Mild Weather With 28 miles of continuous beach, two working lighthouses, six State Parks, and Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, all in a span of about 30 miles, I can’t help wondering why more people don’t Winter here. Sometimes people say it’s the rain, but almost every day, the sun pops out for a bit, and…
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Every February through April, up to 2,000 gray whale mothers and babies converge in the lagoon Ojo de Liebre near Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The gentle giants call the waters homes while giving birth, mating, and teaching their calves essential skills to prepare them for the long migration north. Our friends told us…
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Looking around at the 18 horses, one mule, and six goats, you would hardly know that most of these animals were struggling for life at one time or another. Whether Izzy, the blind horse, Fiona, who was saved from a trip to the slaughterhouse, or Cassidy, who is crippled and needs surgery to repair years…
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As we watched the choir of joyful children singing Feliz Navidad, you wouldn’t know they were orphans. I had to blink back tears as they performed because I was amazed at how happy they were with so little! I wished every child in America knew how good they have it and could experience what we…
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Hippies, the homeless, the curious, and all manner of counter-culture individuals traveled from around the United States and Canada to promote peace and love from July 1-7th at the Rainbow Gathering. I even drove to “The Gathering” from Ensenada, Mexico. Colorful schoolies, camper vans, crappy run-down old pickups, and even a Tesla or two crowded…
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The temazcal experience in Uruapan, Mexico
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It saddened me to think of the kids at the Mexican farmworkers camp growing up without school, having to work in the fields, going hungry, or the girls being traded off as child brides to older men
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I only meant to stay for a day or two in Ensenada, but six weeks later, I was saddened by the thought of leaving. On my first day in Ensenada, I visited Baja Ecovillage, and the founder, Mark, invited me to house-sit while he was gone for ten days. Then, I started making friends, and…
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You never forget your first love. It may be decades later, but you can still hear the sound of their laughter in the echoes of the night. You remember the addictive taste of their lips and the feel of their skin on yours. When you looked into their eyes, you were captivated as if under…
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