The Corner Cafe

Comfort food
Local favorite
Permanently closed

Before it closed, this popular restaurant was a great place for breakfast.

“The point is that our American cultural past is so recent that we can literally reach out and touch its artifacts.” – Roger Maserang

Balance Integration

Even distribution
Interacting elements
Physical equilibrium

At Miracle Rock, change has been slow and no one is complaining.

“Even the monoliths, seemingly sturdy and one-dimensional, change shape depending on the angle from which they are viewed.” – Lisa Schoch-Roberts

River Road

George Rodgers Clark
Memorial bridge
KFC Yum! Center

A huge indoor arena built in 2010 is adjacent to an historic cantilevered truss bridge built in 1929 over the Ohio River in downtown Louisville.

“Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fruita Paleo Loop

Easy trail
Beautiful scenery
Old dinosaur quarry

The Fruita Paleontological Area is a small, one-half-mile square of bentonite just a few minutes from downtown Fruita.

“This tiny spot between the mighty Colorado River and the soaring uplifts of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area preserves a diverse piece of prehistoric life from the Jurassic Period, dating back 150 million years.” – Candace Carnahan

Puzzlement

City reflection
Physiological condition
Window anagram

Window panes reconstitution the reflected city environment.

“It is thus, in its modern form, a union of the elaborate riddle and the impromptu pun.” – Edith B Ordway

Leaf Venation

Reticulate mesh
Xylem transports
Gene expression

Intense back-lighting reveals structural detail.

“A unified core understanding will enable an increasing range of plant biologists to incorporate leaf venation into their research.” – Lawren Sack

EconoLodge

Bourbon
Spirits
Church

Perhaps if behavior is properly controlled, an EconoLodge eternity awaits.

“Life after death is spent in a vibrant and colorful world.” – Sally Painter

Morphologic Interaction

Spin the wheel
Stake that claim
Because we’re here

Intricate patterns isolated in the city.

“We will pay the price, but we will not count the cost.” – Neil Peart

In Glade Park

Ridgeline cliff
Upright boulder
Perfectly balanced

Research and effort pays off on a visit to Miracle Rock.

“Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses.” – Hannah Arendt

Robert E. Lee Hotel

Built in the 1920s
Fascinating history
Cultural heritage

Revisionist and vindictive authoritarian currents are determined to force elimination of artifacts with which they disapprove.

“Being a place where we want people to enjoy themselves, relax, have a drink, spend the night, it’s hard to tie that with generals of war.” – Francesco Benincasa

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