In my new series “Ultimate Day-Hike Guide within 4 hrs of Los Angeles” I share 5 of my favorite hikes that are … you guessed it, within 4 hours of Los Angeles! For some of these day-hikes, you’ll have to camp overnight to make the most of it so I will also be sharing campground…
One of the Jurassic Park movies were actually filmed here in Fern Canyon. Fern Canyon is an area of old growth redwoods, surfaces covered in ferns and moss and streams all around. It’s near the town of Orrick and driving up to it you are most likely to come across elk. Both times that I…
San Carlos de Bariloche is a stunning lakeside town on the Argentinian side of Patagonia. It’s a three-hour bus ride from the quaint town of San Martin de Los Andes and it is a popular location for seasonal vacations and end-of-the-school-year trips. The natural setting combined with a small city-town vibe is a place not…
I just experienced one of the ultimate highlights of traveling through Argentina and that would be finally knocking off Fitz Roy from my bucket list and it was a million times better than I could have ever imagined. Fitz Roy is on the Patagonian range in a very small town, El Chalten, which means “smokey.”…
The Kalmiopsis Wildnerness in Southern Oregon is something else. Rand and I decided to camp in the nearby Kalmiopsis Wilderness for a night after a day of working in Grants Pass. It turned out to be an interesting adventure to say the least. Our mission was to make it to Babyfoot Lake which is approximately…
Let’s face it, it rains a lot in Oregon. Even if it’s not raining during the winter months, it looks like it’s going to and that is just how it is in Oregon, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying the Beaver State one bit. Last week, I was in Eugene, Oregon and on my…
Montenegro may not have been on your travel bucket list, but it very well should be. If you have an adventurous spirit and are a lover of the outdoors you will find boundless opportunities to explore and adventure. It is among one of the most beautiful and quaint countries I have ever had a chance…