Date men and women from United States / California / Truckee, 60 year old

Date a soulmate from United States. I was born in the wilds of Alaska in 1951, at 220 mile Richardson Highway. I am the only human animal ever born there. I was raised on wild game, canned goods, home baked bread and blueberries. My parents were Canadian emigrants from Vancouver, British Columbia. When I was five years old we moved to Montana for one year then to the Washington D.C. area. I didn't like the East Coast but I had a fantastic education. It taught me to love fine arts, history and to have a more insightful understanding of law, civil rights, religion and politics.
I do not fish or hunt. I abhor man's destructive impact on all the other species of the earth. I am a businessman so I appreciate traditional American values like, hard work, self-reliance and ingenuity. However, I also appreciate the Scandinavian idea that the quality of ones life is also dependent on the quality of life of ones neighbors and countrymen. Success does not happen in a vacuum. It is nurtured in a healthy community and requires responsibility to that community. I am deeply committed to equal rights for all people.
I am looking for a friend and companion that enjoys life! I think dating should be fun, relaxed and considerate. Love is like a wild flower that pushes itself up through the lingering winter snow. It is unexpected! It is a welcome surprise but we are unsure of the elements required to create it. For that reason, I am seeking friendships while being open minded about a more serious relationship. We may have only one lover but many friends. I would like someone to join me on intense and amazing adventures so I tend to like women who are younger than me. People often describe me as "boy like" but I am sixty and I am quite comfortable with my age. Mental and physical fitness are life long pursuits until we get to the other shore. I enjoy the wisdom that is created by experience. Youth has its' own advantages. Age has advantages as well. If you have a sense of humor, like adventurous travel, enjoy good food, wine, beer and conversation.... we would probably get along quite well. I don't have a long list of expectations of what another person "should be". I try to focus on what I "should be." I don't mind a girl who is a little insecure. It is a big world out there and it is probably wise to have some insecurities. I know I have mine.
I love to travel and explore. I have been all over North America and to many countries in Central America and South America. I have taken three trips to Patagonia, backpacking, climbing and riding my 29" mountain bike. I just returned from my second adventure beginning in Ecuador and touring the Andes Mountains, the longest mountain range in the world. The trip has had many highlights.I backpacked to the Volcan Sangay, the fifth most active volcano in the world. I rode up and down the Maronan River canyon, twice as
deep as the Grand Canyon. I crossed the Cordillera Blanca, the highest tropical mountain range in the world, three times. I have been
to the Amazon Basin twice. Last year was a 10,000 foot descent into Peru's Manu National park, the most bio-diverse park in the world. Does this sound like fun? Bolivia is next. Join me! I have friends in Canada and New Zealand so I try to go to those countries often. I am very fit. I ride a mountain bike and road bike and I do all the ski sports. I like to boogie board, swim, run and paddle a surf ski. In the past I have enjoyed rock climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering. I also enjoy reading, writing, gardening, interior design and photography.
Ok, that's probably enough blah, blah, blah.... I hope I have given you some idea of what kind of person that I am. Who are you?. Remember what Lao Tzu said 2500 years ago, "Always we hope... someone else has the answer... some other place will be better... some other time.. it will all turn out.. Abide at the center of your being .. for the more you leave it the less you learn... Search your heart and see... the way to do.. is to be..

Meet someone special from United States. I would like someone who is their own person and not completly dependent on me. I like an independent person who I can share a life with but who also has there own life. I would like someone who likes sports and adventure travel.