Sometimes you just need a mountain fix! When this feeling hit, my daughter and I hopped into the car and headed to Yosemite National Park for the day. Honestly before we decided to fit in one more summer hike together, I had never, ever thought of Yosemite as a day destination for us. While it …
This summer we spent some time in Glacier National Park – one of the most beautiful places in the country! The landscape filled with glacier carved peaks, valleys of wildflowers, lakes and rivers is all set against the big blue sky of Montana. An incredible combination that spells beauty. While we were there, my husband …
Sometimes the summer sun is sizzling hot, and no matter what we try to do, it seems like we cannot escape the grip of the scorching heat. When the weather gets like this, I like to head to the hills for relief. When my kids were little and we first moved to Morgan Hill, we …
On January 1st, we started the year with a day hike in Joshua Tree National Park. It was a beautiful way to usher in the new year – so much so, I think that this might be a new tradition. Better still was that December 31st was spent at a spa! That was a relaxing way to …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FallGlamping #Glamping #CollectiveBias I recently spent four wonderful days in the Santa Cruz Mountains with my 6th graders! This was our annual sixth grade science camp excursion to Camp Campbell where I get the pleasure of hiking, exploring, singing …
This weekend my husband and I signed up for the Santa Clara County Parks for Life Challenge! We are so lucky in that our home sits in the middle of six county parks all within 15 minutes of our place! We take advantage of them all the time – from walking our dogs at Harvey …
We recently traveled to Sedona, Arizona – What an absolutely gorgeous city to visit. The primary reason we wanted to visit Sedona for a weekend getaway was for the landscape and the hiking. I love to hike and my husband loves to work on his photography skills. For a quick getaway weekend, it seemed as …
We are a large family, and the kids’ ages range from 12 to 24. With older kids living out of the home and out of the area, we really don’t get to spend a whole lot of time with everyone present. We cherish the time when we are all together. This mostly happens during the holidays or …
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and my husband has been asking me what I might want to do. I can tell you I don’t like heading to restaurants on Mother’s Day – they are way too busy. Crazy busy. I have a few stories of Mother’s Day restaurant brunch fails. I never feel …
