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Nathan Swartz

Nathan Swartz is editor of Wand'rly Magazine, a website dedicated to getting people up, at 'em and living their dream of full-time travel. Originally from Pennsylvania, he's been traveling with his family now for five years, originally in a 1978 Volkswagen Bus and more recently (and the population of children expands) in a 1976 vintage Airstream travel trailer. His second son was born in Astoria, Oregon, and the family continues to return to what they consider the most beautiful, progressive state in the nation.

Three Seasons in a Day

March 13, 2014
For a town situated in Oregon's high desert, Bend doesn't particularly invoke the typical imagery of hot, dry and sandy that Saturday morning cartoons have worked so hard to establish in my mind. In fact, on a beautiful blue October day, it's downright lush. A little chilly even. Ponderosa pines tower over the numerous roundabouts… More
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