Copper, Canyons, and Snakes…and a Cat

Exploring religious rituals, wicked towns and distinctive terrain, while remembering what was left behind.

Phoenix, AZ

December 29, 2024

I’d rented a U-Haul in Sonoma for our move to Atlanta. My brother joined me on the drive, and my wife would meet us at our new home.

Thru the Central Valley, over the Tehachapis, and across the Colorado, we made our way into Arizona. Then the truck began acting up.

We stopped in Flagstaff to have it checked. I pulled into the U…