Some of the best times I've spent in Colorado have been in the backcountry with my mom and siblings and more recently with my own kids. That is why I'm concerned to see today's kids spending more time browsing the Internet than exploring nature.
On the mountains mistakes are fatal. In politics mistakes are wounding...
My mom is in the navy and my dad works for the army but I never called them...
It's important to travel and move and have a continual set of experiences so you've got more to feed back into your work. For me it's a natural thing.