It has been 7 years this past march and may since i took my first two National Outdoor Leadership School courses. i went for a semester in New Zealand but it was booked months in advance. so i decided on the March 05' Baja sea kayaking off the Sea of Cortez on the east side of Baja. we kayaked a 188 kilometers up the coast from Loreto into the Bahia de Concepcion where the NOLS Baja branch is located.
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| Baja |
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following march, in May of 05' i went into the Himalayas on a hiking course that topped out an elevation of 15,000 ft while making a saddle crossing into the next valley. (seen below)
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| India on our way up to a 15,078 ft ridge spanning the two valleys we were hiking in |
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| India |
some of these pictures are just a few of what i can recall in great detail.
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On reflecting on the trips recently, its amazing in some ways how it got me here, now, at RDI in Bolinas and on the path of Permaculture. the people i met, and the consequences, happen stance, and larger then thought influence of said Universe set in motion a certain path of learning and exploration.
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| looking towards the village of Milam, in Milam valley- less then 17k from the Tibet/Chinese India Boarder. |
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| india- close to 15,000 feet and climbing |
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| India |
hope you enjoy these photos. i know i still do, and have barely forgot them. the Baja photos are actually film, taken with a small 120mm medium format camera i carried with me and a magnetic light meter. figured boats and ocean were not conducive to electronics... but i figured a Nikon d70 up in the Himalaya mountains of India better. funny thinking. but well worth it.
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| Baja- a farm we visited run by a man Named Chico. it had its own running spring. an oasis. |
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| Baja-Chico's orange tree |
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| Baja-The Launch |
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| Baja- entering a fog bank |
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