
Came to LA to visit my friend Kevin !!! Had to stop at the Aquarium of the Pacific! All the time on the coast had me down bad for an aquarium, so we saw all the fish, pet some sharks, pet some sting rays, pet sea stars, swooned over the garden eels, and stared longingly…

Death Valley National Park Started off strong with a hike through some scenic slot canyons! The hike was super fun, with no set path; it required a lot of pathfinding, and I ended up making the sketchiest jump of my whole trip, jumping down from one of the canyon walls! Had to psyche myself up…

Channel. Islands. National. Park. What a trip this was! Woke up nice and early and bombed it down from Santa Monica down to Ventura so I could board a ferry to the islands for a kayaking tour of the caves! Never been kayaking on the ocean, so this was an exciting first for me, and…

Pinnacles National Park Spent all day on one hike and boy was it a good one! Did a long hike around Pinnacles National Park! Went from cool rocky canyons to caves, to a respiratory, to the foothills, to a bit of rock scrambling! This trail had a little bit of everything and was so pretty!…

A big day filled with big things. Specifically trees. Specifically Sequoias. Specifically Sequoias in Sequoia National Park! These trees are wider than any bedroom I have ever had at their base. Big honking trees and so many of them, too! Did some shorter hikes after the long hike I had done the day before. Luckily,…

Another big NP day! This time, Kings Canyon! This park was tucked down past one of the most scenic drives I’ve had so far! That, mixed with a stunning hike, makes King Canyon definitely in my top 5 National Parks. Was also lucky enough to bump into a wide cast of critters, squirrels, chipmunks, Hawks,…

Mariposa Grove! Before leaving Yosemite, I decided to go to Mariposa Grove to get a sneak peek at some Sequoias before getting to Sequoia NP! Now, these aren’t the biggest, but man, are they massive! The Redwoods were tall, but the Sequioas are Thicc!Had to take a short shuttle and did a little hike around…

Yosemite National Park! Big ol’ Yosemite day! Spent the whole day hiking the valleys! It was a day of improv for sure. My original plan for hikes was turned on its head due to some road closures, as well as rangers letting me know that one of my hikes wasn’t going to be as pretty…

Muir Woods & San Francisco! What a long and fantastic day! Starting strong in the Muir Woods, squeezing in one last day in the Redwoods! And the dense fog was really setting a tremendous tone for the hike! It was so totally worth getting into San Francisco a little later! After hiking, we hit up…

Spent the whole day at Point Reyes National Seashore! The first thing we did was go to the Cypress tree tunnel, which was neat! Led up to an old radio building with some history. After that, we went to Drake Beach and found the coolest little caterpillar! Then we went down to Chimney Rock and…