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...
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...
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...
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...
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...