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Beyond the Horizon – Book Excerpt Mar 24, 2009 A year after my Google discovery, in 2002, I was feeling philosophical. Like so many people, I was struck by...
Lost in Mongolia in Explore Magazine Mar 22, 2001 I pull my kayak onto the muddy riverbank, spark up a small fire from dry brush and begin my nightly...
Amazon Extreme – Book Excerpt Mar 23, 2000 We arrived by bus late in the day at Camana, a tiny town north of the Chilean border. The famed...