The Lodge at the Grand Canyon North Rim is burned to the ground. A wildfire, one of two wildfires burning at the Canyon, took out the Lodge and numerous other structures including a water treatment plant and employee housing. I've been to that Lodge and it was magnificent. Built originally in 1937, the Lodge held the biggest picture window I've ever seen and had the privilege to look through. The window offered a view of the Grand Canyon that was spectacular and just a bit squeamish for those afflicted with altophobia. I am one of those. I don't really care for heights not even a step ladder. Sissy I admit that. Anyway, that window was part of the Lodge overhang over the Canyon and I can imagine that installing the window was no mean feat. A number of trails along the North Rim were accessed at the Lodge and the Lodge was the only hotel available at the North Rim. So now the North Rim is closed due to the dangers posed by two wildfires and will stay closed for the foreseeable future as ... there will be nowhere to stay not for an overnight anyway. There have been no reports of animals having succumbed to the flames but there will be any number of casualties. The Kaibab long eared squirrel may not have fared to well with the burning and the squirrels were becoming more rare by the year. Cool little guys no doubt. So along with the horrors of Orange Adolf working his totalitarian insanity on our America, we've got more damn fires burning in the West than can be managed by the now goddamn sparse Forest Service firefighters. They too fell victim to the trump/doge/musk savagery that has for the most part gutted much of our federal government. The trump/musk axis of bullshit will have to stand to account for their crimes against these United States of America. Now for Monday machine art.
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the amerikans that elected (?) trump to office back november 2024 are coming down with serious cases of 'oh shit what have I done' ... yeah you fucking idiots ... choke on it. 😐
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