We arrive in La Ventana before the thermal has turned on for the day. It is dead calm, not a soul in sight at Baja Joe’s, one of the favorite watering holes. While we wait for the wind to begin, we take a walk up the beach. There’s a campground just up the way filled …
Across the desert we drive, our eyes scanning a landscape of saguaros, agaves, and other spiny plants that can survive off practically no water. We are surprised to find that the way is not flat, but consists of rolling hills, descents into deep washes and back up again. Mountain ridges like dinosaur spines defined the …
After four months of building out a new van, Nyma and I set off on our maiden voyage to the exotic land of Baja Mexico. I’ve dubbed this gargantuan Ford E350 the Woolly Mammoth (thank you, Sarah, for the suggestion!). 3000 miles into our journey and this van has been nothing but faithful. Aside from …