Hey, @revisesociology.
Well, I believe that's the name of the blockchain Andrarchy and the OpenOrchard crew are working on along with a few other things. Doesn't sound like they're near to going live yet, but they've been updating on HIVE on a fairly regular basis.
re: the West
I live in Oregon, lived in California, Washington, and Utah, spent time with my grandparents on the west side of Idaho (plus numerous trips back and forth to Eastern Idaho), and have driven through corners of Arizona, and most of Nevada. Never been to the Rockies or New Mexico.
With Mexico, I've been to Mexico City and many of the surrounding states, plus places like Guadalajara, Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, and some ruin sites—Tulum, Coba, Chichen Itza, Uxmal and Teotihuacan.