{"id":10318,"date":"2015-12-10T22:01:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T03:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10318"},"modified":"2015-12-10T22:01:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T03:01:04","slug":"high-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10318","title":{"rendered":"HIGH GROUND"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Humans have always seemed to been drawn to high ground. Even the children&#8217;s game &#8220;King of the Mountain&#8221;. was a way of teaching the philosophy. It is a phrase in language. A military tactical advantage. A phrase that means high moral standard. The words high ground have significance in all cultures and languages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10323\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10323\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/slide-projector-12-7-15-89971-1024x556.jpg\" alt=\"MORELLA\" width=\"558\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/slide-projector-12-7-15-89971-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/slide-projector-12-7-15-89971-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/slide-projector-12-7-15-89971-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/slide-projector-12-7-15-89971.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MORELLA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10319\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10319\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/first-mesa-89973-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"FIRST MESA\" width=\"558\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/first-mesa-89973-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/first-mesa-89973-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/first-mesa-89973-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FIRST MESA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10321\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10321\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mesa-verde-89976-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"MESA VERDE\" width=\"558\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mesa-verde-89976-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mesa-verde-89976-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mesa-verde-89976-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MESA VERDE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10320\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10320\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mauvzin-89974-627x1024.jpg\" alt=\"MAUVZIN, PYRENEES\" width=\"558\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mauvzin-89974-627x1024.jpg 627w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mauvzin-89974-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mauvzin-89974-768x1255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mauvzin-89974-300x490.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mauvzin-89974.jpg 889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MAUVZIN, PYRENEES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10322\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10322\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/montezuma-castle-89974-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"MONTEZUMA'S CASTLE\" width=\"558\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/montezuma-castle-89974-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/montezuma-castle-89974-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/montezuma-castle-89974-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MONTEZUMA&#8217;S CASTLE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humans have always seemed to been drawn to high ground. Even the children&#8217;s game &#8220;King of the Mountain&#8221;. was a way of teaching the philosophy. It is a phrase in language. A military tactical advantage. A phrase that means high moral standard. 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