I looked out at the mountains from our vantage point at the Minaret Vista parking lot and furrowed my brow. The mountains, which should have been clear and crisp from our distance appeared vaguely through a smoky haze. The Lions Wildfire that was sparked by a rogue lightning strike on June 1 was only partially contained and the smell of smoke was overwhelming.
Read MoreEarlier this month the RV company, AdventureKT, gave Alex and I the opportunity to take one of their RV's for a spin through Southern California. We have never traveled in an RV before and AdventureKT's fleet is beautiful, so we immediately said "yes!" We flew down to LA, picked up our home for the weekend, and headed for the desert.
Read MoreAt midnight on Friday, June 9th I awoke from a fitful bout of rest to the distinct sound of my alarm ringing. Instinctively, I reached to snooze it, but when my blurry gaze fell upon the dial that read 12:00am my reality hit me. Snoozing my alarm didn't mean that I wouldn't have time to shower before work it meant that I would delay my attempt to summit the highest peak in the contiguous US: Mount Whitney. Suddenly sleep was the furthest thing from my mind.
Read MoreLake Tahoe arguably has the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets I have ever seen. The sky is illuminated in brilliant shades of orange, pink, and yellow and left me picking my jaw up off the ground.
Read MoreLast week Alex and I took a trip to Northern California. We had planned on spending two days/nights in Yosemite and then driving to Lake Tahoe to ski for three days. Unfortunately, the weather had other plans in mind.
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