20 Oct, 2010 | Posted by: psnotes





My Story




#40






rohn and rudi sing to a woman
ROHN AND RUDI ENTERTAIN THEIR LANDLADY



rohn and rudi crossing the sahra with there motorcycle
WE BEGIN THE CROSSING OF THE SAHARA



homemade raft that rohn and rudi made.
THE COMPLETED RAFT



rohn sitting in a hospital
A FALL FROM A CLIFF – ROHN LANDS IN HOSPITAL


Dear Readers. I hope you liked the first book of my trilogy: Europe.

All of the previous chapters are located in the Stories archive section of PhotoStockNOTES.

As I mentioned in the opening of chapter #39, I’ll be taking a break from writing about my Africa trip to repair the rain damage to my 1960 manuscript that was stored away in the granary building here at our farm here in Wisconsin.

In #39 I assembled some preview photos from our Africa trip. This week I’m printing some more of my collection of the Africa trip photos.

click here to see them
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/mystoryphotos.html


This is the final part (#40) of the “Europe” section (Europe-Africa-North/Central America) of my trilogy. I’ll be back in a couple months to continue “My Story.”

What’s the name of the trilogy? Tentatively, I’m going to call it Among the People. Here’s the first draft of the book cover.
–Rohn\

bookcover of rohns book. among the people. drawing of two people.


Rohn

Some of what’s to come:

Want to read more?
http://www.photosource.com/psn-article/mystory40.html

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NOTE: After falling from a cliff while photographing baboons with our 8mm movie camera, I made my way back to the Niamey hospital. One week later I was on a plane to the USA on December 24 1957 and got home for Christmas.
Rudi, and our newly acquired monkey, Bubu made it to the west coast of Africa, Dakar, Senegal, where Rudi found a freighter going to Boston, hopped aboard and arrive in Boston two months later in the winter of 1958. He brought the Vespa and monkey along with and I met up with them in Boston in February 1958.
The story will continue!


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Rohn,
I've known you for decades (believe we even lectured together in Denver, CO years ago), but never know this about you!

What wonderful images and such a great adventure! Thank You for sharing.

Tom Stack
Tom Stack & Associates, Inc. Photo Agency

http://tomstackassociates.photoshelter.c - 20 Oct, 2010 - 18:44:25

Thanks, Tom, the underwater photographer from St.Croix Falls, Wisconsin! Hope life in Florida suits you fine. All the best, Rohn

psnotes - 21 Oct, 2010 - 17:28:45

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