Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road
7 journalers for this copy...
Bought this at a coffee shop/bookstore in Iowa Falls around Christmastime. Plan to read soon.
As "travel" books go, this does not match up to Kerouac's "On the Road" or Willia, LEast Heat Moon's "Blue Highways", but it is an interesting journey nonetheless; it does compare favorably to Jenkin's "Walk Across America" and also is similar to that book in that it involves a spiritual search.
There is more and more talk about finding God as the book goes on, and the most positive thing I can say is that reading it gave me a better appreciation of nature, and the great earth that God gave us to enjoy (and take care of). A couple of quotes come to mind - Walt Whitman: "and to glance with an eye or show a bean in its pod confounds the learning of all time", and Ralph Waldo Emerson: "All the beauty that I have seen in the world around me leads me to trust in the God I have not seen"
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BigJohnLefty at
USPS in ~~~ ♥ ~~~ A Friend ~~~ ♥ ~~~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (4/24/2008 UTC) at USPS in ~~~ ♥ ~~~ A Friend ~~~ ♥ ~~~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
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Have decided to throw this in as a "surprise RABCK" to booklady331 along with another book.
THANK YOU, my generous friend BigJohnLefty. What a surprise. I have Blue Like Jazz on my short TBR pile. You are great!!!!
I just couldn't get into this book. I had read Blue Like Jazz (which was okay) and this one started out too much like Blue for me to continue. Going to RABCK it for the D in December release challenge 2009
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booklady331 at
Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (12/1/2009 UTC) at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Enjoy! a surprse RABCK to ciloma. She had Blue Like Jazz on her wish list so I thought I would send this one along, too.
One of four in a RABCK bonus book bundle from booklady331!! Thanx a bunch!!
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ciloma at
Spirit Lake, Idaho USA on Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Well, it took me a long time to get through this one. It didn't draw me in and pull me along. It wasn't a bad book - I didn't stop reading it and pass it along before I finished it. I appreciated the spiritual aspect and how they found God in situations where I would have been cussing like the sailor I used to be. I guess I would call it a soft travelogue/spiritual journey.
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ciloma at
Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (6/26/2018 UTC) at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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On it's way to book_drunkard
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book_drunkard at
Osgood, Indiana USA on Thursday, June 28, 2018
Received.
Thank you!
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book_drunkard at
Osgood, Indiana USA on Sunday, December 22, 2019
This is a highly amusing book about two guys in their early 20s taking a long road trip in a dilapidated old van.
I've never had much interest in visiting The Grand Canyon and after reading this book my desire to ever go there has dropped from 10% to absolute zero. Walking for miles barefoot because your feet are too bloody and raw to wear shoes is NOT my idea of a good time. I breathed a sigh of relief when that episode finally came to an end.
As for the rest of the book, I really enjoyed it.
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book_drunkard at
by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Monday, February 24, 2020
Released 4 yrs ago (2/24/2020 UTC) at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Adding to bookbox.
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kaila-ann at
Galivants Ferry, South Carolina USA on Friday, March 20, 2020
Picked from the nonfiction book box.
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14 by
kaila-ann at
Galivants Ferry, South Carolina USA on Sunday, March 21, 2021
Getting ready to move which means it's time to cull the stacks. This one will be finding a new home soon!
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LaveggioCoffee at
Binghamton, New York USA on Wednesday, May 19, 2021
received in a box of books as a winner in kaila-ann's moving giveaway
going to give this one a chance, I tried to read Blue Like Jazz but couldn't get into it; adding to mt tbr
Thank you for sending
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LaveggioCoffee at
Binghamton, New York USA on Thursday, June 30, 2022
I just couldn't get into this - I really wanted to get through it - but I guess this author is just not for me.
This one needs a new home......
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LaveggioCoffee at
Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (8/9/2022 UTC) at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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sent off in waternixie's Miscellaneous Ray Box #3
2022 Keep Them Moving Release Challenge
Happy Travels
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HI77 at
Fort Myers, Florida USA on Monday, August 15, 2022
We will pause in the moment
and wonder where we are going,
but sometimes the rearview mirror is cracked.