Tag: rivers

A Snake in the Sack

March 25, 2014

  Ray was terrified of snakes. One day, his fear inspired a group of fellow army recruits to pull a stunt each has regretted ever since. It happened while on a wilderness survival training exercise. Their platoon sergeant, Owen Mendez, had taken them to a distant part of an enormous army base.  It was called … More A Snake in the Sack

The Elbow Follies

January 27, 2013

Elbow Falls is nestled in a tree-lined valley of the Rocky Mountains.  Hiking trails abound.  Spring floods often change the valley, catching hikers unaware.  Here’s what happened to one pair of venturesome hikers. Larry and Shannon were new to being a couple . . . and they were enjoying it more and more.  They’d discovered … More The Elbow Follies