Geology/Archaeology of Angkor Wat

  On the road…again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek    The Geology/Archaeology of Angkor Wat   Much of the foundation and structure of the walls at the magnificent religious complexes of Angkor Wat and nearby Angkor Thom in Cambodia were created from building stones that were cut...

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A.I. Cousins Named Siri, Cortana, Alexis, Copilot, et.al.

On the road...again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek     The A.I. Cousins Named Siri, Alexis, Cortana (deceased), Copilot, et.al.   Artificial Intelligence is not exactly new in computer technology, but it seems that its applications are multiplying faster than most of us realize.  Based on algorithms...

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Slaloming Down the Volcanic Ash Scree Slope

On the road…again!!!Essays, Stories, Adventures, DreamsChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   Slaloming Down the Volcanic Ash Scree Slope   The trek to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania was a once-in-a-lifetime bucket-list trip.  Although reaching the top is often hampered by deep snow, a few months of the...

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Four Days To Uhuru Peak

­­ Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     Four Days to Uhuru Peak   In March of 1994, the Footloose Forester joined with nine other adventurers to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.  It was one of those bucket list adventures that got a high priority not...

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Snowless (almost) Kilimanjaro

On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   T is for Tanzania Many people know that Mount Kilimanjaro is located in East Africa and that there is snow at its summit. At 19,341 feet above sea level, the top of Kilimanjaro is a sacred place to many...

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