The first thing that hits you isn’t the size, it’s the silence. I stepped off the trail into an old-growth…

I still remember the moment I stepped onto my first trail inside Redwood National and State Parks. The air smelled…

I still remember pulling up to Tunnel View on a cold December morning, stepping out of the car, and just…

I still remember the exact moment I first saw it. I had just come through the Wawona Tunnel, and as…

My first memory of arriving at Yosemite is pulling through the Arch Rock entrance on a foggy April morning, windows…

I’ll be honest  I never thought I’d actually stay at The Ahwahnee. Every time my husband and I planned a…

I still remember the exact moment I rounded the first bend on the Lower Yosemite Falls Trail and the full…

I’ll be honest — when I first told my fellow San Diegans I was heading to Death Valley National Park,…

The first time I stood at the base of a 300-foot coastal redwood, I forgot how to speak. I am…

My first time driving through the Wawona Tunnel, I had no idea what was waiting on the other side. Then…