Beyond the Range

An Explorer's Journal

"Ask, and it shall be given you;

seek, and ye shall find;

knock, and it shall be opened unto you."

- Matthew 7:7

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How was Sacsayhuaman built? #sacsayhuaman #ancientarchitecture #cusco

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Who built the ancient Andean monuments? #ancientarchitecture #megalithic

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Could Machu Picchu be older than we think? #machupicchu #ancientarchitecture

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Machu Picchu: Peru’s Most Mysterious and Powerful Ancient Site

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Machu Picchu: Why the different styles of stonework? #machupicchu #ancientruins

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Quillarumiyoc: Moonstone of the Andes #incas #ancientruins

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What does the “T” shape represent in ancient architecture? #chacocanyon #gobeklitepe

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CHATURANGA

A Travel Adventure Novel

Fourteen-year-old Patrick Eaton yearns to become an explorer like his legendary ancestors. But in the twenty-first century, it seems he was born too late. Then comes an opportunity to visit Central Asia with his geologist father, followed by the discovery of a secret family journal, and Patrick’s dreams of adventure are met with a life-changing journey across the Silk Roads.

Available in print and e-book on Amazon

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The New Great Game: Who Controls the World's Critical Minerals Controls the Future

In the 19 th century, Britain and Russia played a shadowy contest across Central Asia that spies and writers later called “The Great Game.” The prize was not territory for its own sake, but strategic power projection. Whoever dominated the steppes, deserts, mountain passes between the Himalayas and the Caspian, controlled the middle of the geostrategic game board. Russia, traumatized by centuries of attack by outsiders (see “Mongols” and “Napoleon”), sought to protect itself

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