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Walker Canyon Wildflowers | Hiking Lake Elsinore Wildflowers | California Super Bloom

Walker Canyon Wildflowers | Hiking Lake Elsinore Wildflowers | California Super Bloom

Update: March 31, 2024: There is currently no bloom at Walker Canyon and the trails are closed to the public. Please see the news segment below, from KCAL News, for up-to-date information on the wildflower bloom. Update: March 12, 2024, as of today there is no bloom in Walker Canyon. In 2023 to keep the public safe, as well as nature safe, the city of Lake Elsinore closed this area to the public. Please respect nature and city guidelines. The…

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Float Fest | How to View the Rose Parade Floats

Float Fest | How to View the Rose Parade Floats

Attending Float Fest It’s time to get in the Rose Parade spirit and attend Float Fest! I’ve always had the desire to go to the Rose Bowl Parade. I’ve watched the floats year after year on TV and wondered what it would be like to view in person. There, I sit on New Year’s Day mesmerized by all the colors and flowers dancing down Colorado Boulevard! Such an inspiring and beautiful way to start the new year. But I must…

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Let Fido Be Your Co-Pilot | Traveling With Your Pets | Guide to Flying With a Dog

Let Fido Be Your Co-Pilot | Traveling With Your Pets | Guide to Flying With a Dog

Whoever said diamonds are a girl’s best friend…never owned a dog! Traveling with a pet can be stressful. Stressful for them and stressful for you. However, if you are able to prepare yourself and your pet for the trip it will save you and your best friend from that dreaded travel anxiety. Lemon and I have shared many hours traveling together by plane and car.  At this point I must pat myself (and Lemonhead) on the back, cause we got this $h!+ down…

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Top Tips For Road Trips | Planning A Successful Road Trip |Road Trip Tips

Top Tips For Road Trips | Planning A Successful Road Trip |Road Trip Tips

So you want to go on a Road Trip, but where to start you ask?!?! Expert Jacq here to the rescue. Let me share my tips, secrets, and musts on packing, preparing, and surviving a successful road trip. I’ve been on quite a few road trips. I learned a lot about road trips as a kid when every weekend my mom and I would load up the car and travel all over the Midwest to my gymnastics meets. Then I…

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Hike Mt Baldy | Dog Friendly Hiking in SoCal | Mt San Antonio Summit

Hike Mt Baldy | Dog Friendly Hiking in SoCal | Mt San Antonio Summit

Hiking Mt San Antonio (Mt Baldy) is one of those experiences where, as you doing it, you’re questioning your life choices of climbing mountain for fun.  But then it all make complete sense when you reach that summit. Oh that glorious summit! At 10,064 feet this is a beast of a hike. With varies trail option available and 4,000 feet in elevation gain, this is by no means a beginners hike.  Know your hiking ability and be prepared before taking…

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Top 2 Yosemite National Park Winter Hiking

Top 2 Yosemite National Park Winter Hiking

Yosemite National Park Winter Hiking In a previous post here, I went over a lot of the benefits of visiting Yosemite National Park in the winter, however I would be lying if I didn’t tell you that there are also some drawbacks. Some of those drawbacks being that some trails are closed, some roads are not accessible, and the quickly changing weather can make for dangerous conditions all around you! We ran into some of these drawbacks when hiking on…

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Inspiration Point Yosemite National Park | Hiking Inspiration Point Yosemite National Park | Hiking Yosemite National Park

Inspiration Point Yosemite National Park | Hiking Inspiration Point Yosemite National Park | Hiking Yosemite National Park

Welp, I think we can all agree that this view is rather beautiful. Yosemite National Park is one of those places that has beauty to offer visitors year round. But, one of the benefits of visiting the park in the winter is it being less populated…because well yeah it’s slightly freezing and the snow can make for difficult driving conditions. But that snow also makes for a magical fairytale setting where you can’t help but feel like you’re in a…

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Heceta Head Lighthouse | Tour Heceta Head Lighthouse | Oregon Coast Road Trip

Heceta Head Lighthouse | Tour Heceta Head Lighthouse | Oregon Coast Road Trip

I have been so impressed with the state park system here in Oregon. Everything is so easy to understand, so clean, and so beautiful. It’s an outstanding park system offering amazing experiences. The Heceta Head Lighthouse exceeded my expectations. I was not expecting to have park employees at the lighthouse ready to answer any question and take guests on guided tours. I also wasn’t expecting such an interactive tour and visit. We spent hours exploring the lighthouse and the grounds around it….

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Bandon Oregon | Oregon Coast Road Trip | Thing To Do in Bandon

Bandon Oregon | Oregon Coast Road Trip | Thing To Do in Bandon

Bandon makes me feel like I’ve stepped into a New England seaside town, they’ve even got the chowda to seal the deal. Yum Yum Yummy! Lot and lots of chowder. So much that it was hard to decide where we should eat, but Tony’s Crab Shack seemed to be the busiest on the boardwalk so we quickly decided this was our place for a seafood treat. I tried the New England style Clam Chowder and the Bandon’s Famous Crab Sandwich….

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