One of the great privileges of my life has been the opportunity to travel far and wide. While most of my travel has been related to either speaking at conferences or filming documentaries, my hosts have often invited me to deviate from the straightest course to explore and take in the area’s natural beauty. It’s an irresistible invite: “If you’re coming all this way, let me show you the sights…”
In this way, I have spent time in the Alps and watched the sun rise over Lauterbrunnen which, to my mind, must be one of the most beautiful spots in all the earth. I’ve driven mountain passes in the Alps, of course, but also in the Rockies and the Andes. I’ve stood on spines that separate two great mountain ranges and marveled at the peaks extending far beyond what the eye can see.
I’ve stood beneath and before some of the world’s great waterfalls and seen torrents of water pour hundreds of feet from towering cliffs above to dark valleys below. I’ve passed over reefs teeming with the most brightly-colored aquatic life and stood in the shadow of mighty volcanos.
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