Born and raised in the Boy Scouts in San Diego, California with the diversity of its beaches, mountains, deserts, and a mix of international cultures gave Jim a wanderlust and a desire to travel early in life. Fascinated by all that he saw, he moved to the scorching arid desert of Phoenix, Arizona, then to the refreshing cool Ponderosa Pine forest of Flagstaff, Arizona where he enjoyed the quiet relaxed lifestyle of living in a quaint college mou...