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Category Archives: Airway Beacons

May 18, 2019
by David Ryan
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Wandering on a Road Trip to the Odessa Meteor Crater

Earlier this week Petey and I took advantage of some unusually cool weather for May to drive southeast to check out the meteor crater near Odessa, Texas. Although not nearly as dramatic as Meteor Crater in Arizona, the Odessa crater … Continue reading →

Categories: Airway Beacons, Folk Art, From The Air, Road Trip, Wanderings | Tags: airway beacons, Odessa meteor crater, Permian Basin | Permalink

December 27, 2018
by David Ryan
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Wandering Along the Border with Mexico

With all the hoopla and now a government shut-down about a border wall, my dog Petey and I spent a couple of days wandering along the Arizona – New Mexico border last summer to see what was actually on the … Continue reading →

Categories: Airway Beacons, Folk Art, From The Air, Road Trip, The Border, Wanderings | Permalink

July 24, 2017
by David Ryan
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Looking for Airway Beacons and Arrows in the Backcountry

In the early days of commercial aviation and air mail service, airplane pilots relied upon light beacons and enormous concrete arrows on the ground to find their way across the country. These navigation aids were built by the Department of … Continue reading →

Categories: Airway Beacons, Archaeology, Backcountry Wandering Skills, From The Air, Wanderings | Permalink

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