{"id":14826,"date":"2025-08-21T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=14826"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:55:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:55:02","slug":"notes-from-the-road-may-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/blog\/?page_id=14826","title":{"rendered":"Notes From the Road — May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NY: Map and Compass Time\u2026<\/h5>\n


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Checking and Verifying Navigation Challenges\u2026<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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25 May 2025:<\/strong> Doing some map and compass work as I test the Weekly Challenge exercises for the Nomad Rally teams with the event launching in the next couple of weeks! Need to be sure that the “exercises” have the correct results when the teams do them. In fact every aspect of the Nomad Rally content is tested and verified to ensure that participants have a seamless experience and can safely enjoy the challenges of the adventure\u2026<\/p>\n

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NY: Getting Some Grilling On\u2026<\/h5>\n


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12 May 2025:<\/strong> It may not be officially “summer” yet, but it’s definitely a good time for grilling up some peppers while sitting out at the firepit in the evening. Making up a whole batch tonite\u2026<\/p>\n

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\nJoining with the folks from the Long Island Orienteering<\/a> club to take part in three events this spring that will help hone map and compass skills while enjoying the outdoors \u2026

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\nUSnomads.org is very proud to be presenting the fourth edition of the Nomad Overland Virtual Adventure Rally<\/a> in 2025. This is a unique kind of rally experience — a ten week event that participants can do from anywhere within the continental U.S.A. Competitors design their own routes as part of the rally, then drive it in a points-based online competition that includes optional activity tasks, quests and weekly challenges. The 2025 rally will run from 2 June – 10 August and is open to any driver within the United States who has an off-road capable vehicle — stock or modified. Registration for 2025 is currently open. For more information see the Rally website<\/a> \u2026

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\nTaking part in a month-long workshop that combines photography with mindfulness to enhance our capacities for observation and re-energize creativity. The workshop is about slowing down, connecting with the present moment and developing visual perception, with the goal of helping participants to explore reality from a deeper, more conscious gaze\u2026

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\nAn overland journey around Vermont with some interesting exploration of the varied ecosystems around the state as well as a deeper dive into history and culture\u2026

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