Tag: travel
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Heroism in Kilbaha
Come to think of it, everyone wants a hero in the family tree Admit it! You want a hero in your family tree. Someone “out where the lightning splits the sea, … a streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds,” at least according to Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, who belted out “Holding Out for a…
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Listening to Strength
Come to think of it, uncommon strength is often born under duress. Somewhere on Generals Highway, above the breath-defying switchbacks that rise more than 2,000 feet into Sequoia National Park from Hospital Rock, and beyond the intersection of Big Trees Trail and Little Deer Creek, I was overwhelmed by the massive dignity of a singular…