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16 November 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Photo of the Week: Misty Mountain Tops

Photo of the Week: Misty Mountain Tops

This Photo of the Week is admiring the Butterfly Peaks, Dhaulagiri, and Tukuche Peak from Poon Hill in the Annapurna Range of Nepal (from left to right). Dhaulagiri stands at an astonishing 8,167 meters making it the seventh highest mountain in the world. Tukuche Peak stands at 6,920 meters, which is higher than any [...]

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10 October 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Motivation & Kung-Fu Gurus

Motivation & Kung-Fu Gurus

Several days ago I came across a post by Johnny B. Truant on IttyBiz. The post was titled Johnny Talks About Motivation. Surprise, surprise…it was about motivation.
If you have never read Johnny, get ready for a lot humor & even more f-bombs. Two things I am not opposed to by any means.
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30 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Elephants & Rhinos & Crocs! Oh, My!

Elephants & Rhinos & Crocs! Oh, My!

That is my Nepali rendition of the song.
It would have been the best to see some lions, and tigers, and bears, but also impossible. There are no lions, very few (Bengal) tigers, and even fewer (Sloth) bears remaining at the Chitwan National Park. Damn poachers!
Regardless, in my relatively short stay backpacking in the [...]

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27 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

What is the Most Dangerous Circus Animal?

What is the Most Dangerous Circus Animal?

Thanks to Nick and a string cheese wrapper circa 2004, I learned that the answer is the Elephant. Now you joined me, a majority of my former co-workers, every waitress that served us during lunch, and most receptionists of the companies we worked with knowing that answer.
I am sure you are stoked!
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21 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air

My hands were shaking uncontrollably. My face was dripping with sweat yet I could see each breath I took. It must have been the fear. The self-inflicted physical punishment. The thought of being in the hands of Mother Nature. I was conquering seemingly insurmountable peaks at 8,000 meters with my [...]

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05 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

On the “Road”

On the “Road”

The photo above was taken by me while riding on the back of a motorbike through Kathmandu, Nepal with my backpack on going about 30mph. Sketchy! We just got out of a “roundabout” and this was no Ladera Ranch-esque roundabout. We did not spit out into tree-lined streets with children playing at [...]

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