Here’s some nature details from living on the road. 2 years ago, I packed my life into a truck to hit the road for a year. Driving 100,000 miles, flying on dozens of planes, sleeping in 44 different states, 3 countries, in a rooftop tent, truck bed, front seats, hammocks, airbnb's & sketchy hotels, it was sweet. <3
This spring we traveled up to Alberta, Canada for a couple sessions, while there we hiked around the Athabasca Glacier. We had never been in weather this cold before, so we wore as many layers as possible in attempt to shield from the wind. The first time we tried getting to the glacier, the road was closed for hours due to the controlled avalanches. We ended up visiting 2 other times that week since we really enjoy this setting. After finding the ice cave hidden under mounds of snow, we spent hours admiring the deep blues & resting where the cave would block the wind from freezing our faces.
Redwood forests & empty beaches, all the the same place? Yes, please!
We spent a good 5 days & nights in this city. Most of the evenings were enjoyed by walking across bridges & ordering too many pizza-by-the-slices. Also, having a car & a dog with us in NYC was much easier than we anticipated.
We spent over a week driving all around the state of New York before heading to the city. It was wet, cold & awesome. We heard from many locals on how lucky we were for the “warm” weather. We are pretty happy that it wasn’t as cold as it had been the year prior. We’ve never seen so many autumn trees and waves of color. From the Great Lakes, to the Finger lakes, to Hudson River, we were pretty hyped on all the unexpected things New York State has. One of our favorite spots was the Taugannock State park & the trail down to the falls.
I think I say this almost everytime, but our favorite days end up being the most spontaneous at places we never planned to stop. This little hidden place was filled with fun dirt roads that we spent a day getting lost on. We wandered around, ate dinner, and almost sat around a fire. As we were starting the fire, we decided it was getting too cold and we climbed our way to bed to work on the laptop (well I edited, while Isaiah rested). We watched the sun set, and then the sun rise without hardly moving. The gusts of wind through the night had kept us up, but it was so worth it.
Easy day on the Salt Flats. This was one of our favorite days, Isaiah was just pulling up to Bonneville, as I watched the sun rise in the distance through the window. We enjoyed the brisk air while we made coffee & breakfast, and Cedar thoroughly enjoyed running as far & fast as his heart desired. We’re amazed by the textures and soft tones of this place.
-tc
Spent a morning at Smith Rock, and we realized it deserves longer than just 1 morning.
Foggy, cold & raining: our favorite type of day. So we enjoyed it by taking the day easy, walking around the water & finding a nice place to settle in early.
This is up there with our favorite things we've ever done. Relaxing in a hot spring on a chilly evening. Yes, please. After a few hours of driving & hiking, nothing else could really compete.
Since we make trips from Los Angeles to the PNW often, it always seems like a good idea to stop here. Yosemite is always good to us.
We've seen Yosemite in all it's seasons, and Autumn is our favorite. Well, just about everywhere in Autumn is our favorite.
