To continue to build connections amongst the cohort we headed to where the desert meets the sea on the Sonoran coast of the Gulf of California. Over a long weekend in the middle of May 2015 we paused to continue to lay the foundations for this collaboration. We hiked among giant cardón cacti, in the boojum studded hills, and along a Miocene beach terrace to better learn the approach each of us takes to our craft. We spent multiple hours over several days crystalizing the concept of 6&6: who we are, what we are doing, and why we are doing it. By the time we headed north we had developed our mission statement, set a clear direction of how to proceed, and delved deeper into the collaborative space we are embarking into.