Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.

If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

America is going up in flames. The NYTimes fawns over MAGA celebrities. No longer a real newspaper.

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

The fight for our country is always worth it. ~Kamala Harris

Let’s show the world that autocracy can be defeated.

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

I did not have this on my fuck 2025 bingo card.

When they say they’re pro-life, they don’t mean yours.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

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On The Road – way2blue – Election Respite, Late Edition

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On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.

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WaterGirl had invited me to submit a few photos as a calming OTR diversion to the amped up election drama. I was traveling at the time, so here’s a late edition, in case next week needs even more time out. I’ve picked photos that remind me of how beautiful & diverse our country is…

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WOODSIDE, CA

My daughter & I attended a fundraiser at Runnymede Farm for a group she had volunteered for (Environmental Traveling Companions) that provides summer recreation activities for disadvantaged & disabled children. The property has an incredible collection of sculpture. This is one that caught my fancy…

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YELLOWSTONE, WY

I’ve lost track of which year we visited Yellowstone, and this is the only photo I took that seems to have survived…

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SQUAW VALLEY, CA

This photo was taken in the gondola as we headed up the the summit at Squaw Valley ski resort. You can see Lake Tahoe in the distance.

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ELEPHANT ROCK, WA

Early morning field work along a beach on the Quinault Reservation during an extreme low tide.

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NEAR SLATER. CO

Vista on ranch land near the Colorado–Wyoming border.

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LITTLE SALMON RIVER, CO

Playing in the river after a day of moving yearlings on horseback…

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NEAR SEA RANCH, CA

What else do twins do with a sandbank at the beach? If you look closely, one has a cast on his right arm (courtesy of his first wrestling match).

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    JanieM

    Great set, absorbing and yes, calming.

    The Elephant Rock one breaks my heart with memories of hiking that coastline — mostly further north — from LaPush northward, and then another stint from Lake Ozette south. Major bucket list item to get back there someday.

    The Yellowstone one is an interesting and unusual (to me) view of the place.

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    RaflW

    Lovely photos! The WY/CO grassland valley is a peaceful wonder.

    In the world of respite blogging, my dude got me a very early birthday present — a classic kitchen stand mixer. It arrived a few days ago, when it was in the 70s outside so I didn’t have at it right away.

    Yesterday the weather went to crap (30s and rain) and so my trial run baking was crackle top molasses cookies. Today I got out the dough hook and made a 30/70 whole/white wheat bread (with milk, so it’s very slightly sweet and a touch soft). We have a ridiculously awesome steam/convection oven so I am now in mixer + oven = baked bliss heaven.

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    Dan B

    The Elephant Rock beach is interesting because we’ve stayed south of there many years in a row.  I thought it was difficult to get on the reservation.

    Your other photos are wonderful documents.  Th only time I was at Yellowstone was fourth of July in 1971 or 72.  It was nuts so we drove through to Grand Teton which was awesome.  Sad to miss the geysers.

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    BigJimSlade

    Very nice! I really like the Yellowstone one, I’ve seen hundreds of Yellowstone images and that one is unique! ‘Playing in the river’ is also great!

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    ruemara

    I really hope I get to see more of California. I’d love to visit these places. Thanks for sharing.

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    Mary G

    Love Lake Tahoe, went there a bunch of times when I could still travel a bit, and had my first and last experience of skiing near Squaw Valley.

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    cope

    These are wonderful picture, thanks for letting us see them.  It makes for a very nice start to my day even though I am still trying to figure out what the sculpture is trying to tell me.

    Thanks again.

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    way2blue

    @Dan B: Yes, the Quinault Reservation is a closed reservation.  You need written permission for access on their land.  We had permission for field work investigating earthquake hazards.

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    way2blue

    @SFBayAreaGal: You can catch a glimpse of their stable from southbound 280, on the west side of the road just before the Farm Hill exit.  It’s mostly obscured by bushes now though…

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