Our Yearly Fall Tradition: Farmer John’s Pumpkins in Half Moon Bay
Heading to Farmer Johns in Half Moon Bay at the end of each September is quickly starting to be our yearly tradition. It started last year when we were shooting…
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Where To Find Sunflower Fields In Half Moon Bay: U-Pick Sunflowers In The Bay Area
Yes – there are Bay Area sunflower fields! If you missed the Yolo County sunflowers in June, mark your calendars for September & make a day trip down to the…
Palihotel Westwood Review: Peek Inside This Los Angeles Boutique Hotel
Robin and I just came back from a whirlwind trip to Los Angeles and I FINALLY got to stay at a Palihotel! After stumbling upon the Palithotel Seattle while researching…
Faery Falls: Must-Know Tips For Finding This Mount Shasta Waterfall
I stood under the rushing waters of Faery Falls, getting completely soaked & feeling so dang alive… After a whole day of driving and hiking, finding this magical waterfall hike…
Lassen Volcanic National Park: Things To Do In A Weekend + Massive Guide!
And there I stood looking into the crater of a dormant volcano. Later that day I cooled off in an alpine lake & roasted marshmallows under millions of twinkling stars.…
Vikingsholm Trail: Tips For Hiking To Lake Tahoe’s Castle on Emerald Bay
You can’t see it from the road above as you drive into Emerald Bay, but tucked on the shore & hidden among trees is the Vikingsholm Castle. This Scandinavia-style castle…
23 San Francisco Facts: Interesting, Wacky & Delightful Facts About SF
Obviously I’m biased since I live here, but San Francisco is just so unbelievably cool. It’s like an onion – layers and layers to this city. At first glance, you…
Weekend Diaries: Tennessee Valley Hike in the Marin Headlands
I woke up at 6am on Sunday morning to get ready for an early morning Tennessee Valley hike with a friend. (Slow morning fog drifting out the window, hot coffee,…
Where To View Colorful San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds
I kept thinking: this isn’t real. I’m on Mars. From the distance, they just look like normal ponds in the middle of a field, but upon walking closer, the water…
Mezger Family Zinnia Patch: A Pay-It-Forward Flower Field Near Woodland
The thermometer read 94 degrees as we rolled up to the Mezger Family Zinnia Patch outside Woodland, California. There were a few people in the flower field picking blooms and…
RANKED: Our Favorite South Lake Tahoe Breweries (From Best To Worst)
We don’t ski or snowboard, so while our friends were hitting the slopes, my husband and I hit the South Lake Tahoe beer trail! A couple of summers later, we…