The trip finale! I can't believe this amazing adventure has come to an end. After 3 months on the road, Southern California provided the perfect...
We're in Malibu! Unfortunately the Santa Ana winds are here for a visit too. What a nutty couple of days! (more…)
These two towns were the perfect segue from the Central Coast to Southern California. Cayucos sits at the south end of the Big Sur and...
It doesn't get more classic than this. I'm camped at Kirk Creek Campground in the Big Sur. The Big Sur is a rugged and remote...
Do you ever get a bit star-struck when you meet someone really famous and not really know how to act? Well, I felt that way...
If you grew up in a surfing household, you've probably heard about Mavericks your whole life. If you didn't, and it's familiar, it's probably that...
We're camped in the parking lot at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It's a very busy viewing spot for...
We drove south from Westport and spent part of the week at the tiny village of Anchor Bay and the rest at the bustling fishing...
A week ago we camped on a canyon rim and this week we’re camped on a beach. Wow! I am loving this roadtrip! I was...
Well, we've wrapped up the first two chapters of this fantastic journey, the mountains and the desert; now, on to the final chapter, the beach!...
We’ve had some really incredible campsites on this trip, but this one definitely takes the cake! I’m camped about 10 feet from the rim at...
Ahhhhhh, Southern Utah in the fall, I’m pretty sure every muscle in my body relaxed (even more, haha) and my smile grew a little bigger...
The middle of nowhere. That’s where we were camped. Down the end of a bumpy dirt road on Bureau of Land Management land in the...
I'm not normally one for busy touristy places, but I'm so glad I made an exception to spend a week at this incredible National Park,...
Cue Western Whistle, you know that theme music from every spaghetti western you've ever seen where there's tumbleweed blowing down the main street and there's...
It doesn’t get any better than camping by a lake in the San Juan mountains at the peak of leaf peeping season! It was such...
What a quaint little mountain town! Dubbed the Switzerland of America, this town is nestled in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado. I spent...
I got a great spot on Rabbit Ears Pass at Dumont Lake. The site was set back from the lake overlooking a large meadow of...
I couldn't have found a more perfect spot to unwind for a week than Steamboat Lake State Park. My campsite sat on a grassy hill...
I'm back! Or should I say, we're back! Atlas and I but also a new addition to the family, my 4-month old daughter, Millie. We're...
THE LAST 130 MILES OF THE TRAIL! (more…)
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness impresses. Rugged mountains, high passes, alpine lakes, vibrant wildflowers... and NO thunderstorms! Definitely one of the most scenic stretches of trail I've hiked. (more…)
Another CDT section down. A spectacular detour up Mt Elbert. Atlas celebrates his 2nd birthday on Colorado's highest peak. A BIG realization. A surprise rest...
A washed out bridge, an abandoned trail, an awful lightning storm. Are Atlas and I in the Hunger Games? Made it to the WY/CO state-line!...
100 miles in 5 days. Crossing an endorheic basin. Expansive prairie views. Wild horses and wild flowers. Atlas and I had an incredible time crossing the Great Divide...