David Gonzalez is a tech veteran with 30+ years of experience applying his physics, computer science, and business prowess to helping early-stage companies innovate and accelerate across numerous industries including handwriting and voice recognition, mortgages, renewable energy, storm water management and mental health.
Intermingled amongst these professional endeavors, David is also a family man. While devoted to his wife of 30+ years and his three uniquely insightful and grown children, he remains an avid athlete, favoring soccer, cycling, skiing, tennis, hiking and any opportunity to get the family into the wild.
David’s ideal evening? That’d be sitting around a campfire with his family, eating from rehydrated food pouches and regaling each other with tales of greatness from the day.
A rooftop tent can completely transform your experience camping in the rain. Previously, we covered the basics of preparing to camp in the rain. In this post, James Baroud ambassador David Gonzalez contrasts his experience camping in the rain with and without a rooftop tent. Before my rooftop tent Last spring, as my younger son …
You don’t have to drive hours to take a breath of fresh air! Staycations are a great way to enjoy the outdoors, while minimizing effort. In this post, James Baroud ambassador David Gonzalez shares his recent staycation experience. I have never camped in the winter. Camping is a summer activity after all, at least according …
James Baroud ambassador David Gonzalez shares the details of his camping setup for a trip to Central Oregon hunting for his next rally vehicle. The hunt for our next rally vehicle I am a car guy. So is my oldest son. For a year now we have shared a car-themed storage condo we call “Alpha”, …
As the United States continues to deal with the 2025 California Wildfires, we wanted to share this story from James Baroud ambassador David Gonzalez, who explored Bryce Canyon National Park in August of 2024. Join David as he shares the highlights of his camping adventure during wildfire season. Securing that quintessential camp spot has always …
In today’s fast-changing world, the landscape of rural America is rapidly transforming, with family-owned farms giving way to housing developments as land values soar. Amidst this shift, many are rediscovering the simplicity and beauty of nature through activities like farmland and backcountry camping, which offers a return to the outdoors and an escape from modern …
I grew up camping. Summers were filled with outdoor adventure with state park destinations throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond – Dad behind the wheel of the 70s Chrysler Town & Country with simulated wood siding; Mom with her carefully curated, checked, and double-checked lists of just the right whatnots needed for a memorable weekend …
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