[My friend Ian Page, who researches and writes extensively about energy has graciously allowed me to repost some of his emails here.] by Ian Page, 2024.08.07 German Utilities Paid to Stabilize Grid Due to Increased Wind and Solar Its well understood that as the proportion of renewables increase, both stabilisation … Continue reading
This is the real world. The other 362 days of the year are just a Dilbert comic strip. Continue reading
I made it home. It was good. I saw a lot of things I hadn’t seen before. I carried around a lot of stuff that I didn’t need to. All in all a typical road trip. I didn’t take many pictures, but here are a few… Continue reading
I got up at 3am hoping to get to the canyon edge and take some star pictures before the sun came up. Unfortunately it was already too light by the time I got there. I’ve never been to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon before this and I didn’t … Continue reading
Well, I made it to Monument Valley. It didn’t do it for me. Some places are a little too commercial. I keep wanting to check to see if I still have my wallet. It also attracts an interesting group of people. There’s a road to the valley floor from the … Continue reading
I discovered that there are two entrances to Canyonlands National Park. One south of Moab (Needles) and the other north (Island in the Sky). Island in the Sky is the closest to Moab so I went there. My plan was to do a bit more sightseeing then find a hotel … Continue reading
It started out as a miserably rainy morning. I went out for breakfast where I spoke with a very nice couple from Dallas at the counter with me, she’s originally from Delhi, he’s from Bangalore. They are vacationing in Moab and had driven there from Denver the day before. We … Continue reading
I usually use Google maps to give me a route to my next destination, even if I don’t make it there. Google maps has an “avoid highways” option that usually works pretty well. Today it worked a bit too well. I asked for the route from Grand Junction to Moab … Continue reading
The intent today, of course, was to finally make it to Moab and, of course, I haven’t made it there yet. I started the day by driving to Josie’s cabin at the end of the road that my campground is located on. There are petroglyphs along the way; a lot … Continue reading
Today was dinosaur day. I had planned to stop by the visitor center only briefly, but it was so interesting I ended up camping nearby. The geology is incredible. What an amazing variety of formations all mashed together. It was also beautiful. This is a terrific time to visit. The … Continue reading
