The Grandest Canyon

This past week we took a family road trip to the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona for a special memorial to our father who passed away tragically 10 years ago. Visiting this wonder of the world was on his ultimate, unfulfilled bucket list. So we wanted to spread some of his ashes there for this major…

the historical brunch n’ hike

On Easter we decided to take our Sunday brunch then hike adventuring to Los Angeles. After a pop-up buffet hosted by Southern Fried Vegan, we drove the short distance to the east side entrance of Griffith Park. Surprisingly we have only been there once before to explore the famous Griffith Observatory and had no idea…

No Crystals, Lots Of Shells Though

This past weekend we took a trip to Crystal Cove State Park, California for a family trek to the beach there. We didn’t know what to expect since we’ve never been to this specific section of the coast, so we took the recommendation of the ranger at the Pelican Point parking lot entrance ($15 fee) and…

“Holy Jim” that’s a wholly vigorous hike!

This past weekend we took a trip to Trabuco Canyon, California for a family hike on the Holy Jim Falls Trail. We were expecting an easy trek to a pretty waterfall since we were a group of 5 adults and 3 kids- a 6 and 4 year old plus an infant in a carrier. But…