Highways West

Ken Layne has a new Web site called Highways West. As longtime readers know, Judy and I live in Arizona and love it. One of our favorite animals, of course, is the roadrunner, aka the “Clown of the Desert.” Today, Ken published a profile of this amusing bird entitled “Huzzah for the Roadrunner!” and it inspired me to link to his site.

We see roadrunners in our neighborhood a couple times a year. We used to have one that lived in the desert near our back yard. He’d come around to visit (and kill snakes) every so often. One memorable morning, as I sat reading the newspaper and drinking coffee, I watched a roadrunner walk by, followed minutes later by a coyote. The moment would have been complete if an Acme anvil had fallen from the sky right then and there.

I snapped this shot of a roadrunner who used to jump on our roof and tramp around. He was especially scruffy.

If you plan to do any driving in the Southwest, the Rockies, or the West Coast, check out Highways West. It’s packed with fun, useful, offbeat information. The travel forums are new and look like they’ll be useful too.