Santa Barbara is an enchanting city with the distinct laid back vibes of a classic SoCal beach town. Alysha went to college in Santa Barbara, and we constantly joke about the fact that she has lived in two places with perfect climates – the Bay Area, and Santa Barbara – which set her expectations very,…
As you’ll find plastered all over this website, one of the things we love about living in Portland is the fact that, within 90 minutes, you can either be on the beach at the Pacific Ocean, or at the base of the highest peak in Oregon. What we don’t often say is that when you…
We were lucky enough to spend two whole months on a road trip around Oregon a few summers ago after we had to scrap our international travel plans, and it taught us an important lesson: you don’t need to fly halfway around the world to find wild and beautiful places – sometimes they’re right in…
Ah, Boulder. Tucked away in the foothills of the Rockies, Boulder has everything we love in a town: good coffee and tea, incredible hiking trails just outside the city limits (in this case, inside the city limits), and, of course, great gluten free food. There are a bunch of dedicated gluten free restaurants in Boulder…
Rocky Mountain National Park is an incredible combination of alpine lakes, rugged rocky peaks (mountains, if you will), and an abundance of wildlife that you won’t find many other places around the country. We spent five full days in Rocky Mountain National Park, and loved every minute of it. Spend your mornings hitting the hiking…
There are parts of Yellowstone National Park that make you feel like you’re on another planet. Bright blue-green thermal pools. Towering geyser eruptions. And herds of bison that we’re convinced are at least part alien. It was our first stop on a big road trip that included Yellowstone and Grand Teton in Wyoming, then took…