Raven's Roads
Living an interesting life: the travels and musings
of motorcycling author Linda R. Moore

Aug 11, 2006

15th July - Goldwell Open Air Museum

Filed in Nevada 2006

On the 14th of July I only got as far as Beatty. Exhausted, I collapsed into the Motel 6–which is a prototype for a new Motel 6 and very, very nice–at 11 in the morning. It was stiflingly hot when I left Vegas around six or seven, and I was really glad to be out of there. I love Vegas, but the heat was really not suiting me at all.

The morning of the 15th, I got up very early and reached here, the Goldwell Open Air Museum, before dawn. There were lights here and there in the desert and the sky was pinking up. The images here may or may not be work safe, depending on what work has to say about 20′ nudes made from cinder blocks. The Book Crossers among you will probably appreciate the themed release that I made there.

I actually thought the goddess was a very powerful piece of art. I went there expecting to be amused, but I was moved, instead. I think the artist put a lot of his creativity and passion into the figure, and it showed.

This place is “nowhere”. That is to say, it is a few miles down the empty road that leads to Death Valley. “An expression of the desert landscape” is how the web site describes it. I loved being there so early and utterly alone. It is one of my favourite experiences from the whole trip.