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Bob Hazy
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
Welcome to Winnemucca
For those of you read my novel, McGhee in the Gloaming, you might recognize the town of Winnemucca: it was the home of Jaime, the man who...
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Bob Hazy
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
Short Poles
So why are the phone poles by train tracks short? Because they are actually telegraph poles and the closer lines and aerials improve...
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Bob Hazy
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
Lovelock is here
In case you were wondering (look at the sky).
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Bob Hazy
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
Beautiful Reno
It is a mighty small city, where fortunes are lost along the swift-trickling Truckee river.
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Bob Hazy
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Donner Diner
Popping in for some BBQ.... Yes, exceptionally bad taste, I admit. But look at that view!
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Bob Hazy
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
Blast Off
In the crisp air of the Sierra foothills, 6:30 a fine time to let out for adventure.
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Bob Hazy
- May 13, 2021
- 1 min
Launch Vehicle
Unlike Elon Musk, I can't re-use my last launch vehicle. No, it's not in the drink -- it's in the hands of my son Nathan (fingers...
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Bob Hazy
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Take50Favs - B&W
I'm gonna guess astute viewers could see this was coming. Personally, I like black and white photos - something about the moral clarity...
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Bob Hazy
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Take50 Favs - Color
I know you've all been holding your breath: sure, there were 1600 or so pics on the site, but were they the best ones? Could they...
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Bob Hazy
- May 11, 2021
- 1 min
Thank God, a Prada
Imagine driving a lonely stretch of West Texas highway, and stumbling upon the following: As isolated as this appears, you have no idea....
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Bob Hazy
- May 6, 2021
- 1 min
Take 50 Sounds
To keep it sensual, I recorded some sounds along the way. Check out the new link on the menu bar (PC), or in the menu of your mobile...
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Bob Hazy
- May 4, 2021
- 1 min
Not so fast...
In case you thought you were done humoring me, you're not. Sorry. Not sorry. I'll be doing a lot more posts, some of which may actually...
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Bob Hazy
- May 3, 2021
- 1 min
Tracy @ Jenkinson Lake: In the beginning
Way back in January, when Take50 was just a gleam in my eye, the boys and I (Gus and Louie, the dogs) did our very first Tracy pilgrimage...
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Bob Hazy
- May 2, 2021
- 1 min
And So it Goes
Here I sit, 37C, awaiting departure from Dulles after driving 5400 miles, enduring 20 hotels, and swilling countless cups of joe. Would I...
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Bob Hazy
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
Our Hallowed Country
Our California, who art on Nevada, may Utah Colorado. New Mexico come, Texas be done, Louisiana upon Mississippi, then Alabama upon...
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Bob Hazy
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
A Communion of Brothers
Years ago my brother Jim gave me a bottle of Courvosier VSOP as a graduation present from college. I finished that bottle several months...
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Bob Hazy
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
The Measure of a Man
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge...
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Bob Hazy
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
A Late March, and Abdul
I should have known when I crossed Bataan St NW that I was on a death march, but didn't see the signs until too late. Two and a half...
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Bob Hazy
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Tracy @ Beacon Hotel Bar, Washington D.C.
Sometimes it's the simple things that give life an unexpected infusion of pleasure. Such were the pomegranate martinis at the Beacon...
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