Tag Archives: Sierra Nevada

DROWNING OFF BIG SUR: A Tale of Stupidity and Survival

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

I’m not afraid of the water.  But perhaps I should be.  Let me explain why… As a teenager I was really quite stupid.  Not ignorant—I knew a lot of stuff—just filled with the stupidity that makes teenagers do ridiculous things … Continue reading →

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CONFESSIONS OF A BIGFOOT HOAXER: and How Mother Nature Turned the Tables

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Before “reality TV” made them nightly magnets for ridicule and disbelief, Bigfoot sightings, alien visitations and the Loch Ness monster only appeared occasionally in popular magazines and newspapers. In my favorite bookstore of my college days I stumbled upon Bernard Heuvelmans’ now-classic … Continue reading →

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