Epilogue: Nuestra Familia y Amigos

“Cannon ball contest…Uncle Ryan is going first!” -one of the kids Our welcome back to the states has been nothing…

Reflections

“Not all those who wander are lost.” -J.R.R. Tolkien My last run in the Andes started out similar to the…

0500 hours: A toucan croaks amidst the jungle sounds. Our extraction from Ecuador is confirmed for today. It’s time to…

“In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight. Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh…” -Solomon Linda (popularized by The Tokens)…

“Quito! Quito! Quito!” called the ticket salesman at the station in Banos, trying to outshout the guy in the next…

Mindo is a small village on the western slope of the Andes where two of the most biodiverse regions in…

This weekend we opted to take our last “solo” trip here in Ecuador. While our two-week stay in Mindo has…

The most dangerous part of our trip has been crossing the street in Quito. A few close calls for both…

HOW VOLCANOES ARE MADE Volcanoes are formed by activity under the earth’s crust, more specifically plate tectonics. When they rub…

Almost 90% of the Ecuadorian population is Catholic. Many take Holy Week between Palm Sunday and Easter very seriously. We’ve…