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In Albuquerque

8/4/2020

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 This past stretch seemed long.  Albuquerque is a city of over half million residents. I did not know how to spell it until now.  I learned something new today. 
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The Rio Grande is here and I did not know that until now.  The river starts in Colorado and extends about 1900 miles.  It is the 4th or 5th longest river in North America. 
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In 1945 Ernie was in the Pacific covering the fighting when he was killed by a sniper.
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This was Ernie's last home and Albuquerque used it as a library to honor his memory. I heard of Ernie as a kid in Bloomington. He went to Indiana University and they named the Journalism Building for him.
Ernie was a well known journalist and columnist  through World War I- World War II. His style appealed to many readers and he was followed by hundreds of newspapers.  His stories told of common people in a style that  connected to his readers. He won the Pulitzer prize.
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I went through here on the Southwest Chief from LA to Chicago. We had about a half hour stop and all I could do was buy some nice blankets on sale on the platform. There were several tables set up.
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I love train travel. It was a great way to see the region. I thought that it would follow Route 66, but you can see that it does not.
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