Seen that? – Monte Alban – Tripping In Oaxaca
Monte Alban – Tripping In Oaxaca The Outdoor Weblog
It feels like stepping into the past to be among the ruins of an ancient civilization of people. The emotions invoked from this experience must dwell somewhere deep within the subconscious of the human race. To see creations and customs that were both familiar and foreign at the same time is slightly eerie and yet, fascinating! I try to imagine what it was to like to be Alfonso Caso, "The [...] Read More
Monte Alban: The Sacred Mountain The Outdoor Weblog
We take a slight detour from the grinding surf that has dominated our collective psyche for the last several days by heading due east on Highway 131 over the Sierra Madre Del Sur mountain range. What an amazing temperate forest region! Technically a tropical and sub-tropical mixed biome, there is amazing diversity and wildlife still present today. The steep and overgrown jungle cliffs that mark this area remain unpassable like [...] Read More
Mexico Travel: The City of Oaxaca The Outdoor Weblog
Back at the ruins . . . a student group is consumed by the downpour. Both the group and its eccentric guide are drenched and wearing frowns. The Zapotec people must have known these kind of heavenly outbursts — embraced them, no less. The ruins are amazing. The setting slightly less fantastic than the Palenque jungle, but the vistas on a clear day of the Oaxaquena valley must be breathtaking. [...] Read More
EPT Monte Carlo Update Internet Poker
As of 6:31 according to the PokerStars Blog there are 53 players left battling for the EPT Monte Carlo title taking place at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel and Resort. The bubble burst 12 players ago and finds several "name brand" players current still rounding for the 1.8 million Euro first prize, largest poker prize by far for the european poker tour (EPT). As I'm typing in this update there's a [...] Read More
Limited Edition Watch Honors 1970 Monte Carlo Rallye Classical Drives
As one who has driven thousands of miles, some in competition, on snow and ice and combinations of both, I can appreciate why the 1970 Monte Carlo Rallye became legendary. What made the notoriously tricky course even tougher was that while there was no snow, it was littered with icy patches that appeared at the most difficult moments. Björn Waldegaard drove and Lars Helmer navigated their Porsche 911 S to [...] Read More
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