Ecuador Adventures with Jim and Rachel

How do you describe the end of a life chapter?
For over five years Ecuador has been our home.  We have loved our adopted country completely.   The culture of Ecuador and its people changes your heart.  For my part, the personal changes are for the better.  The biggest change for me is adaptability...

I just couldn't wrap my mind around the name Polylepis.   I had to say it over and over, then write it down.  I think I finally have it now.
Flick seemed determined to go on another adventure after our Intag run.  He spoke of this place called the Polylepis forest.  Flick said it was a very unique tree found in the high Andes of South America.   He said it was a tree that survives where others...

I went back to my stomping grounds of origin in April to visit Bob, my lifelong best friend.  Bob's hometown of Luverne, Minnesota is one of those Norwegian-Lutheran you betcha kind of towns.  We had a great time reminiscing about those very early years...

This is going to be a rather personal blog.  I'm not saying you should run for your Kleenex or anything unless you have a cold.  I have two heroes.  Actually, I have a hero and a heroine.  Neither one of them is with me right now, but my hero, Bob, will...