Although I'm always up for adventure and outdoor time, there's something about camping that has always scared me off. The combination of sleeping outside on top of the logistical challenges of backpacking has always been enough to scare me off. But when I first learned that glamping (aka glamorous camping) was a thing, I was totally on board. While I was looking for unique lodging for our ...
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Our New Zealand Honeymoon: The South Island
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
