I made it back from the short but amazing trip. Consisting basically of walking, taking photos, and meeting people. For the first 24hrs after landing, I walked about 25 miles straight (except for sleeping a few hours), until I reached hotel I ended up staying at in Tijuana. Over the next week or so I plan on putting everything together into a little project.

Here’s a photo from Playa de Tijuana, where the US Border meets the Mexican border along the coast. I think this was my favorite place I visited.

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*Busiest border crossing in the world supposedly, something like 20,000
pedestrians cross here every day.

About a week ago I realized I had a free one-way ticket (an old leftover credit) with Southwest, which was going to expire on October 25th. I couldn’t let it go to waste, so I began thinking where I could go on such a short time frame? These are the credentials I came up with to determine the candidate destinations…

•Southwest had to fly there.
•I needed a cheap way back… ride-share, Amtrak, etc.
•Cheap lodging… or if I go someplace warm where I can sleep outside.

Result… I decided to fly to San Diego. Reasons…

•Southwest flies there.
•I could Amtrak it back to Portland, a 36 hr train ride along the coast I’ve always wanted to experience.
•I could sleep on the coast.
•And, I could walk the 15 miles from San Diego to Tijuana. I’ve been wanting to see the border for a while as well as step into Mexico.

I leave tomorrow at noon! And, will be back on Sunday.

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When I get back, I’ll create 5 (number of days the trip is) 11×14in. prints… and a little booklet. I’ll sell each print with the small book for $50, shipped to your doorstep.

Here’s my budget for the trip… plane ticket there is $5 (it was free but you still have to pay the September 11th security fee), train ride back is $107, and I’ll try and spend no more than $88… which comes to a round $200. Nice and cheap trip. Selling 5 prints with a book at $50 each would raise $250… after I minus the cost of printing and shipping… it will pay for exactly the $200 cost of the adventure.

I’ll post some the photos and a preview of the mini-book sometime after I return and get everything created.

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I think they are Halloween and the elections, judging by the blending of the two through the medium of the pumpkin.

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I went into the woods 365 days ago, and now I’m back! I was only in fact in the wilderness for a short time, but it has been a busy year with a lot that has happened. I look forward to beginning to post regularly on here again. I have a lot of work to catch up on, that I’d like to share on here as I work through it.

For the time being, check this out… (I’ll post more info on it soon)

printsale.brandonsorg.com


oh yea… I think it has also been roughly 365 days since I shaved too..

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I’ll be away from computer and pretty much everything else, except for a lot of trees and mountains and wildlife and rivers and lakes (and even a few hot springs). More when I return.

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My bags are packed, the car is loaded, and I’m headed to Oregon for the next two months. You will probably see more updates on here while I’m travelling than I’ve been making lately. Bon voyage.

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I pulled to coins, these two, out of my pocket the other day. They span my life : )

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Thought this was pretty amazing…

The Great Pyramid can potentially be any human being’s grave or memorial site. As monumental as it is affordable, it serves those of all nationalities and religions. Individuals who are either unwilling or unable to have their physical remains buried there can also opt to have a memorial stone placed instead. Stones can be custom designed with any number of colors, images, or relief decorations. The Great Pyramid will continue to grow with every stone placed, eventually forming the largest structure in the history of man.

The Egyptian pyramids were build for eternity but only for one single person. This pyramid is open to every individual. Rather than hastily burying one another or allowing our ashes to be scattered, as a small stone in the pyramid we can remain part of our species’ constantly shifting and ever-expanding tableau.

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I just got back from visiting Portland. My friend just made the move out there along with his 6 month old rottweiler, and I tagged along for the drive.












A very, very spoiled cat. This is its constant choices for food.


Dakota’s neighbor.


Portland squirrel.


A dog of a much smaller variety, trying to fall asleep on my face.

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