Monthly Archives: August 2015

Macabre Tendencies (Segment 2)

Death Heads and Cherubs In the late 1970s, I followed the Gringo Trail through Mexico into Guatemala and Belize. I had visited most of the major Mayan sites, including Tikal and at Pelanque had an opportunity to participate stone carving … Continue reading

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◾ My First Gold Panning Trip

We Struck Gold! (Part 2 of 2) We may have trekked about an eighth of a mile down into the wash which was at the bottom of the waterfall, so it wasn’t too far of a walk. Finally we came … Continue reading

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India – More Danger on the High Himalayan Roads (Segment No. 10)

A Game of High Mountain Chicken (Continued) The cargo area of the truck was one to two inches away from the windows of the bus, and that distance varied between one and two inches the entire time – never more. … Continue reading

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India – More Danger on the High Himalayan Roads (Segment No. 9)

A Game of High Mountain Chicken It was 10 o’clock pitch black on a moonless night and we had a problem. There was a truck in the oncoming lane as big as the bus. It had stopped in front of … Continue reading

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