Adventure Blog
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Heather-Maple Pass Loop - Washington
Gorgeous doesn't even begin to describe the beauty of this trail. I was grinning the entire time, I could. not. stop. grinning!! And also crying every now and then, from pure amazement of the scenery and also of my body slowly taking me up the trail. -
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve - San Diego, CA
Torrey pine trees are a rare pine species only found in this area near San Diego and on Santa Rosa Island, 175 miles away off the coast of Santa Barbara. There's been a concerted effort to keep them protected since they are so rare. -
Lockett Meadow - Flagstaff, AZ
The last few years I've taken a solo birthday trip around the end of September, beginning of October. It's one of my favorite traditions and I love... -
From Chicago to Tucson
Four years ago this week I left my beloved city of Chicago and headed west with Tucson, AZ as my final destination. Rather than drive the 1,800 miles straight through over 3 days I decided to make an adventure out of it and planned a week long, solo road trip for myself. I crammed a lot into 7 days and definitely need to go back to some of these stops! It was a great introduction to the Southwest and I know there's still so much more for me to discover here.
- Acadia Round Barn
- Arizona
- Bandelier National Monument
- Cadillac Ranch
- Canyon de Chelly
- Chicago
- El Malpais National Momument
- El Morro National Monument
- hogan
- Illinois
- Navajo Nation
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- red rock
- roadtrip
- Route 66
- saguaro
- Salt River Canyon
- solo adventure
- solo hiking
- solo travel
- solo trip
- Spider Rock
- Texas