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The First Likeness to Home: Sequoia Trees

May 15, 2025May 14, 2025by Alex

It’s kind of a dream to be here. The largest tree (by volume) in the world. The largest tree. The LARGEST TREE!!!! I had always hoped to visit Sequoia NP but never knew if it would happen. This journey back home provided the perfect opportunity. The abundance of trees and many coniferous ones made me […]

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  • Baja California, Mexico
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Across the Border! And the final squeeze-ins!

May 13, 2025May 12, 2025by Alex

We crossed the Border! We are back in the USA! Our border crossing location was at Algodon, MX. It was incredibly low key and took all of 20 minutes- no cars in front of us! We are very grateful for a smooth return and happy to have completed the logistical hump. Now just a couple […]

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Camping during Semana Santa

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025by Alex

(This post was originally written April 20, 2025) When we are away from home for the holidays it tends to stir up a lot of homesickness and existential questions for me. I remember this as the hardest time on our trip in South America. No matter what we did, Christmas 2016 just didn’t feel right. […]

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La Paz and Loreto

May 4, 2025May 4, 2025by Alex

Cities are mainly for eating and the occasional museum for our family. Luckily there are few museums to choose from in Baja. So we eat! Fish tacos, the occasional bakery, a pizza place. These are the establishments our family can handle. No fine dining for us at this time in our lives!! We went out […]

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Playa Jimi

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025by Alex

As we drive north there are still some spots we had time to visit. We spent 4 peaceful nights at a campsite on the Pacific Coast- Playa Jimi. Probably our favorite Pacific coast campsite of Baja. We took a day to settle in. We setup all the sunshades, table, and toys. Cooked some queso birria […]

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Imminence, Again.

April 25, 2025by Alex

We are now heading north, coming back home, regresamos. And I am feeling sad about it. We have just over a month to do it, but there is a lot of distance to cover and 2 small girls to placate. I’ve tried to document the views, the new food, the experiences of the girls being […]

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Beauty and Heat Extremes

April 7, 2025April 7, 2025by Alex

As a Brooklyn girl, I know suffocating humidity, but I have gotten used to wonderfully pleasant mild Portland summer weather, so now Baja California is proving to be extreme. I love these cloudless skies and sunshine, but living outside every day (when we’re wild camping) in 85F weather is not easy. We’ve found that staying […]

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Ah Cabo.

March 23, 2025May 4, 2025by Alex

It’s a gorgeously “set” place. The first place we saw where a river valley had a stream feeding into the Pacific. Palm tree groves and GREEN GRASS lining entrances into resort complexes. There are so many beautiful places in the world. I’m not quite sure how to classify this one. I had the strange feeling […]

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Day to Day-What’s it Like?

March 20, 2025March 23, 2025by Alex

We figured out we have a mouse. Yesterday I woke up at 1am and lay in bed reading my book. Then I started to hear the slightest rustling. You should know I’ve become a very light sleeper because I’m anticipating the girls waking up at least once a night (needing to pee or be covered […]

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First Baja Shopping Trip

March 14, 2025March 23, 2025by Alex

For me, stepping into a grocery store reflects a lot about the culture of the area. For our first shopping trip, about a month ago, we stopped at a large Calimex store in San Felipe because we needed to get a lot of basics (rice, beans, pasta), and produce. Well, it was a very easy […]

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  • Camping during Semana Santa
  • La Paz and Loreto
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