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...prestamped envelopes were of an unusual size, which led investigators to hope they might be able to quickly narrow down where they were sold. Investigators said they had found the mail-sorting box where one letter had been dropped, and more than 100 federal agents were combing the surrounding West Trenton neighborhood...
...prestamped envelopes were of an unusual size, which led investigators to hope they might be able to quickly narrow down where they were sold. Investigators said they had found the mail-sorting box where one letter had been dropped, and more than 100 federal agents were combing the surrounding West Trenton neighborhood...
...decade, they are immortalized in legend and song, and by authors in the West such as John Hersey and Paul Theroux. We have come to Chen's home in Daxi in part because of Hersey's 1956 novel, A Single Pebble, which vividly describes the Qutang trackers' path, a narrow walkway carved into the cliff wall. Hersey calls it "the most terrible place on the whole river," a tempting endorsement for any adventurer. The soaring Gorges cliffs draw thousands of visitors a year to cruise the Yangtze. But many are underwhelmed by the sterile tourist-boat experience. We're hoping...
...above the late-summer waterline. About 1.5 m wide, it's paved with well fitting flagstones running westward through light brush. Only a few sections have crumbled since its completion in 1900, a sharp contrast to most roads in the area. Below us are traces of lower trails, narrow and treacherous paths used by workmen who needed to be closer to the river. Short, granite pillars line the path, grooved by a thousand trackers' ropes...
...summer temperature rises to 38?C as we enter the unshaded canyon. After two sweaty hours we reach Windbox Gorge, the most spectacular section of the trail. Here the path has been chiseled out of the sheer cliff wall; some sections narrow to less than 1 m. To our left, the trail drops nearly 70 m to the rushing waters. There is no handrail, forcing us to move carefully. There are no boats below: it's the first time I've ever been in the Gorges without the accompanying puttering of a motor and chattering tourists. Our solitude is complete...