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The Great Tide Pool | Monterey

The Great Tide Pool is located near Monterey, California. It is a very shallow area of rocky beach...

We spent about an hour visiting the most iconic bridge in the world. During that time, we visited a...

We’ve been to San Francisco several times but had never heard of Fort Point. On this trip to the...

Recently, we spent some time in the Bay Area. Though we did enjoy the city, we are more back-woods...

Muir Woods National Monument, located just north of San Francisco, is a little slice of peace in a...

Point Reyes is a National Seashore located north of San Francisco. It is a beautiful place to see...

Twenty years ago, we fell in love in San Francisco. That was where we first met and spent time...

The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps is a short, out of the way stop in San Francisco. It is worth...

We spent two days at Lake Tahoe. One thing that we found daunting was that everyone there seems to...

I spent my childhood in northern California in a tiny town east of the Bay Area. Each year my...

On a recent trip to Yosemite we hiked to Soda Springs. This hike is in the eastern end of Yosemite...

We did some awesome hikes in Yosemite National Park. One of our favorites, though, was Mirror Lake...

Cook’s Meadow Loop is a really nice nature walk that you can hike it in just a few minutes in...

Bridal Veil Falls is a short hike in Yosemite National Park not to be confused with Bridal Veil...

Lower Yosemite Falls is the perfect hike for everybody. This hike is perfect for a stroller or...

Not many people have visited Devils Postpile National Monument because it is so far off the beaten...

Rainbow Falls is a beautiful waterfall in Devils Postpile National Monument in California. There is...

When we visited Lake Tahoe, we stuck to the California State Parks. Our favorite was Emerald Bay...

Emerald Bay is our favorite place at Lake Tahoe. This is a gorgeous state park area on the...