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Doug/Vamonos
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I just returned from LA Bay last night. Saw a kook on a fully loaded bike pedaling southbound in the hills just south of Catavina. I met him on a
blind curve, along with a semi-truck moving fast in the opposite direction. That guy is very, very lucky not to be dead. Crazy people.
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tripledigitken
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Igor,
Very nice compostion in those pics, especially in the 2nd and 3rd photos.
Ken
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Skipjack Joe
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Thanks Ken.
That day was probably the best of the entire trip. They build those structures out of dung, straw, and clay. I happened to stumble across the
enterprise quite by accident. I could smell it 200 yards away as we approached the workers. It smelled like a toilet that hadn't been flushed for
days. But there they were, meticulously shaping and smoothing the surface of their dung bricks. This was so far off the beaten track that these people
didn't even use the ubiquitous latino cinder blocks you find everywhere.
It truly was like stepping back in time. Walking along that road we came upon a group of farmers that were separating their wheat from the 'chaffe'
(sp) by tossing it upwards, letting the wind carry off the excess. A pile of golden seeds lay in the center as men would go through this tossing
procedure. Campesinos don't like to be photographed so I have nothing left but my memories. I found all this fascinating.
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Natalie Ann
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I read much of the blog, saw the pix, and still find it difficult to wrap my mind around the fact of this trip. A true epic adventure!
Amazing photos, Igor! I guess you know how fortunate you are to have witnessed such places before the rest of the world arrives to change them.
Living amid the smell you describe sounds awful.... until I look at that last shot of the view looking up from the village. Seeing that each
morning, I figure I could grow accustomed to the smell.
nena
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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BMG
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Dave's last blog post was made today.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
Dave's last blog post was made today. |
Sounds so final. Has his next of kin been notified?
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BMG
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| Quote: | The final chapter. I gotta say, I'm happy to be done blogging.
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It does sound final.
I think the world is run by C- students.
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