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DIY Baja California Road Trip: 64 Tips to Create Your Own Baja Adventure

by Ed and Jenn | | Destinations, Mexico, Adventures, Weekend Getaways | 3 |

The Baja California road trip runs down Highway 1 from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas. A thousand miles of excitement and discovery awaits those brave enough to make the trip, but don't worry we included a Baja Mexico map to make it easy. Scenic beauty, cultural experiences, and outdoor adventures await! Read More

Loreto Overture

by Ed and Jenn | | Destinations, Mexico | 0 |

Baja for me (Ed) was always an enticing possibility. Baja was wild, amazing, secluded, and unique. Read More

The Road to Baja

by Ed and Jenn | | Destinations, Mexico | 0 |

Why am I on this road? And who lets cows on highways?“Look out, COW!” Jenn shouted just in time...

Dive of the Fledgelings- Our time with Dolphin Dive Center

by Ed and Jenn | | Destinations, Mexico, Adventures, Scuba | 1 |

Babies with rabies are ferocious! No, this wasn’t an incident report from our day at the beach,...

Rhapsody in Loreto Blue

by Ed and Jenn | | Destinations, Mexico, Water Sports | 0 |

How many shades of blue are there in the world?We were at a loss for words when we first saw...

Our Loreto Homeaway from Home

by Ed and Jenn | | Destinations, Mexico, Accommodations, Culinary | 0 |

Avoiding a Griswold Situation Have you ever planned a trip for three generations of family? How...

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Paddling in Huntsville changed how I see my city.

Paddling in Huntsville changed how I see my city. Now, whenever I have friends coming in from out of town, I try to get them to come out paddling on the Flint. The half-day tours are a perfect way to get out into nature and still make it back into town for a delicious meal.⁣
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I still miss Montana, with her kiss-off mountains and endless skies, but the accessible adventure in Huntsville is pretty nice. The river is only 10-minutes from our house, and we have hiking and biking trails right next door. In fact, this morning, I am watching the mists rise off Monte Sano in a sprawling blanked of fog.⁣
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What is your favorite natural place by your house?

What do you think of when you hear the words - des

What do you think of when you hear the words - deserted desert island? Buried treasure? Shipwrecks? Somebody who you do (or don't) want to see every day for the foreseeable future? How about endangered iguanas?⁣
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Ever since evolution became a thing, scientists have been fascinated with island ecology. These little lumps of land keep populations isolated and biological pressures minimized. Did you know one of the last mammoths to go extinct were pygmy mammoths that lived on the Channel Islands off the California Coast?⁣
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Spending a week on the Aqua Cat Liveaboard, we learned all about the unique ecology of the Bahamas, both above and below the water. We dove in underwater caves, visited endangered iguanas, and saw swarms of sharks feeding in the deep.⁣
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This particular island in the Bahamas is actually home to the only remaining Bahamian Rock Iguanas in the world! ⁣
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What are some of the creatures you've met on your travels?

Sometimes, when flying drones, my imagination runs

Sometimes, when flying drones, my imagination runs away from me. I could be a hummingbird floating over a field of flowers or a pod racer zipping through a canyon. At Ha Ha Tonka State Park in Missouri, I was a dragon flying over a ruined castle.⁣
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The Ha Ha Tonka Castle was built at the turn of the century and destroyed by fire in 1942. It wasn't dragon fire but sparks from one of the many chimneys. Ironically, those chimneys are still standing today, while the rest of the structure burnt down.⁣
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Have you visited anywhere that has really captured your imagination?

There are over 6,400 caves in Missouri. Most are c

There are over 6,400 caves in Missouri. Most are closed to the public, some are show caves, but Rock Bridge Memorial State Park has several caves that anyone can come in and explore.⁣
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A rock bridge is a type of karst formation, so you could imagine that it's a very short cave with two openings. This photo is looking out from inside of the rock bridge at Rock Bridge State Park. What you don't see is that there are cave passages to my left and right that you can crawl up and explore.⁣
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The largest cave at the park is called Devil's Icebox. You can feel the cool air blowing out, which felt pretty amazing during a hot, Missouri summer day. Devil's Icebox, downstream from the entrance, is closed. However, there's a short, fun cave upstream of the entrance called Conner's Cave.⁣
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We had a chance to splash around Conner's Cave too. Ed got to practice a little climbing, and we found crickets and frogs. Between the caving, mountain biking, and hiking, we had a great time at Rock Springs State Park.⁣
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Rock Bridge is definitely a must-visit if you are in the Columbia Missouri area. When you do visit, if you plan on entering into Conner's Cave, be sure to wear shoes you don't mind getting wet and muddy, bring a flashlight with good batteries, and a helmet is not a bad idea!⁣
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Have you ever been wild caving?⁣
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We came to Fulton, Missouri, for the Winston Churc

We came to Fulton, Missouri, for the Winston Churchill Museum. It was as wonderful as promised. Long story short, the cold war started and ended there with two monumental speeches by Winson Churchill and Mikhail Gorbachev, respectively. Our surprise was discovering the Stinson Creek Trail.⁣
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This tiny rail trail runs along Stinson Creek, which Fulton is built around. You cross over old railroad bridges and covered bridges. You pass by rock bluffs and mist-covered ponds. It's a beautiful little trail, and if the traffic is right, you could even form a loop and come back through the historic Brick District. The Stinson Creek Trail proves why you should never stop exploring because you never know what surprises you might find around the corner.💚💚

For years Ed has dreamed of going to Columbia, Mis

For years Ed has dreamed of going to Columbia, Missouri. It was part of his long-standing obsession with the Katy Trail. Once we got to town, we started to find other things to do. With its groovy stores, public art, and nice restaurants, the District was a funky surprise. We never expected mid-Missouri to be so hip. We also enjoyed caving and biking in Rock Bridge State Park. But what really shocked us was how much we got into the paddle trail at Finger Lakes State Park.⁣
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If you haven't heard of Finger Lakes State Park, we're talking about the one in Central Missouri from a reclaimed coal mine and not the glacial valleys in Upstate New York. This park is known for ORV trails, but it's so much more than that. Before you get all snobby about ORV trail and reclaimed coal mines, look at the picture. It's just as beautiful and serene as that in person.⁣
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Two paddling trails in the park join together for about a 4-mile circuit. When you're on the water, all you see are trees, birds, and wildlife. When you're on an ORV, all you think is, dang, this is fun. It's almost like having two parks in one, where your motor side and quiet side can each come out and play. Which, in a way, is kind of like Columbia, where your urban side and outdoor side can each find something to do and enjoy.⁣
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If you had to choose between ORV or kayaking, the motor side or the quiet side, which would you choose?

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