Still somewhat jet lagged from our 24+ hour trip out to the Bali Barat National Park, it was easy to handle the 5:45 AM wake up call. Our amazing guide from Destination Asia, Mr. G, was there ready to take us to our first excursion of our Bali trip. We were driven a short distance…
“Closed? What do you mean it’s closed?” That was my reaction when we walked up to the Folsom History Museum on Memorial Day. You see, I was looking for a new day trip adventure with my family. We’ve done Old Town Sacramento. A lot. We did the train museum, the history museum, the steam train…
“When are we going camping again?” “I want to sleep in a tent!” “I love camping, why don’t you take us?” Since our Pinnacles adventure almost three years ago, I haven’t broken out the camping gear and tried camping again. Sure I’ve put the tent up in a backyard. And I’ve broken out the sleeping…
Nestled right at the feet of the Grand Tetons is a glacier lake that provides the most magnificent reflections of the majestic mountains. We had visited once before, a few years ago on a trip out to Jackson, WY, but this time we hiked part of the Jenny Lake Trail loop, and were greeted with…
Bodega Bay is known for it’s beautiful cliffs and hills, leading to stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. Bodega Head in particular had a beautiful, relatively flat hike where one saw hills, beach, seals, and if you were lucky even a few whales. But hidden in the trail, sometimes just right off the trail, are…
On our last day in San Diego, we spent a lazy morning packing up our AirBnB and making a picnic lunch. We were headed north next, and thought on our way out of town, at the suggestion of a friend, we decided to check out Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. My friend promised beautiful views…
This week, I was racking my brains as to what I had that fit the “weathered” theme for this weeks WordPress Photo Challenge. Then we traveled to San Diego and hiked in Torrey Pines State Reserve. While I also took several pictures, my husband’s black and whites truly capture it at its best. This is…
We had driven all the way to Palm Desert to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday. We couldn’t leave without visiting the famous Joshua Tree National Park. The park is famous for its titular trees, tall knobby plants shooting out from the ground, where each branch ends in a spiny green puff. Legend has it that the…
After our visit to the John Muir National Historic Site, we intended to take the kids for a hike. But instead of the hills of the John Muir Site we opted for the relatively flat trails of the Martinez Waterfront Park. A large swath of land near the Martinez Waterfront has been turned into…
In April of 2005 my husband and I committed ourselves as husband and wife in front of our family and friends in not just one ceremony, but two. It was a beautiful weekend, perfect in every way (except the car accident, but that’s another story). For our 5th wedding anniversary, my son was…