Some of the sites in the list are closed due to CZU Lightning Fire Complex and SCU Fire Complex. Please check web sites on the latest info. If I ask you, what place would you think when I ask you where to find wildflowers in California, I doubt, I will hear “Bay Area.” But indeed…
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US Canada Rocky Mountains National Parks Trip
oIf to think, there are only a few road trips that I would repeat without any changes a few more times. And this Canada-US Rocky Mountains road trip is one of them. What I will describe further is our July trip. Except for Glacier, we spent the only day in each region. However, it could…
Hiking Peters Creek Loop at Portola Redwoods State Park
Portola Redwoods State Park is frequently forgotten. Its more famous brother, Big Basin State Park, sees way more hikers. Nestled deep in the redwood-covered Santa Cruz mountains, the park has so many to offer. Peters Creek Loop trail features, probably, the most scenic area, that could compete with northern coastal groves. The trail is kick…
Lassen National Park
If one day someone asks me what my two favorite California National Parks are, I would say Lassen and Redwoods. No, not Yosemite – that is amazing but always busy, sometimes way too busy to be enjoyable. Not Death Valley, which is though very likable but still is a desert that is deadly half of…
Bavaria Roadtrip
It was the most unforgettable trip I ever had. The mix of impressive Alps and fairy tale villages and castles, what could be better? The only regret that I had only four days, otherwise I would explore more. We started in Munich Airport, picked the rental car and en route. Here my plans crashed the…
Early Fall in Grand Teton
I had a chance to spend several days in Grand Teton, my favorite national park, at the end of August, beginning of September. As always, I wished aspen would already start to turn yellow but no – they were summer green. But fall felt everywhere – brown grasses and bright yellow bushes were first signs…
Seeing the best of Munich in 1 day
In October 2018 we spent several days in Bavaria. And one of the day we explored Munich. We spent the whole day on our legs but saw and learned so many that I would remember this trip for a long time. The following guide will describe our itinerary with all our steps and rest stops,…
Fall Farms Coastal Trip
Some of the sites in the list are closed due to CZU Lightning Fire Complex. Please check web sites on the latest info. This part of the year – the middle of September – the beginning of October, always triggers the romantic part of me. I want to wear knit sweaters and hats, boots, and…
Yosemite Hike
Do you have one track that you never able to complete? Always something happens. Weather, timing, closures… For me its four mile trail that starts from Yosemite Valley and slowly climbs up to Glacier Point. On our first visit, it was so hot so after a mile of the hike, my not trained body gave…