This was one stage in a major journey across the continent. Our next stop was Biosphere 2 where my friend Jimmy Brown was working. We stayed there a couple days... James and I made it to California! {{Mom, stop reading here}} At the Biosphere I had one adventure that is worth briefly mentioning here. Some friends and I went on a beer run to nearby Oracle, AZ. On the way back, sipping on a cold one, we encountered a long, straight downhill section of the road in the middle of the desert. I put the bus in first gear ... (more)