Off Limits

Back when only US Military personnel had access to the bunkers, they were able to head down these steps from the Skytop Walker Hotel if and when the people at the hotel gave them permission to visit. Back in the 1980's when Gail and I would tour the area, there were many "Keep Out - US Government Property" signs all over the hillside below that military recreational hotel. I was able to peer into one of the ventilation shafts but was afraid to go much farther lest the CIA or NSA whisk me away to a secret detention center for spying.

The Hills Are Alive with the Sounds of Mucus

February 19th 2012
It was another night of hacking and wheezing on my part. I'm fine all day but as soon as I lay down I start coughing. It must be the down or feathers in the comforters. I still got adequate rest but I'm not so sure my mother was getting much of a vacation out of this. I was up at the usual 7 am hour. In this room we were living a much more spartan existence. No TV, no clock, no phone, a ... read more

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more

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