A moment of rest in a jungle lodge on the Rio Puyo, Ecuador.
Me and my class in Korea! I miss those little bastards...
Archaeological excavations at the Certain bison kill site, about 2000 years old, in western Oklahoma.
Me, Kyla, Mikey, and Lynzo, in Rebecca's apartment in my building in Bundang, Korea.
Practicing my eskimo roll...
Andrew and I on the Teleferiqo hill overlooking Quito, Ecuador.
Me and my climbing partner, Phillip, on Volcan Cotopaxi.
Yes! I never flipped! (Can't say the same when it comes to kayaking though).
Andrew, Klyde, and me, waiting for my ayahuasca to hit.
Watching sunset in the Amazon, Cuyabeno, Ecuador.
Three months in the jungle, 0 haircuts... blah.
Me and my guide Gregory after a kayaking trip on the Rio Puyo.
Me, Sofie, and Helena making a birthday card for a random Ecuadorian birthday party.
Mmm, my own maito!
If there is anything more relaxing than hammocks... I don't know what it is.
Practicing the use of my ice axe and my self-arrest in full gear, on the slopes of Cotopaxi, Ecuador.
The entrance to Parque Nacional Cotopaxi.
Entrance to the upper quarters of Kuelap, through yet another narrow path - as you can see...
The houses had 2 stories, windows, and guinea pig cages - Peruvian luxury!
Me at the main entrance to Kuelap; their were only 3 narrow entrances through the outer walls, making the fortress easy to defend...
Looking down, down, over a precipitous drop of hundreds of feet.
Beer and rafting: like peanut butter and chocolate.
During a rafting trip on the Rio Tena.
Group photo! Entrance to Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador.
Our last boat ride, back to town.
45 minutes later, and I am deep in a trance - I can barely move or open my eyes.
The moment of truth.
Sweet paint job!
Klyde paints me using the shamanic symbols of his Cofan tribe.
Uhoh, I think there are piranhas in here...
Me and Andrew chilling on the launcha down the river.
Klyde paints me with the shamanic symbols of the Cofan tribe in preparation for my drinking the ayahuasca.
Ayahuasca, down the hatch!
Andrew, Klyde, and myself, immediately after I drank my mug of ayahuasca (and before it hit).
Andrew and I with Alberto outside his home.
Suspension bridge above the Class I Rio Puyo I had just finished kayaking, Ecuador.
Scaling the walls of Kuelap.
Blowgun practice!
Elvis, Patricio, the shaman, and me.
My shower for the day!
Climbing up a slippery waterfall by hand.
Taking a break in the clear, refreshing waters of the piscina.
Ahaha, this is revenge for that whole Spanish Conquest thing!
Argh! Katy got me! And she looks awfully happy about it, too.
More blowgun practice! And this time, I actually hit the target (a banana flower) on the first try.
Hmm... which do I want? You can always tell when I'm making a difficult decision because my eyebrow takes on a life of its own.
20 feet up, 280 to go.
I didn't make it much further on this tree before the vine came crashing down, taking me with it.
More practice with an ice axe.
Me with Cristobal and the kiddos.
Letting a stream of water out of my boots.
Group picture in a collapsed mausoleum building at Pueblos de la Muerte, Peru.
I will probably be haunted by the ghosts of ancient Indian warriors because of this pic, at the mortuary site Pueblos de la Muerte, outside Chachapoyas, Peru.
Me swilling some chicha - corn beer fermented by human saliva - in some old woman's kitchen in Ollantaytambo.
Patrick is a baby about the rain.
Catching water in the Rio Puyo, Ecuador.
This is not the most auspicious position for my head - and I look really happy about it, too.
Drinking fresh, delicious water right out of the bamboo - each section is full of agua.
A queen ant that Oswaldo pulled out of its nest, and that we subsequently ate (lemony!)
Making my own 'maito' of fish, hearts of palm, and jungle herbs.
My rafting group in Tena, Ecuador.
The canyoning team's 'before' picture.
Mitad del Mundo, the monument on the equatorial line dedicated to the center of the world, north of Quito, Ecuador.
Boryeong Mudfest, Korea
New Years Eve 2006, Acapulco.
The beach in Acapulco.
Pushing it at Haeinsa Temple, Korea
Me and Mikey on a Bukhansan climb, Korea.
Me and Sean give homage to a fat Confucian.
Kyla and me have coffee in Seoul, Korea.
Summerfest 2006 in Milwaukee.
Leinenkugels beer bong!
The only dog in Korea that didn't get eaten... in Seoraksan.
Admiring the view from the top of Mount Palgongsan, Korea.
Fighting stances at Bulguksa Temple, Korea.
Preparing for our school Christmas skit, Korea.
What the hell? My Christmas bonus is... spam??? (Korea, of course!)
Kyla and I waking up early for the Avalon retreat, Korea.
A dancing dragon during Buddha's Birthday celebrations, Korea.
Giving the Sphinx a good scratch.
Our 4th of July night hike, Korea.
Pierre, Ramon, and I, at the Datong Caves, China.
The world's largest Buddha in Leshan, China.
Pointing at Mt. Everest from Everest Base Camp in Tibet.
Waterfalls at the beginning of the Annapurna Circuit, Nepal.
Argh! The ice lake is too far away! Nepal.
The top of the 5416 Thorung La pass, Nepal.
A temple in Bhaktapur's Durbar Square, Nepal.
Me, Patrick, and Jerry, showing our colors on the way out of Kagbeni.
Group pic at Mt. Everest.
A glacial lake in the shadows of Mt. Everest.
If I look happy here its because I've got altitude sickness.
Waiting for the non-existent bus in Korea.
Temple inscription in Korea.
Mmm, eating scorpions! Good for manliness! In Qingdao, China.
This woman hiked the entire Great Wall with me just to sell one freakin teeshirt.
Nine-Dragon-Screen at Beihai Park, Beijing.
Getting a lesson on Dharma at the North Temple of Wutaishan, China.
Exploring some ancient Tibetan stone town (they all look alike) in Nepal.
Patrick picks a bad time to experiment with camera settings.
Dawn on top of Mount Sinai, Egypt.
Learning to dive in Dahab, Egypt.
The Treasury at Petra, of Indian Jones fame, in Jordan.
The Mayan ruins at Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.
Drinking micheladas (beer, lime juice, and chili sauce) at the Plaza Mariachi in Mexico city.
Templo Really Big-o at Tikal in Guatemala.
The Avenue of the Dead at Teotihuacan, Mexico.
Sweating next to Volcano Pacaya, Guatemala.
Salsa in Oaxaca.
A hot summer night in Milwaukee, USA.
Arab barbers apparently do not understand 'Leave a little on top!'.
The Israeli wall in Bethlehem.
Dusk on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Fun with sarcophagi.
The Prophet didn't approve of shoes, at a mosque in Cairo.
At the end of a sailing trip down the Nile.
What? How did a rabbit get in the bar?
A misty morning at Tikal.
On a diving boat in Isla Utila, Honduras.
A ruined church in Antigua.
Look, I'm Don Quixote! In Guanajuato.
Tel Dor archaeological excavations on the coast of Israel.
