Such a fun, extended weekend of get-togethers with friends featuring beautiful snack boards and great wine. On Thursday and Friday, I got together with a friend of mine […]
Hike / San Diego
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San Diego Urban Hike- Maple Canyon
Yesterday, SMS and I went for an urban hike featuring Maple Canyon. It was beautiful! Currently, it’s probably a lot more green than its usual condition given recent […]
California / Hike / Redwoods / San Diego / San Francisco / Silicon Vallley / Sweet Sunshine
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Highlights: October 2019
Wrapping up October with a quick fly-by! I have to be done by the New Year- new resolution, more frequent blogging. This has only been made and broken […]
California / Family / Guerneville / Hike / Redwoods / Sonoma / Sweet Sunshine
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Highlights: September 2019
The biggest highlight of all was my beautiful sister, lovely husband, and cutest baby had their wedding/celebration of love in Minneapolis. They held it at Summit Manor but […]
California / Hike / Lake Tahoe
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Highlights: August 2019 (Part 2: Birthday in Lake Tahoe)
Someone had a milestone birthday this year! Although it was a packed first half of August, I had planned for a trip to Lake Tahoe to celebrate SMS’ […]
California / Hike / Silicon Vallley / Sweet Sunshine
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CA Weekend: Wooden Spoon, Windy Hill, Rose Garden
SMS and I had another amazing California weekend! The weather was gorgeous and we spent a lot of time outside. On Saturday, we started off in San Francisco […]
Family / Hike / Sweet Sunshine / US Travels
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Mele Kalikimaka
For Christmas 2017, my family decided to meet in a tropical location since the past two Christmases have been ski vacations. Since Zika is endemic in many tropical […]
Hike / Sweet Sunshine / Switzerland / Travels
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Switzerland Day 9: Gimmelwald-Grindelwald
After the Via Ferrata ended in Gimmelwald, we walked around for a bit in Gimmelwald. I had heard it was Rick Steeves favorite Swiss village and while I […]
Hike / Rock Climbing / Sweet Sunshine / Switzerland / Travels
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Switzerland, Day 9: Klettersteig Via Ferrata (Mürren-Gimmelwald)
When we were planning the trip, it was really important to SMS that we do a Via Ferrata, or Iron Path. There are several in the Alps and, […]
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Switzerland, Day 8: Bundalp – Griesalp – Interlaken – Mürren
We woke up with twenty of our newest, closest friends and got ready for the day. We had a trekker’s breakfast of muessli and bread- v. carb heavy! […]