Fishing, waterfalls, and wide-open spaces we didn’t want to leave. We packed up the truck and set out for a quick two-day trip through Southern Idaho—just enough time to unplug, slow down, and find some peace in places that weren’t crowded, hyped, or overrun. And honestly? Those two days were exactly what we needed. Day…
Category: 3 – Moderate Hikes
These trails may not be suitable for children or beginners.
Zion in a Weekend: E-Bikes, Narrows & Unreal Views
There’s something about celebrating birthdays outdoors that just hits different—no candles, no fuss, just fresh air, wide-open skies, and the kind of memories that stick around a lot longer than a slice of cake. This year, we took our celebration to Utah with a stacked lineup of family, e-bikes, trails, and views that felt straight…
Three Sister Falls in San Diego
Three Sisters Falls is an out and back 4.1 mile trail in the Cleveland National Forest close to Julian, California. We came in from Temecula, taking highway 79. Once you are about a mile away from Julian you will turn on a country road that will take you through some amazing ranches. A couple more…
10 Places to See on Highway 395 in 2 Days
Friday Night 1. Hogback Creek Our summer road trip focused on the 395 highway along the Eastern Sierra’s mountain range in the Inyo & Mono County. We found camp late Friday night at a primitive camp spot along Hogback Creek. Nothing around us but the bright stars and the dark sky in the sierra’s. …
Fishing with Coyotes and Hiking Cougar Crest Trail ~ Big Bear
We spent Memorial Weekend up at Big Bear lake. We fished early in the morning one day and late at night the other day while listening to the coyotes howling through the night. We also hiked 1/2 of Cougar Crest Trail. To read more about it, click the link 🙂
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Bats, Dinosaurs, Wind and Morteros – Anza Borrego Desert State Park – April 2017
Exploring the mud caves at Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Click to read more…
Bringing New Eyes to Painted Canyon
It feels great to get back out hiking again. This last year has been full of surprises for me. I got a divorce, but in turn met the man of my dreams. We bought a house together in a whole new city and combined our families. We finally got settled into our new home after…
My First Trip to Idaho
I got a chance to visit Idaho just outside of Boise this month and was amazed by the beauty of our country. We hiked, fished, hunted and explored for 4 days and still weren’t able to do or see everything we wanted too. The time we spent in the backcountry took my breath away. Just this…
Box Springs Mountain via Two Tree’s Trail ~ August 13, 2016
Hiking Box Springs Mountain in the middle of August will not be a cool hike even early in the morning.. Click to Read More…
Potato Chip Rock – Mt. Woodson Trail ~ April 30, 2016
It was a cloudy wet Saturday morning on April 30, 2016, it had just rained a few hours before I woke up so everything was damp but the rain had stopped and the forecast showed no more, but who can really trust the forecast in So Cal? We were supposed to get an El Nino, but that never…