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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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“. . .here, where there are still the silences and the loneliness of the earth before man, . . .”
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Tag Archives: Snapshots
Cefalu, Sicily, Italy
A view of Cefalu from this morning relayed back to Headquarters by family living on Sicily. (Map and History of Cefalu)
Oaxacan Jungle, Mexico
Wooden walkways and tile roofs amidst the verdant tangle of the Oaxacan coast.
Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure 