Playing Catch-Up

It’s been a pretty busy year with trips, visitors, and working on our house, not to mention getting married and … More

Snorkeling With an Octopus

On our honeymoon in Cozumel, we spent a fair amount of time just hanging out on the beach and snorkeling … More

A yearly tradition for me is to hike a section of the Oregon Desert Trail. Last year when I was … More

In many trips to Baja California, I’ve stayed away from hiking or backpacking in the mountains due to a lack of … More

Once upon a time I backpacked in Mexico for two months back in 2003. I was enthralled with Mexico and … More

One of the goals of this blog was to also write about trips I take out of the PNW as … More

This post was written to help you. I first went to Cerritos a few years back. I stayed at a … More

We got lucky today in two ways. First off, for a country that grows a lot of coffee, the coffee … More