Calling all campers

[ezdays]

The LAST time we were in Chicago we were in 6 lanes of bumper to bumper with 6 lanes going the other way, bumper to bumper, and 8 car light rail trains passing us (like we were standing still) every 10 minutes. most of them were empty. When I lived there in the 60's you couldn't kick your way on most of the trains. Folks just get used to the convenience of their cars.

Yeah, and when you're spread out like we are here, a car is no longer a luxury. I'm surprised with the sprawl and the space in between. I was driving up on the Carefree Highway (yup, the one in the song), and I'm passing a sign, "welcome to Peoria". Hey, Peoria is like, 20 miles to the south, and there's nothing but raw desert up this way. Phoenix goes clear up to Anthem, about 40 miles from downtown, with lots of open desert and a lot of subdivisions in between.