DOBI, Turkey (BP)–Following are journal entries from two men in search of Noah’s Ark. CHUCK: This morning we get up at 6 to reconnoiter the area and see what the climbers are doing. I shoot several still photos of the town and surrounding area, as well as several shots of the climbers. We have breakfast […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–While most experts remained unconvinced by Ron Wyatt’s findings, the evidence of unusual iron content in the soil persuaded the people at White’s Electronics in Sweet Home, Ore., to donate two top-of-the-line metal detectors to Wyatt’s next expedition. Then, in 1983, Wyatt read an article about Apollo 15 astronaut and former moonwalker James […]
DOBI, Turkey (BP)–Following are journal entries from two men in search of Noah’s Ark. CHUCK: After our battle with the rocky hillock, our drive is pretty peaceful. We arrive at the Durupinar site, named after a Turkish military captain who reported an unusual formation pointed out to him by a local shepherd. This is the […]
DOBI, Turkey (BP)–Following are journal entries from two men in search of Noah’s Ark. CHUCK: We arrive in Dobi around 4 p.m., after a four-hour drive. We are here to meet members of the Turkish Mountaineering Federation, who are preparing for the “Victory Climb,” held each year on the day Turks celebrate the founding of […]
DOBI, Turkey (BP)–Following are journal entries from two men in search of Noah’s Ark. CHUCK: We have a quick breakfast at the hotel, during which we talk to two American climbers who arrived after we retired last evening. They are a father-son team who also are members of the Discovery Club, an international mountain climbing […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Sixteen long months ground by while Ron Wyatt waited for another opportunity to return to Turkey. He still had no idea how he could get permission from the government to excavate what he knew in his heart were the remains of Noah’s Ark. Then one day, late in November 1978, news reports carried […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Noah built his Ark at the Lord’s command, a vessel that measured at least 450 feet long, with three decks that could have held as much as 43,000 tons of cargo. A hundred years in the making, the Ark protected Noah, his family and the world’s animal species while God used a great […]
ANKARA, Turkey (BP)–Following are journal entries from two men in search of Noah’s Ark. TOM: I am abruptly awakened by the sound of the Muslims’ morning prayer blasting through audio speakers in downtown Ankara. I feel great, exhilarated by the past two days. Still, I know Chuck and I have to go over our plans […]
