Tag: camping
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Rooted and Restless: Four Months Into Life After My Tech Career
The award for the most surreal experience in the last two weeks goes to the meeting I had with my replacement at my previous company. I left on good terms and I wanted to make sure the transition was as smooth as possible once they hired someone, so I had offered to provide some support…
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Notes from the trail #7: Homeward bound
Stocking Up in Ciudad Insurgentes For our trip back North, we decided to circle around the Pacific side of Baja to see some new territory that we hadn’t encountered on the way down. Our first stop was Ciudad Insurgentes to restock groceries, water, and of course, tortillas. The city is named in honor of the…
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Notes from the trail #5: Taking it slow at Santa Ines
As our first week at Playa Santa Ines came to a close, we were faced with a choice about what to do and where to go next. We could either continue our push South and try to get down to the Loreto area for our next work week and then to the Southern end of…
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Notes from the trail #3: Our first week in Baja California
We’ve now been in Mexico for a bit over a week, but it seems like we’ve been here longer. I mean that in the best way. The people have been warm and welcoming, the weather perfect, the food incredible, and the scenery beautiful. We’ve settled in easily and felt comfortable quickly. We spent our last…
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Notes from the trail #2: Sonoran Slowdown
Our second and third weeks on this trip saw us returning to work, which necessitated slowing down and staying in one spot for the week. We spent a week each in Anza Borrego State Park in Southern California and Kofa Wildlife Refuge in Southern Arizona. From Joshua Tree, we pushed South on Highway 86 leaving…
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Notes from the trail #1: Baja bound
I’m starting a new series of “notes from the trail” posts that will first highlight our two month trip down to Baja and back at the beginning of 2026 and then, going forward, the series will highlight our other trips, big and small. We’re making some big changes in our life this year, one of…
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Portland to Anza Borrego
In this post, I’ll be recapping our first 10 days on the road. It has so far been what we were hoping and planning for these last few, cold dark, winter months in Portland. It hasn’t been all sunshine and palm trees, but the rewards have exceeded the challenges so far. We started out from…
The Crooked Trail 