WHO: Travis, Elise, Ryan, Devin, Bella, + Taylor WHAT: Exploring Catalina WHERE: Avalon, California WHEN: April, 2014 WHY: We were on Catalina Island for my grandparents 40th wedding anniversary, and we had the morning off for free time, so we decided to go exploring. The “trail” we decided to take was more of a road…
Hiking Adventures: Bluff trail
WHO: Travis + Elise WHAT: Montana de Oro Bluff Trail WHERE: Los Osos, California WHEN: March, 2014 WHY: We were on vacation in San Luis Obispo, and wanted to check out a local hike Hands down the most gorgeous hike we have been on. Pictures definitely don’t do this place justice. We drove about 20…
#milechallenge2014 March report
During March, we hit the 1/3 way mark. We were able to explore some new trails and venture out of our comfort zone during March. You can read about our Griffith Observatory hike here. We also had a week off of school for spring break that we took advantage of. We headed down to San…
Hiking Adventures: Griffith Park
WHO: Travis + Elise WHAT: Griffith Observatory West Trail Loop WHERE: Los Angeles, California WHEN: March, 2014 WHY: It was Sunday and we wanted to go on a hike but try a different route from our usuals. We were in Pasadena, so we decided to check out the Griffith Park trails that lead up to…
#milechallenge2014 February report
February is done and in the books. I can’t believe how quick this school quarter is flying by! Finals are here in two weeks! This month was especially busy for Travis, he was in Arizona for a weekend of racing and at local tracks two other weekends. This makes it tough when we are both…
Hiking Adventures: Pine Knot
WHO: Travis + Elise WHAT: Pine Knot Trail WHERE: Big Bear, California WHEN: Feburary, 2014 WHY: It was Valentine’s day and we wanted to take advantage of the perfect weather outside. We also wanted to knock out some miles for our mile challenge. This is one of the longer hikes we have done together. The…
#milechallenge2014 January report
This month we kicked off Mile Challenge 2014 with the goal of logging 100 miles for the year 2014. You can read more about it here. We were able to log 14.5 miles for the month of January. Eight of those miles were hiked and 6.5 were just by walking around the neighbor hood. I…
HIKING ADVENTURES: Castle Rock
WHO: Travis + Elise WHAT: Castle Rock Trail WHERE: Big Bear, California WHEN: January, 2014 WHY: Travis + I celebrated 5 years of being together and we decided we wanted to go on a hike. Along with our mile challenge, we decided we wanted to get out more and explore this year. Big Bear is…
#milechallenge2014
I don’t do well with new years resolutions. I do much better with goals. Specifically measurable goals. On our first hike of 2014, we challenged ourselves to log 100 miles in 2014. We are a pretty active couple and know that this goal will probably be accomplished before the year is over, but we wanted…
HIKING ADVENTURES: Rock Creek
WHO: Alex, Travis + Elise WHAT: Hiking to the top of the mountain/hill next to our campground. Mind you there was no designated trail. WHERE: Rock Creek, CA (about 30 miles N of Mammoth) WHEN: June, 2012 WHY: The day before, all 4 boys (including the two pictured), decided they wanted to conquer the mountain. That…