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I saw its darkness

Schrecken13
November 14, 2024
There is but one other major thing I've yet to touch on with regards to that epic walk I took last Sunday. This is the elephant in the room, or perhaps, the elephant on the bridge... It is always there, not just on this metal monster that spans bay, but on so many other bridges.…
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“The Thing That Should Not Be?”

Schrecken13
November 10, 2024
Wow. Just what can I say about today? And where to start? From the time I set out for Annapolis to later in the afternoon was an incredible adventure. As I headed for the freeway, the dawn greeted me with a spectacular sunrise. Flaming magenta and orange clouds streaked across the sky, as the tan...
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Some remnants of the past remain

Schrecken13
October 30, 2024
As the days go by, the upcoming Sunday (November the 10th) when I will hopefully be walking the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is drawing ever closer. About a week ago I received a packet in the mail from the organizer of the event. This contained a parking pass, a numbered tag and a t-shirt with a…
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A dark umbra of dread seemingly hangs over it…

Schrecken13
October 23, 2024
I've done some more thinking on what my client said yesterday, the story he told me about being struck with terror on a dark night's drive many years ago. A drive that left him permanently bound by the fear of certain elevated stretches of road for the remainder of his life. That late night drive...
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Things you do not see until they are everywhere…

Schrecken13
September 26, 2024
Today I had a mildly disconcerting experience while picking up laundry at the laundromat in town this afternoon. As I have mentioned before, there has been a major proliferation of those creepy specialty license plates around here in the last couple of months. Yes, this is the one with an image o...
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Strolling across the spine of the steel serpent

Schrecken13
September 6, 2024
Well, I finally did it – I registered to walk the Bay Bridge this fall. It was a bit more costly than I had expected, but if I am able to do it, it will be so worth it. This is something that I've always wanted to do, but just never really looked into it.…
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What makes some worse than others?

Schrecken13
August 5, 2024
But what of those invitations? Why do some bridges become epic scenes of carnage while others do not? For some, like the Golden Gate, its location is likely the main attractant that draws the mortality minded. For the New River Gorge Bridge, the extreme height probably has a lot to do with its po...
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Could I face it?

Schrecken13
August 3, 2024
Speaking of the malevolent monarch of all dreadful bloodstained monsters, that foreboding, fear inspiring mega structure of the south that is the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.... Sometimes I wonder what would happen if I was to wake up tomorrow and find myself in its neck of the woods. If I was nearby,...
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A familiar journey

Schrecken13
August 2, 2024
In the mean time, I am still going ahead with my plans to walk the length of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge this fall. Doing so isn't cheap, but neither was walking the New River Gorge Bridge. Such experiences are pretty rare to come by, and in the scheme of things even a seemingly high price…
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I got what I wanted

Schrecken13
July 27, 2024
So now it has been just about three weeks time since I had my long awaited visit with West Virginia's metal monster. It is almost a sense of relief to have finally done that. It's not just for the thrill of it but also a feeling of one chapter ending and another beginning. The Key…
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