This weekend we headed up to Smith Rock State Park for a hike up Misery Ridge trail. The heat made it a little more miserable than I bargained for but it was worth it. It is truly summer in Bend! This past week we also did a fun little hike at Tumalo Falls. And we… Read more

It’s been a great week exploring around Bend. There is a really nice river walk down by the Old Mill district. You can just see Mt Bachelor off in the distance in the last pic. We got a much closer look at Mt Bachelor on the way up to Elk Lake this weekend. On the… Read more

This weekend we drove up to Bend, OR with a nice little stop in San Luis Obispo. Right up near the Oregon border we had a cool 360 degree view of Mt Shasta right from the road. And then we were in Oregon! First impression of Bend is that it’s a much bigger and busier… Read more

It’s been a busy couple of weeks! We headed out to Denver to celebrate my niece Sophia’s first birthday. It was great being able to celebrate with the fam! And just like that, it’s our last weekend in San Diego. We celebrated with an amazing omakase sushi dinner at Kinme. We also did a long… Read more

This weekend I had an extra day off for an Alma company holiday, Mental Health Day on May 3. I engaged in my preferred mental health break and headed to the beach! It started off as a typical May gray morning, but sure enough, right at noon the blue sky started to peek through. Chris… Read more

This weekend we did a trip to Palm Springs! Our friends Will and Chris came down from San Francisco and Alison and Nolan flew in all the way from New York. We spent a ton of time hanging at the pool and also went to some great bars and restaurants and an incredibly fun drag… Read more