Mt. Shasta and NorCal Hippies
We ended up in Mt Shasta early. After climbing around Bishop, we made our way through to Yosemite National Park which we were super excited about. However, once in the park we realized that all our plans had to be thrown out the window because the Yosemite Valley was full of smoke from nearby forest […]
Bishop Bouldering and L.A.’s Reservoir
The eastern Sierras offer an abundance of outdoor activities and climbing was our main goal for this leg of the trip. Bishop bouldering and climbing is some of the best in the world, and the town was a great home base for exploring the area. We Couchsurfed with a very nice guy named Doug who showed us […]
Hiking Mt. Whitney, TO THE TOP!!!
Hiking Mt. Whitney, TO THE TOP!!! We had been trying to get a permit for hiking Mt. Whitney for years. This year we finally won the lottery and got the chance to hike to the highest point in the lower 48 states. We picked up the permit the day before at the Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor […]
Transitioning to Dirtbag Life
It felt weird to be back in Arizona. Not our home for six years but the comfort remained as we checked out all our old favorite spots. We hiked to our favorite swimming hole, which was still as beautiful as ever, water a perfect way to cool off in the middle of a seven-mile, 90-degree […]
A New Adventure, Day 1: San Diego to Creel
We woke up at the crack of dawn without getting much sleep because we were so excited to finally put our backpacks back on and do some adventuring! I feel like I’m finally doing what I am meant to do again! It’s been a long year and half of helping other people travel (my job […]
Hiking San Jacinto and Idyllwild, California
From our campsite we looked down over the dusty towns of the Inland Empire, imagining their residents choking in the thick layer of smog that was ever present. But the air on the mountain was clean and as the sun set over the desert below, the stars shown brightly down on the lights of the towns, […]
Anza Borrego Getaway
Anza Borrego Getaway We needed to get out of town and breathe some open air for a couple nights, so we settled on a hastily-researched camping Anza Borrego getaway. Anza Borrego is a State Park in Southern California. Some of California’s State Parks are as incredible as some National Parks we’ve been too. Boy, did it […]
Burning Man 2014 (Zach’s Take)
Burning Man, lets write about it. Super easy…not. It’s an experience, a stream of thought, a party that doesn’t end, a desert that is inhumanable. Burning Man 2014 (Zach’s Take) Thats not what BM is to me. BM is a group of friends that come once a year every year. BM is everything you wanted, […]
Burning Man 2014 – Underrated or Overrated in Black Rock City
Burning Man 2014 – Underrated or Overrated in Black Rock City Burning Man, It’s an experience, a stream of thought, a party that doesn’t end, a desert that is uninhabitable. It’s underrated and overrated at the same time. That’s what Burning Man is to me. Burning Man is a group of friends that come once […]
Going Home to Black Rock City
Going Home to Black Rock City – Burning Man 2014 Going Home to Black Rock City is so impossible to write about. Life on the playa is so radically different, full of childhood wonder and fantastical ideas that become reality. It reminds us that life is art, that giving is good, and that surprises are […]