Month: August 2012
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Originally posted on 'portlandians': Guests: Lauriel Arwen, Sean, Orion, The Anonylosopher/The Philosoraptor/Bird of Prey We talk about: How US culture deals with death, but specifically…belief(lessness), the responsibility of freedom, When could you kill?, The Todd Glass Show, Alan Turing, Trayvon Martin, homophobia, racism, the conservative/liberal disconnect, the philosophical comedy of Jackie Kashian …
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The Camino de Santiago: Personal Reflections
I am 4k from Santiago, relishing my last evening on The Camino and thinking about all of the amazing lessons I have learned in the past 2 weeks, so I thought I would share. I will still post LOTS of photos once I get home as well as a post on more practical tips/thoughts on…
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Why no more photos of The Camino?!
Sorry I have not posted any new photos from The Camino for a while now, but unfortunately the program I was using to sort and edit photos seems to not want to work anymore (it must be tired too!) so I will have to wait until I return to the U.S. next week. So stay…
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The Camino de Santiago: Estrella, Spain
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The Camino de Santiago: The Horse and the ???
While hiking through the Pyrenees I spotted this very large bird on the rocks. I think it’s some kind of Vulture, but I’m not sure. You can see the scale of how large the bird is compared to the horse…and it looked like he was just waiting to swoop in and have it for lunch!
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The Camino de Santiago: Roncesvalles to Zubiri
These photos are from my second day walking the Camino de Santiago. I was pretty exhausted, so I didn’t take as many photos as the first day, but it was again an amazing place with endless beauty. They are more or less in order of the day and the last one is where I slept…
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Photo: Sunflowers in Navarra, Spain
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The Camino de Santiago: St. Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles
Here are a few photos from my first day on The Camino de Santiago. They are more or less in order of the day, which was 27 kilometers, 1200 meters of elevation gain, and for me 10 hours of walking. I have hiked in many parts of the world, but this was one of the…
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Photo: Sunrise in the Pyrenees
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Photo: The Pilgrim and the Slug
The Perpetual Vagabond 