Mount Whitney, from campsite

center of photo, courtesy Norm

June 3rd 2010
In my last update, I mentioned that I intended to climb Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the U.S. outside of Alaska at the end of May. Well, how life changes in an instant! April 30, I fell at work, breaking a vertebrae in my neck, as well as my left arm, along with a number of scrapes and bruises. With a broken neck (fortunately, only a hairline, undisplaced fracture), and a neck brace for ... read more

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Ron Geddert

Ron the belated traveler

My home is Abbotsford, BC, Canada. I started global traveling relatively late in life, though I had done a lot of touring around North America prior. In April, 2007 I trekked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal (with Peregrine), and in April 2008 did a tour of Costa Rica (with Tucan). In March, 2009 I went on an overland trip with Dragoman to Africa (Capetown to Vic Falls) to see sand dunes, wildlife, deltas, traditional people, etc. It is on that trip that I started blogging. Since then, I've blogged about some trips closer to home, as well as a trip to Vietnam in May, 2011. I love exploring the wo... full info

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