by Hillary S. Webb, PhD The first time I heard the term yanantin was back in 2000, when I accompanied a group of people to Peru to learn about the indigenous spiritual philosophies as they exist this region of the… Read More ›
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Hiking Salkantay in the Clouds of Peru: A Gift Wrapped in Silver Ribbons
“Every once in a while, the Apu, or mountain spirit, will call to a cow to graze way up high on the steepest slopes, where the cow will slip and fall; by doing that, he provides food for the Andean… Read More ›
Adventures on a Cross-country Road Trip With the Playlist on Shuffle
A cross country road-trip holds a special kind of mystique for many travelers. Friends tell me they’re envious and wish they could go. It resurrects Jack Kerouac…visions of a cross-country motorcycle trip…stories of hitchhiking.…pinings for something done in our past….or… Read More ›
Just Another Day Canoeing on the Kazan River, Nunavut, Canada
It’s around 2:30 am…there’s still some fading twilight casting faint shadows on the stark tundra along the mighty Kazan River in Nunavut, Canada. Its day 14 or 15 (I lost count) of a 3-week canoe expedition – dropped by bush… Read More ›