How to See Breathtaking Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is well-known for its beautiful waterfalls, picturesque granite cliffs, and ancient sequoia trees. It has almost 1200 square miles of wilderness to explore in California...

Backpack the Pohono Trail in Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is FULL of amazing trails; it’s hard to choose which ones to hike, especially if you only have a handful of days in the park. While I haven’t spent as much time in...

Yosemite Luck

It was 5:15 p.m. on a brilliantly hot August day. There was a line of cars waiting to enter one of the U.S’s most visited National Parks. We added two more to the thousands already gaping at...

Hetch Hechy, Yosemite

Because Hetch Hechy is not as well-known, it’s much less crowded. When we arrived at Yosemite on a Friday afternoon the first week in June, we did a drive through Yosemite Valley and then checked...

Visiting the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

There are so many fun places to visit in California, but the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has to be one of our family favorites. Where else can you get rides, the beach, an arcade and a free summer...

Give the Gift of Travel (Five Mountain Bike Vacations)

f you're like me, you're already scheming and planning for 2024 travel. And, since the holiday season is upon us, let's skip more stuff and give the gift of travel instead. What's on our 2024 wish...