I cannot overstate how STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS this hike was back in mid-September as the fires were unrelenting in the West. Just. Look. At. That.
We drove out to the trailhead (through North Cascade National Park) on a leap of faith that we would be met with decent air quality and weather. Needless to say, it was a perfect day.
Continue readingThis feels like the appropriate moment to mention that the ONLY activity we had actually made reservations for during our trip up to Northern Washington was canceled because of morning fog. But we pivoted and got to experience Moran State Park on Orcas Island!
When life gives you quiet days, you go to a city park to check out a beautiful waterfall!
This wasn’t the vacation we had planned for months ago, BUT it’s the vacation we lived and we couldn’t complain.
Our trip to the North Cascades National Park was hindered only by the smoke and air quality. We arrived while the wildfires were raging in the west, so we kept most of our adventures light. First stop: the Trail of the Cedars.
Continue readingUnexpected finds are the best part of traveling, in my humble opinion. The Harmony Borax Works was one of our biggest unexpected finds of the trip!
You can watch a short video of our visit HERE!
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You know the phrase “Sand everywhere!”? I say it ALL the time when we’re going to the beach, at the beach, coming home from the beach….. and this time when I said it, there wasn’t an ocean to be found. But frankly, there was sand EVERYWHERE. You can watch the video here!!
Continue readingFor short trips into Death Valley, these are two incredibly easy sights to see! Both are magical (in their own ways) and both have landscapes you won’t find many other places. You can watch our short video here!
One of the first stops on our Death Valley adventure was the lowest spot in North America: Badwater Basin.
You can watch our short video here!
Continue readingWe went to Death Valley National Park!!! If you follow us on the Insta or the Facebook, then you already know, but those that don’t, I’ve been wanting to tell you for AGES and now I can!!
Definitely check out the preview video on the YouTube. It has some extra content that we couldn’t find a home for in the longer videos. Also, why YES, that IS snow that you’re seeing in the video. It. Was. Bananas.
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