Good adventure. Mostly the dripping and slimy jungle and swamp passage of Darien-Panama and Colombia with small mention of the remainder of the Pan American Highway. Published by Teakwood Press, 160 Fiesta Drive, Kissimmee, FL 34743. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Obsessions Die Hard: Motorcycling the Pan American Highways Jungle Gap (The Distant Road Series)

Sports & Outdoors

Culberson, Ed

Miscellaneous

Geotravel Research Center

The Adventure of a Lifetime Obsessions Die Hard is the story of Ed Culberson's determination to fulfill his dream. As a teenager he was fascinated with the Pan-American Highway System, which runs the length of North and South America. In his early forties, he acquired another passion--motorcycling. It was only natural that he would merge the two. Culberson, then a retired U.S. Army officer, wanted to ride his motorcycle along the Pan-American Highway's entire route between Alaska and Argentina. However, in the Darién region of eastern Panama and western Colombia the road is broken by an 80-mile gap filled with jungles, rain forests, rivers, and swamps, forcing travelers to detour around it by boat or plane. The area is so inhospitable and unexplored that a myth about its impenetrability has evolved over the centuries, and a curse aimed at Darién trespassers shrouds the region. But the Darién Gap, known as el tapón del Darién--the Stopper--didn't dim Culberson's dream. It became his obsession. In the face of staggering obstacles, Culberson suffers failure before meeting success, encountering killer bees, arrest by a corrupt law officer, cycling injuries, and back-breaking labor to get himself and "Amigo," his motorcycle, through the torturous jungles and swamps. He also encounters strangers who become friends, including Cuna Indians who guide him and share his triumphs. A story of one man's struggle with his own obsession, this is an amazing tale of human endurance and perseverance. All royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to ALS of Texas.&nbsp;

Obsessions Die Hard: A Motorcycle Adventure Across the Pan-American Highway's Darién Gap

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

Octane Press

This book chronicles Culberson's determination to fulfil his fascination with the Pan American Highway System, which runs the length of North and South America. Culberson wanted to ride his motorcycle along the Pan American Highway's entire route between Alaska and Argentina, but in eastern Panama and western Colombia's Darien region the road is broken by an 80-mile gap filled with jungles, rain forests, rivers, and swamps, forcing travellers to detour around it by boat or plane. The area is so inhospitable and unexplored that a myth about its impenetrability has evolved over the centuries, and a curse aimed at Darien trespassers shrouds the region. But the Darien Gap, known as el tapon del Darien -- the Stopper, didn't stop Culberson's dream. It turned it into an obsession.

Obsessions Die Hard: Motorcycling the Pan American Highway's Jungle Gap

Travel

Food, Lodging & Transportation

Whitehorse Pr

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