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Old 10-20-2006, 12:24 PM   #1
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Road of death.

Road of death.........Stremnaya road is called the road of death and is situated in Bolivia. Can you imagine what the crew went through building this road? I wouldn't want the job........Ken

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Old 10-20-2006, 12:35 PM   #2
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Re: Road of death.

I have a strange sense of Deja Vu...
An amazing road!!
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Old 10-20-2006, 01:06 PM   #3
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I have a strange sense of Deja Vu...
An amazing road!!

Remind you of some of the turns and tunnels in the canyon Kel?



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Old 10-20-2006, 02:11 PM   #4
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Remind you of some of the turns and tunnels in the canyon Kel?



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That one before "Suicide Bridge" (The one they're always working on...vertigo goes into overdrive there!!!
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Old 10-20-2006, 07:29 PM   #5
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Re: Road of death.

Wow...that road is simply CRAZY!! When are we going to Bolivia???
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Old 10-21-2006, 05:44 AM   #6
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Wonder how many workers died just making that road? It HAD to be a dangerous job. Might explain the name.
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Wonder how many workers died just making that road? It HAD to be a dangerous job. Might explain the name.
How about the "road of bones" in Russia featured int the Longwayround?
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Ken...
Don't think you could get the logging truck through the tunnels
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