We are unfortunately dealing with a lot of work, housing, and money stress right now, but we have been trying to balance that “fun” with lots of actual fun! Recently we were able to visit another national park in California that we had never heard of before. Channel Islands National Park consists of 5 islands just off the coast of southern California. We can actually see these islands from Santa Barbara, but it took us awhile to visit because you can only reach them by a ferry with limited seating, plane or private boat.