Around the US, National Parks

Working Vacation in San Diego, CA

Despite living in Arizona for the better part of four years, I never actually made it to California, so I was incredibly excited to tag along to my partner's conference to visit San Diego. This was a working vacation for us since he was attending the conference and I was doing remote work, but we still… Continue reading Working Vacation in San Diego, CA

Around the US

One Day around Wytheville, VA

I'm the kind of person who likes to live vicariously through other people's adventures while also planning my own. (If you read this blog regularly, you probably know what I mean!) Not long ago, my aunt Kristi posted this video on her YouTube channel about a hike she did just outside of Wytheville, Virginia. On… Continue reading One Day around Wytheville, VA

Around the US, West Virginia

A Winter Weekend Getaway: Buckhannon and Audra State Park

When I think of the places I like to go in winter, I think of serenity in nature - the stillness that comes to the world with animals hibernating and seeds waiting in the ground until warmer weather urges them to sprout. There's a peaceful beauty that I love about these cold months when snow… Continue reading A Winter Weekend Getaway: Buckhannon and Audra State Park