The Santa Elena Canyon Trail in Big Bend National Park is one of those trails that sticks with you. It sticks for multiple reasons: the natural beauty, the vastness…
Occasionally on trails we’ve hiked, we’ve come across what we’ve affectionately dubbed (well, sort-of) “the trail asshole”. Now, I’m not just being oversensitive or judgy. There are some legitimate…
Sentinel Dome offers some of the most scenic views of the Yosemite Valley. It’s one of the overlooks that offers vantage points of both El Cap and Half Dome…
Now that we’ve taken our last trip of 2023, it only feels right that it’s time to do our 2023 roundup! We had the most shockingly beautiful year filled…
Dear Yosemite, I’m going to be brutally honest… I thought you were probably overrated. Yes, I’ve seen videos of climbing Half Dome and countless documentaries of rock climbers summiting…
I’d spontaneously and very briefly been to Sequoia National Park a little over a decade before Matt, the kids and I made our way back in September 2023. I…
