Backpacking Guide for Cottonwood Canyon & Marble Canyon Loop

The Cottonwood Canyon & Marble Canyon loop is one of the few backpacking trails in Death Valley that is actually a "trail". The majority...

Making The Most Out of a 3-Day Trip to Yosemite

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...

The General Sherman Tree Trail

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...

Best & Worst Yosemite Day Hikes

Yosemite is full of hiking trails that go on for miles and miles, which almost makes it like a choose your own adventure hiking...

The Big Trees Trail

The park services didn't exactly think outside the box much when naming this trail. It's not much of a hike, but it is a...

Hiking The Mist Trail in Yosemite

The Mist Trail is one of the most popular and beautiful trails in Yosemite. Marked by amazing landscapes and waterfalls views, it's pretty obvious...

Kayaking with Sea Otters and Seals at Elkhorn Slough in Moss...

Get up close and personal with sea otters and seals by kayaking right along side them in the Elkhorn Slough Conservation Area at Moss...

Hiking Ubehebe Crater

Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley is a much more impressive crater than I initially thought it would be. It's about 1/2mi wide and 600ft...

Camping & Hiking with Foxes on Santa Cruz Island

Floating just off the coast of Southern California, Channel Islands National Park is a beautiful preserved wilderness that’s home to some wildlife found nowhere...

Hiking Taft Point to Sentinel Dome Loop

Taft Point and Sentinel Dome are two prominent landmarks along the south rim which boarders Glacier Point Road. You can visit each point or...

Kings Creek Falls Trail

The most popular short hike in Lassen National Park, and for good reason! This is a relatively easy and beautiful hike with huge views!...

Backpacking The Lost Coast Trail

The Lost Coast is an untouched pristine section of coastline where the forest marches to the sea and backpacking the Lost Coast Trail is...

Guide to Hiking Half Dome

Hiking Half Dome is a "bucket list" item for many people and is not something to commit to lightly or to go into unprepared....

Death Valley 1-Day Road Trip

Planning a road trip to see all of Death Valley in one day is impossible. It's one of the biggest parks in the country...

Top 5 Death Valley Must Sees Attractions

There are SO many amazing places to visit in Death Valley it's really hard just pick 5, so we didn't, we picked 6! Death...