Bits and pieces and a crossword puzzle?!

No, really ...

A couple of dispatches ago, when I had the identify-a-photo contest, someone suggested trivia, instead. I like the idea, and will surely do a trivia contest before long, but it also sparked another notion: a Land Desk crossword puzzle. I love doing the New York Times crossword on Sunday mornings, so why not build one for my readers with Western U.S.-rel…