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Escaping to Las Animas, Puerto Vallarta

Escaping to Las Animas, Puerto Vallarta

The boat flies across the azure water, and above me, green mountains rise. The sun skips across the water like stones thrown by an unseen hand. Behind me, the driver’s practiced touch guides the little speedboat towards our destination. He doesn’t chat, seeming to believe that the Pacific Ocean surrounding us speaks for itself.  I(…)

Mountain Biking the Copper Harbor Trails

Mountain Biking the Copper Harbor Trails

The sky above me spun slightly while I stared up from a weedy stretch of grass in the woods. I was flat on my back, legs tangled up in a fallen mountain bike. After a quick survey of my still in-tact bones and lack of pain, I had a gut-busting, serious laughing spell. I took(…)