by Tara | Sep 14, 2025 | Out West 2025, Travel
We set our alarms for 5am and we were on the road by 6. It was about a half hour drive to Jackson Hole where we’d meet our tour guide. Her name was Rachel and we had a group of only 5 of us in a large Sprinter van. We started out the day seeing 3 moose in a...
by Tara | Aug 9, 2025 | California 2025, Travel
We woke up this morning and packed everything up for the drive back to San Francisco. It was supposed to be around three hours or so, but ended up being much longer due to traffic. It was amazing that we were able to get all of our bags of jackets, snacks, and extras...
by Tara | Aug 8, 2025 | California 2025, Travel
Our last day in the Shasta/Lassen area, and it was a big one! We started the day bright and early with the car packed with every possible clothing and food item we could need. Our first stop was McCloud Falls — a three tiered waterfall fed by melting snow. We saw the...
by Tara | Aug 7, 2025 | California 2025, Travel
Today was our Trinity Alps day. We were super excited about it because all of the photos online looked amazing — white capped granite mountains towering over beautiful lakes. Articles called it a “little slice of Yosemite.” But…. Researching the area and deciding on a...
by Tara | Aug 6, 2025 | California 2025, Travel
Today was a HUGE day! We set our alarms for 5:15am and were on the road by 5:45 to head to Lassen Volcanic National Park. The drive started off slow and very, very curvy. Then we drove past really cute lake towns. And lastly we drove for hours through rolling yellow...
