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Ever since I spent a quick couple of days in Yosemite National Park, I’ve been itching to get back to California to explore of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. I heard that south of Yosemite were two other less visited but equally spectacular National Parks: Sequoia and Kings Canyon. SoCal native April of The Unending Journey …

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There’s something special about hiking and camping on an isolated west coast with nothing between you and Japan but the wild Pacific Ocean. Shi Shi Beach in Washington’s Olympic National Park gives you that experience, and it’s a short and easy hike to get there. I’ve made several trips to Shi Shi Beach since the …

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Recently I took a quick trip to Yosemite National Park with my husband and a couple of friends.  The highlight of the trip was hiking the Mist Trail which I have to say is the World’s Best Day Hike.  Ok, I haven’t hiked everywhere in the world (yet!) but I still would be hard pressed …

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