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Just off of Hwy 1, 20-miles north of Santa Cruz, Año Nuevo State Park is a breeding ground for 10s of thousands of elephant seals. Every year between December and March, the elephant seals come to this park to breed and give birth to baby seals…awww how cute !! At this time of the year, the …
First trip with baby Sid to Big Sur, CA feels like it all happened in my dreams, for obvious reasons, I was nothing but tired and sleepy all along. Nevertheless, I wanted to get out of the house and get some fresh air and break the routine. My little guy was 10-weeks old and …
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It was the last stop of my long South East Asia journey that took me through Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. By then I had been on the road for almost 6-months, living out of a backpack. Hanoi is not where I entered Vietnam, but where I flew out of, back to home …
I landed in Quito with absolutely no planning and couple of weeks in hand. It was one of those trips that I booked on a whim and had no intention of hitting the highlights. I had booked one night at a hostel room in downtown. That was my third trip to South America, I felt …
A must do day trip from Bogota, lake Guatavita in Colombian Andes is only an approximately 2 hours away from Bogota. August 2012, I was traveling alone in Colombia my last solo trip. Laguna de Guatavita – As the story goes, there was a belief that there is a gold treasure under the lake, and …
It’s been a few weeks since my little one arrived, oh those sleepless nights and what feels like a constant feeding sessions, it’s time to reflect on the year filled with pregnancy and fun hiking trips. I was growing a human 24 hours/7 days a week, which is a lot of work 🙂 I …
After a 26-days of hiking at Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Basecamp, we spent a few days at Pokhara. White water rafting and Chitwan National Park from Pokhara were pretty relaxing and much needed break from the hike. Came back to Kathmandu and flew to Lukla for the next adventure. Everest Basecamp this time- via Gokyo …
What was originally a 3-day labor day weekend, came down to a day trip due to fire in the region. Here is what we ended up doing on a day-trip to Columbia River Gorge. Below is the order of waterfalls we covered on a day-trip. 1. Latourell Falls: ● Start point: Latourell Falls Trailhead ● …
Canyon Creek Lakes in Trinity Alps is a moderately trafficked beginner friendly backpacking trip. I was 6 months pregnant when I did the hike and it was really enjoyable even during the pregnancy. Canyon Creek Lakes Hike Stats: Distance: 16 miles round trip to lower canyon creek lake and back. Elevation: 3200ft (according to …
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Another gem of Santa Cruz mountains, the Henry Cowell State Park offers camping as well as day hike options. We did a 7.3 mile loop that took us through 4 river crossings, some waist deep. We started at Rincon Fire road parking lot and followed the trail for 1.2 miles. The first river crossing comes …