Tag: Activity
Papua New Guinea: The Country I Didn’t Plan For
Papua New Guinea was country #54! With zero expectations, it turned out to be a highlight of my time in the region. Read more →
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Camping and Off-Roading Adventures on the Oregon Coast
Trading Bay Area heat waves for the cool Oregon coast — a few laid-back camping days with friends at Eel Creek Campground on the edge of the stunning Oregon Dunes. Read more →
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A San Francisco Adventure: Exploring the City by GoCar
We rented a yellow GoCar and had an amazing three hours zipping around San Francisco. Read more →
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Hiking the Five Nifty Nineties of Henry Coe State Park
No other park in the Bay Area has as many Nifty Ninety peaks as Henry Coe State Park, the largest state park in Northern California. Read more →
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Nighttime Magic: The Aurora Borealis at Coyote Lake
We headed out for a simple overnight camping trip near Henry Coe — and ended up witnessing the aurora borealis right here in the Bay Area during a rare solar storm. Read more →
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Indy Eclipse: A Journey to Witness the Cosmic Spectacle
Watching the solar eclipse from Indianapolis Motor Speedway was nothing short of surreal — darkness swallowing the sun, the corona glowing, and a city electric with wonder. Read more →
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A Peripatetic Adventure in Petaluma
Trading muddy trails for wine country — a birthday weekend in Petaluma, NorCal’s underrated gem, with hiking, urban exploration and a charming downtown that surprised us. Read more →
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SoCal Roadtrip Adventure Continued: Exploring Vasquez Rocks
We woke up to a beautiful, sunny SoCal day, a stark contrast to the last time we spent the night in Axle. I slept much better, but we still need to come up with a better mattress solution, specifically one that actually fits in the back. Before heading off, we took advantage of our isolated… Read more →
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A SoCal Road Trip Adventure
Blue skies, a SoCal road trip and a weekend split between the California Overland Adventure Show in Pomona and the iconic landscapes of Vasquez Rocks. Read more →
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Rainy Adventures: Sleeping in the Back of Our Defender 110
Rainy Bay Area weather pushed us to try sleeping in the back of our Defender 110 — a practical experiment in car camping that could change how we travel for good. Read more →
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