Rolling up at 10am, I panicked a little when I saw the guard setting up a barricade for the Lake Rose parking lot. Thankfully, he waved us past and we got one of the last parking spots before folks...
Blog posts from hiking
Tenant Creek hike in Adirondack Park
The day started out a little slow because we slept so poorly the night before. However, we had a long hike to three waterfalls ahead of us, so we gathered our energy and hit the road. We found the...
a short break for some waterfall hiking
Just a quick update from Utica, NY... we are heading up to the Adirondacks this weekend and may not have internet, so the Barcelona updates will resume on Sunday when we return to civilization. :)...
Lily Lake and North Cheyenne Cañon Park
On our way south to Colorado Springs to meet up with my dad and Lynn, we took a short stroll around Lily Lake on the southern end of Rocky Mountain National Park. We saw more birds and small mammals...
Cataract Creek waterfalls
One of the first things that Eric researched after we bought our plane tickets was potential waterfall hikes. It hasn't rained in San Francisco for several weeks, so we knew the waterflow was going...
hiking in Muir Woods
We didn't have time on this trip to make it out to Sequoia National Park to visit the largest redwoods, but we still got to see some enormous coastal redwoods on a hike through Muir Woods near...
two state parks a short drive from San Diego
Our ridiculously cheap rental car took us out to the desert for the first night of our San Diego trip. ($48 including taxes for five days, the guy even commented that this was why his salary is what...
putting the dog to work
Eric and I were looking through REI last night for a new backpack to replace one of our rolling carry-ons. While there, we picked up a dogpack for pup. She was so excited when I put in on her and...
Our Itinerary
2026 Trips
Parrish, FL (Jan)
Medellin, Columbia (Feb)
Asturias, Spain (May)
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
day trips from Bologna (Oct)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
Greensboro, NC (Nov)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)