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The Ancient Mariner
14 Feb 2024

The Ancient Mariner

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 2

Albatrosses are said to be the reincarnated souls of dead sailors.

Click on this mariner spirit for details…

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Albatross, Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Primordial Soup
12 Feb 2024

Primordial Soup

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

“The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.” – Charles Darwin

Click on the loveable creature on the left for details….

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Ecuador, Galapagos, Darwin Day, Adam Paton.
The Curse Has Been Broken
11 Feb 2024

The Curse Has Been Broken

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 3

“If you go to the Galápagos with bad intentions, the tortoise will curse you.”

Click respectfully on the Giant Tortoise, for details.

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Tortoise, Galápagos, Santa Cruise Island
Let Your Imagination Run Wild
9 Feb 2024

Let Your Imagination Run Wild

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

Some of the greatest empires on earth once existed twenty meters below our feet.

Click on the Incan princess for details.

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Quito, Anthropology, Eciador, Pre-Colombian Art
The Son of the Sun
7 Feb 2024

The Son of the Sun

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

Bear and I split up today, one of us went to the southern hemisphere, the other stayed in the north, but we both spent the day in the sun.

Click on the one who didn’t wear sunscreen.

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Sun, Equator, Inca
The Root of the Problem
5 Feb 2024

The Root of the Problem

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 1

The people who produce and distribute drugs are not responsible for the treachery it causes.

Click on this image to find the real culprit.

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Ecuador, Noboa, Drugs, Cartel
Calculated Risk # 6
4 Feb 2024

Calculated Risk # 6

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 3

Venturing into the unpredictable is the only path to fulfillment. There is no reward in knowing where every road you take will lead.

Click on the tortoise to see where he is going…

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State of Emergency, Ecuador
Aliens Among Us
12 Jan 2024

Aliens Among Us

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

The true story of this image is far more interesting than the conspiracy theory it perpetuates.

Click on Nisroch for details.

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Ecuador, Nisroch, Father Crespi, Erich von Däniken
Medicine Hat
24 Nov 2023

Medicine Hat

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason | 1

The term “medicine” is synonymous with unexplainable phenomena.

Click on the Blackfoot Medicine Man for details.

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Medicine Line, Medicine, Medicine Wheel, Medicine Hat
Medicine
22 Nov 2023

Medicine

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason | 0

Medicine comes in many forms: tablets, liquids, or injections, sometimes even as a pile of rocks.

Click on the Medicine Wheel for details….

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Majorville, Medicine Wheel, Iniskim Umaapi

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