Many of you may recall our friend Jen from PA. We met as roommates in Redwood City last year when Erin and I were working in the Bay area of CA. It just so happened that we got along very well and quickly became friends. Not only that, but in an odd turn of events…
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Mexico Wrap Up – What’s Next?
Wrapping Up The Mexico Posts Our primary goal for going to Mexico was to have a nice vacation, and to try as many possible foods along the way. Getting a little lazy beach town experience didn’t hurt either. One of my personal goals was the practice my Spanish. But, many people travel for different reasons…
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
After several days in Lassen, it came time to make our way towards Yellowstone. The two parks are about 13-15 hours apart. We stayed overnight in Twin Falls ID to break up the drive. As you might have seen in the driving video – posted 2 weeks ago – most of this drive is through…
California to Pennsylvania Road Trip!
California to Pennsylvania After 3522 miles behind the wheel, for a total of 58 hours and 19 minutes of drive time, we made it back to PA! The video is a short compilation of our driving, featuring dash camera footage. I also peppered in some of my favorite photos. I’m glad to be done with…
What’s Daily Life Like?
We tend to show our adventures on the blog. But, some of our readers also wish to know what we are doing most days- not just days off. As many of you already know this has been a stressful year. We both have good jobs right now. They are not stressful all the time- but…
Our First CA Backpacking Trip!
For Erin’s birthday we went out and got new backpacks! Now, these aren’t just your run of the mill book bags. These are tricked out trail packs. We both chose Gregory packs. Erin was between Osprey and Gregory packs and chose the Gregory. I was between Gregory and Deuter, and chose Gregory as well. My…
Whole Foods Vs. Sprouts : The Outcome Will Shock You
Erin and I love food. We make it a priority to eat healthy, good tasting food of high quality. Grocery stores such as Kroger, Giant, Weis, Safeway, etc. typically have pretty decent “middle” areas, but can kind of be terrible for produce. In CA and AZ there is a brand of stores called “Sprouts”, which…
Another Car Post? Really?
Welcome back for another lengthy car post. Perhaps a better writer could make it shorter, but I couldn’t =). PHEVs, especially in the case of the Honda, are kind of toeing the line between a “best of both worlds” scenario and a “worst of both worlds” scenario. The Honda Clarity is worst of both worlds….
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Importance message for our readers: Many of our readers are already aware of the situation that Erin’s family is in. Erin’s aunt Laura is still in the hospital, battling COVID. For those of you who wish to keep up to date on Laura’s medical status or offer support to her family, please visit the link…
Tide Pooling at Asilomar Beach
After many a weekend driving 8 hours in order to make it to the mountains for skiing, we decided we needed a break. Not from skiing, of course- just the driving! So, we decided to play it closer to home this past weekend.That is why Erin, Jen (our roommate), and I went tide pooling at…