The Legend of the Ho Chi Minh trail, photo archive from 9 years of mapping the “Trail” in Laos
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Don Duvall has motorcycled the length and breadth of Laos while mapping it for LaosGPSmaps. Now he invites you to join the adventure. Come and ride the Ho Chi Minh Trail, or any other part of Laos that captures your … Read more
Don Duvall, Midnite Mapper, 2016 in an interview with Dong Sy, during the filming of the Blood Road. Dong Sy Nguyen, “shares Secrets of the Trail” that would later be used in the film, from this interview we learned many previously unknown facts about the trail, Tunnels Caves and transportation routes, that can be seen today.
On of the most memorable parts of this meeting was getting a copy of the Detailed official military map of the trail. Never before seen in public we use this historical artifact for our Tours of the Ho Chi Minh Trail today.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Wendell Keller and his co-pilot, Lt. Virgil ‘Mike’ Meroney, prowl the night sky above Laos in their F-4D Phantom jet, on the lookout for North Vietnamese forces stealthily making their way along the Ho Chi Minh … Read more
“You’ve got to ride a dirt bike like you’ve stolen it,” as we accelerated through a particularly gnarly section, the wheels weaving between rocks, mud spraying up from the bike in all directions. All around us was deep Southeast Asian … Read more
