A little whiskey kills the alkali

I loved today's episode of Tom Hilton's republication of the Whitney Survey -- it is so colorful and evocative!

The place was dirty enough—dry, dusty sand, which hot gusts of wind at times blew into our eyes and mouths—there was neither cleanliness nor comfort in taking our meals and the water was very nauseous.

Hilton's work has been wonderful; if you aren't following each day of the survey's trip through central California you're missing a great treat!