I love finding remote swimming holes. There’s nothing quite like hiking out to a pristine, beautiful pool and being able to take a dip (swimsuit optional) away from crowds with little concern that you’ll be discovered. A few summers back, my friend Megan and I started checking out the swimming spots from the book Day … Continue reading Berry Bramble Swimming Hole
Every fall, I enjoy a weekend of backpacking at Point Reyes National Seashore. My favorite camp, Wildcat, is just as hard to reserve as the coveted Coast Camp. In order to reserve at Wildcat, you have to make your reservation six months out, to the day, on the first day of your reservation - so … Continue reading Point Reyes Backpacking – Wildcat Camp
In the spring, one of the most convenient places to backpack nearby is Henry Coe State Park. The park is nestled in the hills east of Morgan Hill, behind Anderson Reservoir. The park is HUGE, with more than 87,000 acres of open space. In my last backpacking post at the park, I went to the … Continue reading Henry Coe Backpacking – Poverty Flat
As some of you know, I’ve been taking night classes for my MBA at Santa Clara university. This year I decided to take a “Global Perspectives” course in order to help graduate early in June 2020, and I decided to make the most of it and go early and travel for a week first! Since … Continue reading Cycling Catalonia
After driving up the Icefields Parkway, we settled into our hotel in Jasper, the Best Western Inn & Suites, which had a sizeable indoor pool and hot tub, along with a very good restaurant that was exceptional at catering to my gluten free needs. The Inn Restaurant at the hotel was able to provide a … Continue reading Jasper
The Icefields Parkway has long been hailed as one of the most epic road trips on this planet, and those of you who read this know that I love an epic road trip. I was eager to see pristine lakes, gorgeous falls and hopefully many wild animals along the way between Lake Louise and Jasper. … Continue reading Icefields Parkway
Riding to a tea house at Lake Louise and exploring Moraine Lake.
The ultimate four day trip to Banff *mostly* on the cheap.
For many years, I’ve heard about Burney Falls. It’s not too far from my annual family camping spot at Whiskeytown Lake, and I have a coworker who does her own yearly family camping trip at the falls. The college roommate of my best friend is from Burney. Somehow, I have never gotten the opportunity to … Continue reading Burney Falls
Experiencing Ride the Rim at Crater Lake! 33 miles, 3,585 feet in elevation gain, unlimited fun.