Tag: travel
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Dirt, Snow, and Good Company: A Week Well Spent
The past week was a perfect microcosm of how I want to be spending my time in this next chapter of life. It included service and habitat restoration, music and dancing with friends into the wee hours, meaningful work on the land with people I care about, and a great day of adventure in the…
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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 #6: Loreto, carnaval, and the best beach camp yet
We left our beach camp on another bright Saturday morning, the sun warming us as we packed up. We said our goodbyes to our new friends and made our way back to Mex 1, bumping along the 6 kilometer dirt road for the last time. We drove South along the stunning Bahía Concepción with it’s…
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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 #4: Whales and Oases in Baja California Sur
We left Bahia de Los Angeles early on a Friday morning. We were bid farewell by another beautiful sunrise that followed one of the best sunsets we saw in our time there, which itself followed a final dinner of fresh caught Barracuda. The Bay of LA treated us well and we’ll definitely be back. Our…
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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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Desert Winds and Hidden Waters: Our Work Week at Camp De Leon
Our introduction to Camp De Leon came with an unexpected welcoming committee: relentless winds that howled across the desert at 25-30 MPH, punctuated by gusts hitting 55 MPH. I retreated to the truck cab for the day’s work, a mobile office that quickly turned into a sweltering box under the Texas sun. Not ideal, but…
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A Day Hiking the Stunning Windows Trail in Big Bend
The relentless desert heat drove us back to the Chisos Mountains, where we decided to tackle the Windows Trail – one of Big Bend’s must-see hikes. At the visitor center, we encountered what would turn out to be the first character in our day’s story: a volunteer guarding the trailhead and ensuring everyone had enough…
The Crooked Trail 