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Let me tell you what I know about Roger L. Scott, he was born in Middle Tennessee, not into any wealthy homestead but as he admits himself into poverty and isolation. It was this deprivation that gave him his unique perspective on life so that he was greatly motivated to better himself. Having graduated from Tennessee Technological University in 1969, he then went on to teach high school English and coach in Middle and East Tennessee until he retired in 1999.

It was back in his childhood at the time set in the early 1950's, when Roger in the foreword of his book says, he first got his imagination inspired, that it was with being limited to having the family's battery operated radio as his only source of entertainment, and by listening to all his favorite cowboy programs that he then found his own imagination coming into play, thus taking him away from the hardships that he daily faced, into his imaginary world back in the Wild West, to be living the life of a cowboy. So his book today is completed truly showing all the groundwork of his imagination put in as a child. Yes! This is a book full of all the Wild West drama as it once was, to entertain the reader has it shows just how life was lived in these times.

Beginning with his first poem 'A Cowboy in Heaven' he then goes on to show the 'heaven' both through romance and through life they loved living when out on the range.

He covers every aspect of the West as seen through the cowboys eyes, showing all the wild wonderful country side, the love of their animals, the wild men they had to face and happily for them the wild, wild women!

His poems also portray the emotions that they surely must have felt, this you will see when reading poems like 'The Hanging Tree' and 'Incident At Settlers Creek' and 'Old Dogs and Boys'

Much tension too is greatly brought into play with such poems as 'The Outlaw,' 'The Duel' and 'The Last Cattle Drive!' But intertwined throughout the book you will find many that are amusing, gutsy and down to earth!

When reading it is clear to see how much interest Roger had in the cowboy way of life and how much admiration he had too for the characters and hero's that inspired him, cowboy stars that were not just hero's to Roger but to many, many more people all over the world. Great characters such as Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger, Gene Autry and the Lone Ranger, who I was familiar with too through seeing the films they made!

Yes as I read it was so easy to see just how these characters of the Wild West truly did influence the writer (just like they did myself and brothers) in younger years, But with Roger to write so graphically like this then I believe they are all still deep within him today.

As I read his thoughts I knew without doubt that here is a man, still a young boy at heart, a cowboy that lives and rides again living life out in the West that was, through his imagination!

With respect though, it is clear too that each one of his poem / stories have been written by him as a tribute, not only for all of the stars that he loved, but to all those hardy men and women who once rode the Wild West, to the horses that they loved (as much as any friend) and to the gun-men that were needed in the day, to go about the task of carving out a civilization and establishing laws, where none before had ever existed.

With reading you too will be taken into the life that the cowboys lived, you will experience along with them, both the joy and the harshness of being out there, in that wild Western frontier, because each one of his story poems really do open up the world of cowboys, gunslingers, and lawmen to you, recreating them once again in your own mind as you see through his poems that the West was hard won only, by the blood, sweat and tears of those early pioneers.

Here are some of Roger's own words...

All the cowboys, I guess, are gone like Roy and Gene and such

And cowgirls, too, though I can't say I miss them quite as much.

They rode the West and enforced the law with horse and knife and gun

And then rode off to other scrapes with each new battle won.

Their hats they wore and never lost through cattle drives or frays

And wore their boots to bed each night, I would have liked those days.

They kissed their horse but not the girl, a reasoning that seems sound;

To ride the West a cowboy needs a horse to get around.

But, all in all, cowboys need girls to rescue now and then

When they're not chasing rustlers down or hunting wanted men.

They'd shoot for hours with no reloads, no horses would get hurt,

And if a bad guy got a wound, no blood would stain his shirt.

Right and wrong you could tell apart without going to a shrink;

No fragile psyches were destroyed when a cowpoke took a drink.

I miss those days of yesteryear, the Lone Ranger and the rest,

When cowboys stood for a way of life that helped to tame the west.

So one more time before I'm old my cap guns I'll strap on

And take my stick horse for a ride down one last trail alone.

Yes! And I say thank you Roger for the ride, I enjoyed going along the trail with you, I got pleasure from reading your words, for they truly did take me back to the West with you, they will take all who read back there too, I know! This is a great book not only for all who loved those early cowboy days, but for all children who would love to know more about them...

My name is Pat Simpson I am a Spiritual Healer, I am a much published poet myself having accomplished many poetry books and fictional story books both for children and adults. Now I relish helping others to achieve their dream of a book by doing book manuscript formatting and by creating book cover designs.

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Trekking to Nong Fa Lake in Southern Laos

No westerner to my knowledge had ever attempted to trek to the lake before, there is access most of the way by 4-wheel drive but the plan was to trek in and out using different routes and survey the route for possible future tours. Enquiries led us to Attapeu to a local army guide who also spoke the indigenous local language, he was born in a small village about a two day's hike from the lake but his family, have all moved to the town now. After meeting him and discussing the trip we and my fellow two trekkers prepared a checked of gear we would need and started to buy supplies we bought soups, canned fish and rice and of course chocolate and sweets for that much needed energy boast. We had our finally dinner together in the city trying to eat as much as possible to stock up on energy and especially protein that would be needed to get through the next few days.

The following morning we rose bright and early and after checking and splitting our gear and food equally we drove out of Attapeu and headed to the village of Pa-am on part of the Ho Chi Minh trail, a reminder of this trail is the Russian old surface to air missile which still stands in its place.

The Vietnamese used to head south with troop and supply reinforcements along several trails during the Vietnam War against the Americans, they crossed into Laos to avoid battles with the American troops as the Americans were not officially allowed to enter Laos, this is the reason why Laos is known as the most bombed country on the planet to date. As American troops could not enter Laos they could bomb it, American pilots were encouraged to empty the rest of their ordinance on Laos on the way back from Vietnam to their bases in Thailand. Old ordinance still litters the trails which were dropped by American B52s to try to hit the Vietnamese soldiers and cut their supply lines. From Pa-am we drove up the mountain as far as our comfortable car could go before checking our gear for the last time and starting our adventure.

The first day entailed trekking up the mountain across rough terrain past small villages and ethnic communities we travelled 20km along the old Lao army training route not realising at the beginning how heavy our backpack would be. They certainly started weighing us down towards the end of the day. Our guide knew the local area and language well however he spoke no English so my Laos skills definitely came in handy.

We arrived at the village of Ban Chilinxay in the evening, after showering in a nearby stream we spent the night at one of the villager's hut s who surprisingly spoke a little English. We bought a chicken from him and he cooked it for us along with some steamed rice and local vegetables and soup trying to regain our energy and relax our legs as much as possible. The second and third day followed a similar pattern up at dawn enjoying some hot chocolate buying fresh eggs and vegetables from the villagers and trekking about 20 - 25 km a day, the evenings were spent with the local guide arranging the home-stay, recuperating and bathing.
The main priority in the evening was boiling enough water for the next day so it was cool enough the following day to fill our plastic bottles. Dinner normally included chicken and steamed rice which was bought from the villagers and a couple of tins of canned fish which was good because it meant less to carry the following day.

The fourth day was the day, we could feel we were getting close we awoke and began our seemingly normal routine of washing in the nearby stream, having breakfast and packing our gear. It was a few kilometres over flat ground to the river where we crossed in a dug out canoe. The canoe was definitely not the most stable of vessels and the water was moving quite fast but it was only about 100m or so to the other side, paddling hard and sitting low in the boat got us across with out too much trouble. From this side of the river we stopped to take in the stunning beauty of the untouched nature around us.

From here it was a 15km trek up steep mountain sides to the village of Vangetat this was a hard trek across the tops of the valley but the scenery and views made it well worth while. When arriving in Vangetat at about 2pm I couldn't believe it I had gone through 3 liters' of water already, so I refilled my water bottles, taking boiled water from the kind villagers and we decided to move on as it was 2pm and if we pushed on we could reach Nong Fa Lake in another 2 hours or so.

The last few kilometers to the lake were hard being directly under the blazing sun and it was all uphill to the summit, but spirits were high, knowing we would be there soon.
We arrived, after 4 days of solid trekking we could hardly believe it the first thing to do was have a swim and relax our muscles in the cool water. Spending about an hour at the lake we decided to head back down to Vangetat as we saw a park ranger there who had a 4x4 and this could be our exit plan.

It only took us about 45 minutes to get down from the lake with little effort as it was all downhill. Our theory with the ranger paid off and we managed to hitch a ride to Km100 about 10km from the Vietnamese border this was a bumpy ride and not possible without a 4x4. After about 60km or 3 hours we finally saw a sealed road and were happy knowing we were safe and back to civilisation. Unfortunately due to the lack of hotels in this area we slept by the Lao army barracks in a noodle soup shop, it was a great nights sleep though, this is probably due to how tired we were rather than the sleeping conditions.

The following day after a bowl of tasty soup we thanked our hosts, gave them our remaining rice and said goodbye. We now tried to hitch back to Attapeu. It didn't take long after about 20 minutes we managed to hitch a lift with a Vietnamese logging truck back to Attapeu around lunch. All in all it was a wonderful and unforgettable journey. For more details on this and other tours see http://www.xplore-asia.com

About the Author

After traveling in South East Asia for several years and falling in love with the area in particular Laos. Xplore-Asia was formed with the aim of promoting tours to increase responsible tourism for the local people and show the world the beauty of this area. After setting up operations in South East Asia, Xplore-Asia expanded into the UK and is Directed by Alex Aziz.

Is it possible to be in 2 branches of special forces?

Say you become and army ranger. First off, how long would you have to serve as a ranger? Second, what if you decided you then would like to be a part of the Navy Seals. Would it be possible to do so? If so, would your service time in the rangers be allowed a short cut due to continuing your service in another area of the military? Please let me know everything on this topic you know, even if it doesn't directly relate to the main question.
Thanks.

Rangers And Seals are two different things. Rangers are mainly land operations, where as Seal stands for Sea, Air, AND Land.

So you couldn't just short cut it, and become a Seal. You have to go through the training like everyone else.

And you can't be a Ranger and Seal at the same time. Two different branches buddy.

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