Thanks--the whole story is extraordinarily interesting.

the short-term potency of the kinepox inoculations (which were made up of ground up scabs from persons infected with cowpox) meant there was a whole global network of infected cowpox patients used for this purpose, who were shipped all over the globe

www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

...profoundly important this very smart man viewed vaccination. It is extraordinary to consider that RFK Jr. is turning the nation away from something that literally inspired its founders.

...and considered it such a priceless gift that it should be shared even with people he saw mainly as rivals and potential enemies. As it happened, the hard conditions of the journey made the "kinepox" samples lose their efficacy, so Jefferson's plans didn't work out. But it gives a hint of how...

That far cliff is Mexico--this is the Rio Grande river. Talk about a border wall.

Oh yes. Suddenly the clouds parted and this golden light poured onto the dark red road. It was incredible. I understood exactly what Judd saw.

As someone with a brother and a nephew living in Brooklyn, I approve.

Oh, sure, Grand Canyon is bigger. But Palo Duro is amazing. Everything about it, maybe especially its history with the Comanche, is very cool.

Lots of cool birds that I wasn't knowledgeable enough to identify.

Err, "national park."

My wife said I should explain Palo Duro, because it's inexplicably little-known. Palo Duro, the second biggest canyon in North America, is much like Grand Canyon, except nobody has heard of it and it's a Texas state park and not a natural park.