How do you plan your trips, or do you plan them at all? My approach is: find a beautiful photo and plan the day around the location of it. I used the same approach when planned a Hawaiian trip. The only problem is that the whole of Kauai looks like a paradise. So the following…
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Winter Weekend at Mt Shasta
Among dozens of places in California where one could spend a weekend, Mount Shasta became my favorite. Especially entertaining this place is during the winter season. Higher elevations tend to get some snow cover during the cold weather, and Mount Shasta becomes a ski resort. If you do ski, visit Mt. Shasta Ski Park. But…
Winter road trip in New Mexico
Two years ago, we drove into New Mexico for a week-long Christmas road trip. I had a long list of places I wanted to see, experience, and photograph. However, a few days before our flight, it became clear that it would not be the case. It was a year of several weeks long government shutdown…
Arizona Road Trip
Sedona Sedona became quite popular nowadays. However, the area has so many amazing places to explore; you can spend months and months there. My recommendations for hikes there (all are on the easy side, remember that hiking in Arizona should take time, season and weather in consideration) Fay Canyon Trail (and arch) – a very…
White Christmas at Plumas National Forest
I could recall all the snowy Christmas I had last ten years. Only 3. And the last one was in 2016. My inner child always awaits the miracle of white snowflakes slowly falling onto the ground and trees… And I’m catching them. Snow as a part of the Christmas tradition is vital (though not critically…