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8 Simple Tips for your First Solo Camping Trip!

Looking for tips for your first solo camping trip? Here you go! Recently, here in California, we’ve had unseasonably warm weather. It’s been in the 60/70 degrees F range, when it’s supposed to be in the 20s/30s and snowing. So,...

February 9, 2018

Adventures California Camping Hiking Road Tripping

Goodbye, freezing in tents: an affordable taste of the #vanlife is here

I have a confession: as much as I love camping, I am a total wimp when it comes to being cold. Even on summer camping trips, you’ll find me sleeping in a base layer, flannel pants, a long sleeve, and...

December 11, 2017

California Hiking Tahoe Basin

Where to see the solar eclipse on the north shore

Lake Tahoe – or the big blue pill, as they call it – is the gem of the west and an amazing sight to behold from a bird’s eye view. However, if you don’t have time for miles of hiking,...

August 15, 2017
4 min read

California Camping Hiking

The best Lake Tahoe campsite: secret and beautiful Loch Leven

Looking for the best Lake Tahoe campsite? How about one that’s crazy photogenic AND low on crowds? During a Tahoe summer, nothing is better than a campsite by a lake, with sunset campfires and plenty of rocks for epic swan-diving....

July 25, 2017
4 min read

California Nature Road Tripping

Roadtrip to a Secret CA hot spring

Lake Tahoe and the surrounding northern California and Nevada regions are stunning and offer, to me, a quality of life that’s unbeatable and highly fulfilling. And one of the aspects I love most about this natural and stunning region is...

May 12, 2017
3 min read

California Nevada Snowboarding Tahoe Basin

A local’s guide to Tahoe’s ski resorts

I get asked a lot of questions on Instagram, which I love. I’m always happy to offer advice on adventures in Tahoe. But one thing I get asked SO MUCH that I figure’d I’d do a quick round-up on it...

March 21, 2017
3 min

Beaches California Lifestyle Nature Nevada Tahoe Basin

Update, Photos and My Dog.

Hi guys! Unfortunately, I’ve been pretty sick for the last week or so, which means not much in the way of fun adventures to talk about. So, in lieu of something current to post about (no hiking for three weeks...

November 16, 2016
2 min read

Adventure Blog California Food & Drink Tahoe Basin

Five Must-Try Cocktails in Lake Tahoe

Hooray, you’re planning a trip to Lake Tahoe – bottoms up! And whether that’s a ski getaway or a summer fun adventure, chances are you’re going to want to take advantage of some of the best cocktails in Tahoe! Since...

October 25, 2016

California Hiking Nature Travel

Yosemite National Park in 48 hours and 29 miles

This post is one of many that came out of a cross-country USA road trip, where I moved from Texas to Lake Tahoe, in Northern California. Enjoy! Yosemite National Park – an icon of American beauty and a shining example...