When we started hiking and visiting National Parks, Mount Rainier felt like one of those bucket list experiences that we might not ever get to. The planning felt too overwhelming and it seemed like we would never have a long enough amount of time off to make it happen. I have learned over the past […]

I have been gluten free for over 10 years so having limited options at certain restaurants is very normal for me. We cook at home for every meal 6 days a week and get take out from one of our 2 favorite restaurants for dinner every Friday. But when we travel I make sure to […]

Choosing the location of our next hiking trip has always been one of the hardest things for me to do. I have an endless list of parks and towns that I want to get to, and trying to prioritize them is stressful! Do we want to check out somewhere new? Or do we want to […]

Planning a road trip was a very new experience for me as someone who really likes having a clear plan and itinerary for every second of the vacation. The nature of a road trip required me to be a little more flexible which was stressful but also exciting to see where our travels took us! […]

I will start by saying a month long road trip would not be long enough to explore all of the beautiful and breath taking parks, towns and sights we fit into this trip. I wish we had a few days to spend in each location, but we definitely made the most of the time we […]

Last year we finally decided to take our first hiking trip to the Pacific North West! We have done a lot of hiking in Utah, Arizona and Colorado but wanted to check some more things off of our travel bucket list. I have been dreaming of a PNW trip for YEARS, but living on the […]