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Longwave AntennaCactus Flat, SD

Longwave Antenna
Paul CloutierJune 23, 2011

This antenna allowed plane known as Looking Glass to remotely issue launch commands in case Washington was unable to. Looking Glass is an airborne command center that is in the air 24 hours a day meant to mirror the government in case the government is disrupted.

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Realizing that they both really just wanted to travel and take pictures, Paul and Alana decided to get rid of all their stuff and hit the road for a year in a 1977 GMC Motorhome that they restored from the ground up. This is their trip.

An archive of a trip that ended in 2012. Nothing here has changed since.