“We aren’t designed for war”

Arizona travel diary: the striking contrast between geological deep time and the present Russian-Ukrainian conflict

Traveling through the Arizona desert while absorbing news of war Image: by Author

Last week’s winter break was surreal — looming reminders of deep time and eons of Earth’s history on one hand and rumblings of fresh war on the other. We took a meandering family trip through Arizona’s river-carved canyons…