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Holy Crap, that Bird Just Killed a Fox

27 Oct ’12
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This is why I came here. To watch nature run its bloody course. Continue reading→

Take Me into Your Yurt World. Deeper.

20 Jul ’12
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And then please find somewhere else to sleep. Continue reading→

May Day Mountain Mob

1 May ’12
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“Let it at me small. BUT! It is longer than others.” Continue reading→

Phnom Penh on Wheels

12 Dec ’11
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If not for the wheel, Cambodia would still be in South America. Continue reading→

Peaking the Pinnacles: A Sorta Really Difficult Climb

16 Nov ’11
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Dennis Quaid and Lou Gosset Jr. would love this climb. Continue reading→

Swimming with the Sea Dorks of Sipadan

11 Nov ’11
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Coral crunchers and bustling barracuda. Continue reading→

When Torajans Die, It’s Kind of a Big Deal

28 Oct ’11
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It’s a long walk from dead to buried. Continue reading→

Chernobyl. It’s a Joke.

8 Oct ’11
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Touring a Poisoned Ghost Town with Mr. Giggles Continue reading→

Yalta: Land of Chekhov and the Captain

28 Sep ’11
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But I could choose only one for the lead photo Continue reading→

A Good Dog is an Insane Dog

2 Sep ’11
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Raising a Family Landmine Detectors Continue reading→

Keep Chewing Little Doggy, You’re Almost There

7 Aug ’11
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Monkey Inspires Dog to See the World Continue reading→

Flamin’ Abe and the Urfa Fish Story

21 Jul ’11
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Welcome to Prophet Town Continue reading→

Hell Mell 2: The Rhododendron Jungle

28 Jun ’11
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A Story So Harrowing You’ll Doubtless Question Whether it Could Possibly Be True Continue reading→

Hip-hopopotamus and the Big Five Minus Two

4 Jun ’11
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No Cats Today, but That’s Okay. Really. Continue reading→

Slaughtered in the House of God

31 May ’11
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The Story of Rwanda’s Nyamata Church Continue reading→

Arthur Treacher’s Fishin’ Chimps

24 May ’11
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They’re more human than human, if you catch my drift. Continue reading→

The Bees Recognize His Sovereignty

29 Apr ’11
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And so should you if you know what’s good for you. Continue reading→

Sand on the Run

11 Apr ’11
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And the first one said to the second one there, “I hope you’re having fun.” Continue reading→

If I Liked Children, I’d Have Stolen These Two to Keep in My Basement and Stunt their Growth

11 Mar ’11
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Don’t You Just Want to Eat Them Up! Continue reading→

Day 8: Shit Hits Fan

19 Nov ’10
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Base Camp Reached, followed by Tragedy in our Team Continue reading→

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Where Tigers Leap Over White Water without Cause

23 Nov ’12
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The story goes that a tiger jumped over this stretch of rough river and that’s how the gorge got its name. But it’s a really wide river, and on the other end is a sheer rock face. So it may … Continue reading→

There Is Landslip In This Way So…

22 Nov ’12
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You should really finish your thought before you decide to paint it on a rock. Continue reading→

If Walt Disney Drew Blueprints for a Chinese Historical City…

20 Nov ’12
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…it would likely look like Lijiang. Continue reading→

Lijiang in Motion

19 Nov ’12
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Where are they going? Do we really want to know? Continue reading→

Too Cute to Fail

18 Nov ’12
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Too stupid to succeed. Continue reading→

All the Soldiers Are Hand Jobs

14 Nov ’12
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Ancient Play-Doh Conquers Afterlife Continue reading→

Beijing’s Palaces and Stuff

13 Nov ’12
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A Peek at Peking Continue reading→

Shit-fried Pork and other Chinese Delicacies

12 Nov ’12
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I may never forgive that carp. Continue reading→

Tiananmen Square: Now I Know How Rockwell Felt

12 Nov ’12
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I always feel like somebody’s watchin’ me. Though to be fair, my meds ran out about a week ago. Continue reading→

Another Pic on the Wall

11 Nov ’12
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We don’t need no preservation. We don’t need no crowd control. Continue reading→

Between the Hip and the Whip the Sun Did Set

7 Nov ’12
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Golden whip? Golden whip? Three golden whips. Continue reading→

This Monk, He’s Gone to Heaven

6 Nov ’12
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The creature in the sky got sucked in a hole. Continue reading→

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