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The Bermuda Triangle for Western Time Zones

 It seems like every "fall back" season, when Daylight Time goes back to Standard Time, I am traveling near the junctions of Utah, Arizona, and Nevada.  What a mess that makes! I start off with Mountain Daylight Time, then Mountain Standard, then Arizona Time, and finally Pacific Standard.  The only thing I miss is Pacific Daylight.

I hate resetting the clock in the van.  Various electronic devices in my trailer do not adjust themselves -- perhaps they would if I spent an hour wading through the Settings menu.  The phone is the only gadget that is adjusted automatically, but I have always wondered if it uses the Time at the celltower or the time at the phone's location.

And my poor little dog.  When do I feed her?  She only cares about the Tummy Time Zone.

Still, this area makes for a nice visit.  Yes St. George Utah now has the traffic of Las Vegas.  What a skill it is to allow yourself to visit a place that used to be good, and give yourself the chance to get lucky without expecting to get lucky.


This year we got the ultimate surprise: several days of rain.  The skies cracked open many times for dramatic skies.


Even I admit there is a bit of disappointment when leaving Technicolor Utah and entering grey/tan Nevada.  But a person can adapt quickly to that by getting interested in Nevada on its own terms.










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