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So! Welcome back. If you’ve arrived to hear some more about the Southern Series, then you’re in the right place! (And if you’re thinking, hey Shelby, you totes forgot to finish the Half Dome/Mt. Whitney Series, I got you. We’ll tie up that series after this one, so be sure
Hey hey!! So as we move through the days of the Southern Series, I’ll be breaking some posts up into smaller ones because a few of the days were *super* packed full of awesome things to talk about. While the first couple days were more about just getting situated and
Hey friends! You may have noticed a slight shift in how the posts have been looking lately, and that’s because we’ve been on a 2-week road trip to the southern United States. It’s been amazing, but it’s also been hella busy. There’s been lessons learned, highs and lows, burn out,
Some people do things they shouldn’t just because they can…and others that can do things, sometimes still shouldn’t. Which is where we landed with the well-known Half Dome hike in Yosemite National Park. This was part of our Mt. Whitney trip planned all the way back in late winter (February/March)
Hey hi helloooo to all you adventurous gals and guys of the interweb! We’ll be diving into Kings Canyon today and the scenery around it, so stick around to hear about how to snag permits there, (even last minute), the best ice cream stop along the way, and the reason
Hollaaaa friends! ✌️ As promised, today’s post will be centered around the Tunnel Log and Moro Rock. (One of my favorite mini stops to date). Check more deets out below if you’re planning a trip for the Sequoia National Park, and let me know if you have any tidbits I
Flying on an airplane is part of the whole experience for me in a vacation of any kind. Whether it’s taking us to a new adventure in the wilderness or just to a city to chill for a weekend, I feel like it begins as soon as we start on
Once upon a time on a day trip from St. George, Utah, we became immersed in what used to be the wastelands of the Santa Clara Volcano. You can see remnants of it nearly everywhere, from the cinder cone that rises tall into the sky to the lava tubes that
When we set out to hike Observation Point in Zion National Park, I’d already had Angels Landing under my belt. I’d already crossed the threshold of the “I can do anything” mindset and was ready to show up not just for myself that day but for my life in general.
Hi ladies and gents! I said Witnessing Horseshoe Bend “in real life” in the title for this post because I feel like I see it on the Tube ALL the time. It’s plastered all over social media and other places in Page are the same. Let’s take for instance, Antelope
