Outdoors / Camping at Mt Madonna

This weekend, some friends and I went camping for one night at Mt Madonna Park in Santa Cruz mountains. The site was really accessible and great for beginner campers which was important because not everyone was ready to get their wild side on. The site was also dog friendly, so we brought Parker and another dog, Ty who despite some head-butting and a sore tummy was still able to have fun hiking with us. A firepit, great weather, good food and good friends made for a pretty positive trip. Given how easy everything was, we'll hopefully have another trip with even more people set up sometime soon. 

YOSEMITE / PT. 2

Some more pics of the Yosemite trip from last weekend. This post focuses on the waterfalls Yosemite Falls and Vernal Falls, a more secluded waterfall which could only be seen after a short (1.5 mile) hike up admittedly pretty steep terrain. One section called "Mist Trail" was particularly tricky given the constant spray making all of the steep rocks quite slippery. Anywho, here's the pics!

YOSEMITE / VIDEO

Just a vid I threw together from the trip. 

YOSEMITE / PT. 1

This past weekend I was fortunate enough to go on a trip to Yosemite. I haven't been here in probably a decade, so revisiting with a large group of friends was definitely one of the biggest highlights so far this year. The weather was perfect, we did plenty of hiking, and despite being worn out when we got back, I just want to be outdoors more than ever. Ok, less chatting, more pics! 

OUTDOORS / Another Hike In Redwoods Open Space

As the days are becoming longer and warmer, I'm trying to get out more often and become more active. Fortunately I'm blessed to have beautiful trails like this within a 15 min drive from my apartment. Really hard not to stop and appreciate how wonderful CA is. 

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