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Labyrinthian Rocks

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Contributing spiritual rocks to the Peace Labyrinth during a weekend hike with luthier James Russell in Redding, CA. (Photo Credit: Liz Chapin)

Walking California

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Logging lots of kilometers in California to get in shape for a 32-mile walk around Manhattan on April 13 followed by a six-week return to the MedTrek in Greece and Turkey.

Idiot-ic California Cousins

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Redding (CA) cousins Jann and Layne, who went to high school with me, ask questions about “The Idiot II” at Yaks.

Free Preview

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I didn’t decide by myself to head to Crete, Greece’s largest island in the southern Aegean, to MedTrek for two months. First I went to pay tribute to, and get some guidance from, the iconic Oracle at Delphi. Circe told me the renowned seer would inform me how to approach the

An Idiot-ic March Around Manhattan

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Want to Follow The Idiot on an Odyssean New York stroll on Saturday, April 13?

Join an informal group of amicable urban ManTrekkers on a somewhat stressless 32-mile meditative march around Manhattan. Meet outside the iconic Bowling Green subway station in lower Manhattan at sunrise (6:22 am) for a slow takeoff.

If you’re late, head to the Hudson River, turn right and run to catch up

Pre-Pub Buzz For “The Idiot II”

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A state-of-the-art eBook version of “The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean” will be published on Valentine’s Day 2013 and include nearly 200 photographs, interactive maps and a variety of hyperlinks. Readers will be able to hear The Sirens serenading The Idiot on the Amalfi Coast, listen to a rendition of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” at the top of Mount Olympus, and visually monitor The Idiot’s