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Tuolumne Meadows, California, USA

Absolutely—here’s your Tuolumne Meadows blog post with all sources removed and the narrative left clean and publication‑ready. Tuolumne Meadows: The High Sierra’s Living Commons Set at ~8,600 feet...

Lembert Dome, California, USA

Hiking Lembert Dome: A Window into Yosemite’s High Sierra If Yosemite Valley is the park’s beating heart, then Tuolumne Meadows is its soul—a vast alpine expanse where granite domes rise like frozen...

Tenaya Lake, California, USA

Hiking to Tenaya Lake: Granite, Glaciers, and Goofballs If Yosemite Valley is the park’s celebrity, Tenaya Lake is its understated supermodel—serene, photogenic, and perched high in the Sierra like a...

Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Road Trip to Yosemite: Five Humans, One Cabin, and a Lot of Questionable Decisions There are two kinds of road trips: the kind where everything goes smoothly and the kind where you leave San Diego...

2017 Driving to San Diego in West Texas

Desert Drones and Dust Devils: Somewhere Between Fort Stockton and El Paso There’s a stretch of highway in West Texas that feels like driving through a sepia-toned postcard—flat, endless, and so...

2017 Las Vegas & Hoover Dam with Tara

From San Diego to Slot Machines: A Spontaneous Vegas Escape with Tara Some adventures are meticulously planned. Others begin with a simple text: ā€œHey, I’m coming to Vegas. Let’s do something...

2017 Guadalupe River Trip with Edlow

Coolers, Chaos, and the Guadalupe Gauntlet: Floating with Edlow If you’ve never floated the Guadalupe River in Texas, let me paint you a picture: it’s like a lazy river designed by a party planner...

Lupa, New York City

Birthday Pasta and Big City Magic: Catching Up at Lupa in NYC There’s something about New York City that makes every moment feel cinematic. Maybe it’s the skyline, maybe it’s the energy, or maybe...