For our weekend trip to Yosemite we traveled over the long Labor Day weekend. Here’s what our schedule looked like: Friday Land at Sacramento Airport at 8:00pm Drive 2 hours to Tuttletown Recreation Area to camp Saturday Drive 2 hours to Yosemite Valley Day hikes around the valley Sunday Hike Half Dome Monday Short MorningContinue reading “Yosemite Itinerary and Final Spending”
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Yosemite Valley
A few things we learned about Yosemite Valley during our weekend there included just how crowded it can get in the parking lots. We arrived to the Visitor Center parking lot around 9:00am and had no trouble finding a parking space, but there were quite a few cars there already. Although you can drive toContinue reading “Yosemite Valley”
Yosemite: Hiking Half Dome (AKA The Most Terrifying Hike of My Life)
Half Dome is one of the most famous hikes in Yosemite National Park, and after seeing it for ourselves this is hardly surprising. In fact, it’s such a sought after hike that a permit is required to summit it. These permits are available only through a lottery system and you can read about our experienceContinue reading “Yosemite: Hiking Half Dome (AKA The Most Terrifying Hike of My Life)”
The Most Intense Travel Booking Yet
Wow. You may picked up on this from our previous trips, but we really like national parks. One in particular that has been on our list is Yosemite! I really wanted to do the Half Dome hike there ever since I learned about it and we decided to go for it Labor Day weekend thisContinue reading “The Most Intense Travel Booking Yet”
Seattle: Pikes Place Market and Chihuly Garden and Glass
Although we hadn’t planned on it, we decided to spend our last day of our trip exploring Seattle! We decided to start our morning at Pike’s Place Market, famous for its fish throwing and variety of fresh bouquets, among other stalls. We arrived around 9:30am and things were still getting set up for the morning.Continue reading “Seattle: Pikes Place Market and Chihuly Garden and Glass”
Olympic National Park, Day Two: Hoh Rainforest and Ruby Beach
After sleeping a full 10 hours in Port Angeles we woke up quite refreshed the next morning and ready to get an early start on the day! Breakfast was included at our hotel so grabbed that and then hit the road, driving back out the same way we had gone the day before. We madeContinue reading “Olympic National Park, Day Two: Hoh Rainforest and Ruby Beach”
Olympic National Park, Day 1: Port Angeles, Marymere Falls and Sul Doc Falls
<a Since we had flown into Seattle late the night before, we slept in a bit our first morning in Seattle. We stayed at the Ramada Inn & Suites that was about .5 miles from the hotel which was perfect since we were too tired to drive very far. No complaints about the hotel, itContinue reading “Olympic National Park, Day 1: Port Angeles, Marymere Falls and Sul Doc Falls”
Seattle Expenses
We loved our time away this weekend in Seattle! It was definitely a bit out of our norm as we tend to go on a really big trip each year where we’re gone for 2 weeks- and not have any really short weekend trips along the way other than camping. This was the first timeContinue reading “Seattle Expenses”
RMNP- Flattop Mountain, Hallett Peak and Sunrise hikes (July 2014)
RMNP definitely is at a high altitude which can be tough coming from Nebraska. For this reason, we opted to have our first day spent hiking some simple lakes- which was a good plan. The next day we planned on tackling Flattop Mountain and possibly Hallett if we were still feeling up to it. KeepContinue reading “RMNP- Flattop Mountain, Hallett Peak and Sunrise hikes (July 2014)”
Zion- Birch Hollow Canyon (Sep. 2014)
Angel’s Landing and the Narrows were an amazing first day and our second day didn’t disappoint either. Zion is full of opportunities for canyoneering but there are a few complications. First, for most of the rappelling areas you need to get a permit. These permits can only be gained by winning a lottery and thereContinue reading “Zion- Birch Hollow Canyon (Sep. 2014)”
Fire Round the World 