After incredible days driving the Big Sur coast and hiking in Pinnacles National Park, we decided to spend the last day of our long weekend taking a road trip from Carmel-by-the-Sea back to San Francisco for our 9:30 p.m. flight home. I had no idea how expensive it would be to stay in Carmel and …
Brian and I had Presidents' Day off and United miles burning a hole in our pocket so we booked a getaway to a new area of California for both of us—Big Sur. Brian had met a customer in Monterey once, but I’d never spent time south of San Francisco and was looking forward to exploring …
When one of my good friends said she was going to be in Vancouver for a work conference, I requested time off from work and planned a day trip to go see her. Brian was traveling for work so I thought it would be a fun solo road trip! We love Vancouver and have enjoyed …
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We met my in-laws in San Francisco for Memorial Day weekend and decided to split our time between sightseeing downtown and driving along the California coast. We ended up spending two days along the coast, making our way north to Novato for the night via Muir Beach and Muir Overlook and then retracing some of …
For the past three years we’ve been talking about getting over to West Seattle to check out Alki Beach and the many foodie spots our friends and work colleagues have recommended to us since we moved to Seattle. That’s a crazy long time, but we just haven’t been able to make it a priority! To …
“All I wanna do is have some fun. I gotta a feelin’ I’m not the only one. All I wanna do, is have some fun. Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard.” – Sheryl Crow Recently Brian had to go to LA for a work conference, and I was fortunate enough to have …
When my mom mentioned that there was some sort of sandcastle building competition held in Washington each year, I had a couple of reactions. First, I had a hard time believing there was a beach somewhere in the state that offered enough viable sand for this activity. While I love the rugged Pacific Northwest coast, …
Continue reading Sandcastles and Sea Views in Long Beach, Washington
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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