The Making of an Explorer Gene (His Story) Growing Up Inside A Snow Globe… At the age of 6, my mom moved me to a new home. A magical and otherworldly wonderland home. The welcome sign at the entrance road to this unfamiliar land proclaimed that you were entering Leavenworth, Washington, the “Bavarian Village.” The sign included a new, unfamiliar,…

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So much of the incredible Rocky Mountain landscape is designed for superlatives. From the rugged solitude of Kootenay, to the stunningly hypnotic colors of the lakes of Banff, to plentiful waterfalls of Yoho, to touring along the Ice Fields Parkway on our way to Jasper, the highest parkway on the continent, we knew a trip to the magnificent national parks…

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Nicaragua is hiding something amazing. Itself. Inexplicably, Nicaragua remains off the radar of many travelers to venturing to Central America. Those who do decide to make the trek to discover it however, are rewarded with exquisitely rustic new world colonial charm found in the cities of Granada and Leon, azure lakes that defy your senses, in-your-face volcanic landscapes, three(!) types…

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