Category: California
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Redwood National Park: 5 Tips for a Majestic Adventure
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There is something magical and otherworldly about being in a forest surrounded by trees that are the size of buildings. And not just a few, hundreds of them. While making our move from San Diego to Seattle, we made sure to include some time in Redwood National Park. What we…
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22 of Our Favorite Photos of 2022
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Another year has flown by, filled with the perfect mixture of quiet nights at home and adventures to new places. We opted for more day trips and local hikes this year because we live in the perfect place for that. While we have a backlog of detailed guides and posts…
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From the Lowest Valley to the Highest Peak: A Death Valley National Park Guide
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One of our favorite spots in the US is Death Valley National Park. The landscapes are extreme, and unlike anything you’ll see anywhere else in the country. It’s not just the scenery that is extreme. The park sits next to the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states but is…
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A Love Letter to Palm Springs (and All the Things You Should Do There)
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I love showing my love for a place with a classic love letter post (see Laos, San Diego, and New Orleans). But this is more than that. I’m running down all the things you should have on your list for your trip. Palm Springs is one of those magical places…
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Finishing What We Started
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After a year of enjoying the sunshine of San Diego, we are finally finishing our road trip up the Pacific Coast. Our initial road trip plan in 2020 was to make it to the Pacific Northwest and find a new place to call home. The pandemic shut down so many…
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Joshua Tree – How to Enjoy this Stunning Desert Escape
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Joshua Tree National Park was established in the desert of Southern California in 1994, but it has long been a place of wild, beautiful nature. It is an incredible desert getaway with unique plant life and some of the best rock climbing. I was shocked how close it was to…
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Love Letter to San Diego
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With COVID, a two week visit to America’s finest city turned into our new full time residence and it took a while to find out if I love San Diego. Such a strange year with lots of unknowns. Now that we are almost a full nine months in, I think…
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Our California Bucket List: Discover Golden State Magic
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Now that we have officially settled in sunny San Diego, we decided to sit down and dream up all the amazing things we could possibly do while living here. Coming up with our California bucket list was so fun. With the pandemic, our travels and adventures are limited right now,…
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Month 12 Stats & Recap
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Countries Visited 1 – USA We have been in the great state of California for the entire month. Most of it has been spent sheltering in place, but there was a time in the month of March when travel wasn’t discouraged and we got to see a few new places…
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Month 11 Stats & Recap
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States Visited 7 – Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California How We Got Around Lots more driving The street car in New Orleans A few Ubers in Austin Our feet – a lot more than the month before which felt amazing Best Meal Steph – Eating has…