Crossing the American West last winter, I was struck by the profound changes to the landscape affected by large-scale infrastructure programs. Rural electrification resulted in an expectation of electrical availability, and power lines now stretch to the horizon.
In much the same way, lines of Interstate highway curve off to the distance, twinned East and West streams.
[…] end, and now we drove back across the continent. The drive in December meant lots of snow-covered deserts and hillsides; summer was a bit […]