Belly Up Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Maybe they were drinking sarsaparilla, but I thought it odd to see several young children bellying up to the bar at the Firehouse Brewing Company. They start them early in Rapid City I guess.]]>

Light Lunch Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Restaurants should never seat a bored guy with a camera next to the balcony railing.]]>

The Overlord Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Presiding over the graffiti alley in Rapid City is this interpretation of Le génie du mal or the genius of evil, a.k.a. The Lucifer of Liège.]]>

Turmoil Ahead Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

I chose to convert this photo to black and white as it enhanced the feeling of confusion and misdirection I got from the jumble of graffiti crisscrossed by the shadows and the stairway.]]>

Warrior Crows Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Originally this painting said something like “Spotted Crow, pray with us, end this war.” A revisionist added the word “is.”]]>

Hands On Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

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Eight of Twelve Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

I correctly guess when I photographed this door that these were Souix (Lakota) words. In fact they are eight of the twelve Lakota virtues.]]>

Dumpster Fright Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

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Sleeping Out Salt Lake City, Utah 2014

It’s almost May, so of course that means it’s a good time for a blizzard in Bozeman. I happened to be in an airplane five minutes from landing at the Bozeman airport when the storm hit. Visibility was so bad they turned the plane around and flew us back to Salt Lakc City, arriving about midnight. We’re supposed to head back to Bozeman at 7:00 a.m. but I see the winter storm warning lasts until 10:00 a.m., so who knows when I’ll get home. Since the problem was weather, Delta did not pay for hotels and there would have been time for only a few hours sleep anyway before returning to the airport so most folks opted to just stay in the airport. Delta did hand out water bottles, snacks, a little overnight kit, pillows and blankets. This guy has one of the more elaborate setups. I just lay on the hard floor and dozed off and on under the bright lights with all the cleaning crew industriously working around the area. I finally gave that up and now it seems I’ll be up for the duration.]]>