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...
Malibu, Highway 1, California
We're in Malibu! Unfortunately the Santa Ana winds are here for a visit too. What a nutty couple of days! (more…)
Cayucos and El Cap, Highway 1, California
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...
Big Sur, Highway 1, California
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...
Santa Cruz, Highway 1, California
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...
Mavericks, Highway 1, California
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...
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway 1, California
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...
Anchor Bay and Bodega Bay, Highway 1, California
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...
Westport Beach, Highway 1, California
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...
The Long Drive- Desert to Beach, Utah to California
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!...
The Little Grand Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Utah
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...
Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument, Utah
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...
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona
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...
Grand Canyon, Arizona
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,...
Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah
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...
Molas Lake, Colorado
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...
Ouray, Colorado
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...
Dumont Lake, Colorado
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...
Steamboat Lake, Colorado
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...
A New Adventure Begins!
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...
Monarch Pass, CO to Wolf Creek Pass, CO (THE END!!!)
THE LAST 130 MILES OF THE TRAIL! (more…)
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness (Twin Lakes, CO to Monarch Pass, CO)
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…)
Tennessee Pass, CO to Twin Lakes, CO
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...
Rawlins, WY to Steamboat, CO
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!...
Great Divide Basin (Atlantic City, WY to Rawlins, WY)
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...