Cooper Canyon Falls is a pretty nice hike by Southern California standards that flows year round and roars in April/May from snow run off. Burkhart Trail to get there is mostly shaded, lots of trees, and you follow a creek to a big waterfall at the end of the hike. It's also not super crowded. Definitely one of my...

: I revisited horseshoe bend in 2018 after having visited it 7years before. Below is my account from 7 years ago with updates as to what it's like now. While the details of the location are the same, the experience has changed A LOT. Horseshoe bend has fallen victim to the "insta-famous" social media trends that are causing so...

As of 2022, Havasupai is still closed to visitors due to COVID Planning Your Trip to Havasu Falls and The Havasupai Reservation Havasu Falls and the surrounding Havasupai reservation is undoubtedly one of the most breathtaking places on the planet. Marked by incredibly clear turquoise water and brilliant red rock faces, Havasupai is the land that time forgot. You can almost...

Mt. Baldy is the highest peak in Los Angeles county and is a popular and difficult hike that's just over an hour outside of the city. It’s official name of Mt. San Antonio, but it's called Mt. Baldy since the top is tree-less and "bald". It's often used for training for other more strenuous hikes. During our trek, we...

How Much Food Should I Take Backpacking? This will depend on your metabolism and how active you're being during your trip, but just for a rough general ball park estimate, around 1.5 lbs (or 3,000 calories) per day is a good starting point for most people. Factors To Consider When Packing Food Your weight Your metabolism Miles traveled per day ...

We use and dispose of so many products (and plastic), we don't even realize it. If you're like me, once you go out into the world on your own, you use all the same products that your parents did when you lived at home. The products we use get ingrained in us and using them becomes more of a...

There's no surprise or denying the beauty of Antelope Canyon. What did surprise me however, was how obviously it was that making money is the name of the game when it comes to Antelope Canyon. It's another amazingly beautiful location that has become "insta-famous" and thus, fallen victim to the craze of social media - this place is more...

Planning a 3 day trip to Yosemite can be overwhelming when there's so much to see and do. If you're only spending 3 days in the park you want an itinerary that's going to maximize your time and give you a little bit of everything Yosemite has to offer, espeically if this is your first visit! Having some spontinatity...

The Devil's Bridge is THE hike to do when you're in Sedona Arizona. Made very famous by Instagram, this is an extremely popular hiking trail with incredible views and an unbeatable photo opportunity with the iconic bridge. It's a pretty easy trail with beautiful red rock and desert scenery. While the bridge at the end is the main draw...

The General Sherman Tree is touted as the "biggest tree in the world"! It's not really the biggest or the widest tree, but because sequoias are so dense, it's the largest volume tree. Never the less, it's still a cool thing to see. One of the stables of The Giant Forest, and the park's main attraction so if you're...