To finish the old year on a high note, and to see in 2017 as we mean to go on, we went on a family camping trip after Christmas to the Paracas National Reserve on the southern coast of Peru. The empty desert landscapes of this protected area are not for everyone. But for me, the tender shades of sand, the uncluttered horizon, and the endless hiss of waves on the shore acted as a balm for my troubled soul (one word: Trump). We’ve been coming to Paracas, and one beach in partic