PARQUE EL ANGEL
Exploring Parque El Angel in Ecuadors high country, we found a landscape more befitting the imagination of Doctor Seuss than what we had imagined we would find in the Andes. A forest of hundreds of thousands of the same plant that none of us had seen before. And those leaves… as soft as a rabbits ears!
FORTY FEET UP AND INTO THE OVERHANG. NEVER ONCE LOOKING DOWN.
The first world has things a little backwards right now… equating comfort and security with happiness. They think that the more comfort and security they can bring to their lives, the happier they’ll be. And now they’re so comfortable and secure they’re miserable. Because there’s no sense of adventure in their lives. No struggle. Computers and cars and climate controlled environments have made it all too easy.
What we’ve found in our adventures is that we’re most alive when we’re outside of our comfort zone. When there’s some insecurity and fear and discomfort. Because this is where the magic happens. It’s only in the struggle with our boundaries where growth is found. Important moments for Malia and I. Life changing lessons for Wyatt, Carson, and Kaila.
Santander, Colombia
Sixty kilometers to go.
“C’mon baby, don’t quit on me now. One more hill… please.”
Think of the steepest mountain road you’ve driven in America. Double it. That’s what the roads are like in South America. More…