Whatever you do, breath through your nose! It’s summer and that means mosquitoes and various other unidentified flying bugs that could land in your mouth if you aren’t careful while huffing and puffing up the hill! The hubs and I are doing the Sonoma County Parks Trails Challenge again this year. Love they do this […]
Life in Wine Country
A once in a lifetime event is happening today! Summer Solstice melding with the Strawberry Moon…a full moon on the longest day of the year is only to happen once every 70 years and we get to experience it! Not only do I love the summer solstice and full moons but it is also my […]
Holy Newts! Gilliam Creek – Austin Creek SRA
The morning started out waking early and driving through the fog along the Russian River to the giant redwoods…through the misty redwood forest climbing up a windy 1 lane road…you are now above the fog and tree tops with some sunshine. This is any typical morning going to Armstrong Woods but this time we were […]
13 Beautiful Miles – Point Reyes National Seashore
Took a walk up a mountain, through a forest and down through a jungle of overgrown grasses only to reach the most beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean and ended up walking along a peaceful creek back to our starting spot. Sounds amazing right? The hubs and I explored a very diverse 13 miles of Point Reyes National […]
Wildflowers at Jenner Headlands
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk through land untouched by tourists and experience what settlers would have seen a hundred years ago? The hubs and I attended a guided wildflower hike last weekend with a couple rangers from the Wildlands Conservancy. It was INCREDIBLE! We started the hike out at […]
A walk through history – Jack London State Historic Park
Take a walk back in history to a simpler time when you had acres to tend, grew your own food and were inspired by the land surrounding you. Jack London State Historic Park is just such a place. The hubs and I have hiked all around this park and love that it is not only a […]
Blustery and beautiful hike up Mount Diablo
Wind blowing in all directions up the mountain…the long grasses dancing on the hills with the waves of wind bursting through…tree branches littering the ground…the brave still ready to hike! The hubs and I woke up early on Saturday morning eager to get on the road for our 2 hour drive to the start of […]
Gunsight Rock from Los Alamos – Hood Mountain
Hiking this weekend killed my lower back, made my calves burn and the hubs and I felt pure exhaustion in the home stretch going uphill toward the parking lot. It was all worth it! Being part of the 52 Hike Challenge community you read about other people’s truly amazing accomplishments and everyone is so very […]
Rolling Green Hills – Briones Regional Park East Bay
Muddy trails = sliding down the trails hoping to stay upright and not land in any cowpies left behind by the adorable grazing cattle! The hubs and I successfully navigated this lovely park without landing in any cowpies (whew!) but were harassed by the adorable cows! The North Bay has been experiencing a few days […]
History and Views on Angel Island
Want an adventure full of history and gorgeous SF bay views? Head on over to Angel Island! It has been on our list of places to hike for quite some time but the limited ferry schedule and healthy fear of crowds has prevented us until last weekend. On the day we went, SF was having […]