Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And since you plan to drive, don't miss the scenery on the way. One of the unique settlement patterns in the United States is the Mormon settlements. Towns or villages are basically layed out with blocks in a square pattern. In rural settlements, there were typically four houses to a block, each with a garden and fruit orchard. Fields were outside of the settlement. A very self-sufficient settlement pattern. You can see remenants of this pattern (though much higher density now) in places such as San Bernardino, California and Reno, Nevada. Nothing like the isolated farm holdings you find in the midwest. A google search will give you an idea of what I am talking about. Regards, Bill Larsen, Terra Bella, CA