02-01T10:11:00.000-05:002007-02-01T10:11:00.000-05:00I'd like to drive across Nevada just to have done ...I'd like to drive across Nevada just to have done it once. I think I would enjoy the quiet. <BR/><BR/>I hope I am never the lucky fool that gets to see an UFO. As a child and even now things like that bother me. I don't want to be the nut who saw a ghost, an UFO, the alien because no one would ever believe me. As a child after hearing the story of Mary and Jesus I was terrified I'd be the next immaculate conception and my parents would kill me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170338046972695292007-02-01T08:54:00.000-05:002007-02-01T08:54:00.000-05:00Everytime you write about your travels I want to g...Everytime you write about your travels I want to go there<BR/><BR/>When I was a reporter I went to a cocktail party/junket for an alien TV show. Met many mostly weird but some normal looking people who all spoke rationally about their abductions<BR/><BR/>All had the same experiences it seems of the little white light beaming them into a space ship. Think I have seen the movies. <BR/><BR/>Though I do try to be open minded I found myself staring at the neon blue florecsent light ice cube in my diet coke and how gross that looked. Made me switch to seltzer--<BR/><BR/>it was a little man who looked like an elf and told me all about his 20 or so abductions who pushed me over the edge and deep into my drinks :) <BR/><BR/>I would never drink anything hard at a press thing, though I did think about itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170337861956638972007-02-01T08:51:00.000-05:002007-02-01T08:51:00.000-05:00But whatever you do, no more phrasing like you did...But whatever you do, no more phrasing like you did in the photo caption. That was almost too much for me. :-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170336988806517242007-02-01T08:36:00.000-05:002007-02-01T08:36:00.000-05:00I've been wanting to visit Rachel for nearly twent...I've been wanting to visit Rachel for nearly twenty years now and was shocked to see that in the title of your post. But I didn't want to see it for the aliens but for Area 51 where the military tests (used to test) the latest and greatest planes. From Rachel, you could get to a peak (White mountain?) that was twelve miles from Groom Lake and offered a clear view. But fifteen yeara ago the government seized the land and now if I remember correctly Tikapoo (sp?) is teh closest at almost 25 miles. Somewhere I have a panaromic laminated picture some 8 feet long of Groom Lake in a box. Never believed in the aliens though.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170310535914301652007-02-01T01:15:00.000-05:002007-02-01T01:15:00.000-05:00This was amazing!I'm so glad I had the chance to r...This was amazing!<BR/>I'm so glad I had the chance to read. And I hope you take it as a compliment when I say that I couldn't help but think of Hunter S. Thompson when I was reading it.meghansdiscontenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924247276919216201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170310437086325362007-02-01T01:13:00.000-05:002007-02-01T01:13:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.meghansdiscontenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924247276919216201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170306118116845132007-02-01T00:01:00.000-05:002007-02-01T00:01:00.000-05:00Oooohhhh...I've been there. :-) And there *are* ...Oooohhhh...I've been there. :-) And there *are* UFOs out there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170303386936739462007-01-31T23:16:00.000-05:002007-01-31T23:16:00.000-05:00sage - the team from the X-files! They were alway...sage - the team from the X-files! They were always showing up in Rachel type towns investigation some unexplained occurenceDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170302114345854572007-01-31T22:55:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:55:00.000-05:00Murf, you're right about the name--you almost have...Murf, you're right about the name--you almost have to read it aloud to get it. As for the name, I knew that would get you all excited. I'll have to see if I've visited other towns with women names!<BR/><BR/>Diane, I'm not sure I know Muller and Scully<BR/><BR/>Non-angel, What a wonderful place to discover such wonderful news! I wonder what meat they use in the alien jerky--coyote roadkill?sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170300213598927622007-01-31T22:23:00.000-05:002007-01-31T22:23:00.000-05:00Such a great place to go! When we were on the roa...Such a great place to go! When we were on the road to Rachel I discovered I was pregnant for the first time (unplanned but a great start to our family). One of our friends with us said that when I get my prenatal vitamins, the color will indicate the gender of the baby...blue, pink, white...<BR/><BR/>Mine were green. An unplanned pregnancy and green prenatal vitamins on the road to UFO central....you be the judge about who or what my son actually is...I wonder some times...<BR/><BR/>And the Alien fresh jerky they sell at the roadside stand there is amazing too!MJ Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335574007066489240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170277206357795452007-01-31T16:00:00.000-05:002007-01-31T16:00:00.000-05:00Mulder and Scully would love this place!Mulder and Scully would love this place!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170264749443346602007-01-31T12:32:00.000-05:002007-01-31T12:32:00.000-05:00FYI - I thought I would have to add Rachel to the ...FYI - I thought I would have to add Rachel to the timeline. Starting to read this entry with that thought sure made the caption of the photo somewhat shocking. <BR/>;-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1170261280602135622007-01-31T11:34:00.000-05:002007-01-31T11:34:00.000-05:00I've been working too hard today. It took me the ...I've been working too hard today. It took me the whole story to finally understand the bar's name. That's funny...and probably not Scottish which was my first thought.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.com