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The fall of 2017 was a challenging time.  After Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Coast on August 25, 2017, my life was turned upside down.  After the high water from...

I love my older sister very much.  Her name is Molly Joy Burleigh.  This blog post was originally intended to focus on the last months of her life, but it...

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For quite some time, my friend Billy Ward and I had been considering a trip focusing on the magnificent rock art sites found in the northern part of Utah.  For...

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During my time at Texas State University, I took a course from Dr. Christa Conlee on Archaeology of the Inca Empire.  Dr. Conlee had done work for many years in...

As I mentioned in my first post, upon the recommendation of my veternarian and friend Dr. Elizabeth Fowler, I decided to go to Cusco Peru for a week before my...

After saying goodbye to Odon and his family I checked into the Monasterio Hotel on the early afternoon of Wednesday, April 12, 2017 and, in short order met my Wilderness...

Well, it was time to fish, or cut bait --  it was time to hike the Inca Trail.  I had spent many hours and many days preparing for this endeavor,...