As promised, I'm back with the second half of our honeymoon adventure through New Zealand! Day 6 was our first full day on the South Island. In case you missed the first half and our NZ shenanigans, you can see what we were up to on the North Island in this post. Day 6 | St Arnaud → Haast Early the next morning, I woke up with the sun and walked down to the dock at Lake Rotoiti. ...
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Our New Zealand Honeymoon: The North Island
After our wedding in Yosemite, we boarded a plane for the second leg of our adventure: New Zealand! I started dreaming of visiting New Zealand when I was a young girl, so I couldn't have been more excited to take this trip. When we first started talking about honeymoon destinations, we both had NZ high on our list, but we thought it would be too expensive. Once we looked into it, we realized ...
How to Have an Amazing Winter Hike
Winter hiking is incredibly underrated. Most people are scared off by the chilly temps, but here's a little secret: you can have at least as much fun on the trail when it's chilly as when it's balmy. Here are some tips to guarantee you'll have a great time on your next cold weather adventure. A big thank you to lululemon for sponsoring this post. As always, all opinions are my ...
Our Wedding: A Yosemite Elopement in the Fall
I am SO excited to share a little bit about our wedding day in Yosemite National Park with all of you. I hope you're on a decent internet connection because I couldn't bring myself to narrow down the number of pics any more than I did! Sorry not sorry. :) [ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end] Planning our wedding I first got the idea to have an ...
Hiking the Grand Canyon: Rim-to-River Round 2
Last May, I set out to cross off a bucket list item of mine: hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back in one day. There's a reason it's called the GRAND Canyon: it's huge. Hiking all the way in and out is no small feat. The typical rim-to-river route covers over 17 miles, including 4780 ft down and 4380 ft up. Most one-day hikes are nowhere near this intense. Instead, most people ...
Yosemite in the Rain: Mist Trail to Vernal Fall
When I first saw rain in the forecast over my Yosemite, you can imagine how disappointed and frustrated I was. It had been so sunny in the weeks leading up, and I couldn't believe I was so unlucky. But rain doesn't have to ruin your plans. Saturday was our third and last day in the park, and after we checked out of the hotel, we figured, why not go out one more time? It was wet, but it ...
