A newly divorced, SCUBA certified mother of two was bound and determined to rediscover herself and get back to what makes her happiest. On a typical work day during her lunch break, she entered a local dive shop, Underwater Phantaseas in Lakewood, CO just to inquire about their Advanced Open Water certification class. About 25 minutes later, she exited with not only a new mask and snorkel but with a spontaneous, newly booked trip to the Bahamas for a week on a live-aboard. W

INTO THE AMARAKAERI Restlessly drifting in and out of sleep, a stiff jolt sent from the ailing dirt road underneath opened my eyes. I tiredly peered out the dusty window of the rattling truck to catch my first glimpse of the remarkable Cloud Forest, an aptly named highland rain forest in Peru. Perched 14,000 feet above sea level, the misty collection of low, seemingly orphaned clouds were clinging to the steep lush green valley walls decorating the rain forest like epaulets o

I started surfing when I was 12. My first board was a 10' Chuck Dent that I had to drag in the sand because it was too heavy to carry. I caught my first wave and was so stoked I never stopped surfing. I'm 58 now and surf every day if I can. I grew up on the West side of Los Angeles and regularly surfed Malibu, Topanga, Santa Monica, Venice and up and down the coast when gas was cheap and you had to sneak into Trestles because it's a Marine base and Nixon had his hideaway t

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