It's Always an Adventure...

Trip Dates: Wednesday, July 5th-July 8th, 2017 (part one) In anticipation of my upcoming trip to the town of Muskoka in Ontario, Canada, I am going down memory lane to relive the beauty of another part of Canada in which I had the opportunity to explore this past summer: Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. Having been to Toronto several times thanks to growing up across the pond in Buffalo, New York, I was eager to delve into Vancouver and experience the Canadian culture o

Trip: Trans-Catalina Trail (50+ miles) Trip Dates: Wednesday, November 22nd - Sunday, November 26th, 2017 AllTrails Track/Recording See the entire TCT map here Photos by Derek Tse (@keredest) While most people may spend their Thanksgiving surrounded by family and watching football, eating turkey, and sleeping off Tryptophan, we did things a bit more... unconventional this year. Myself and five friends started in Avalon and backpacked across Catalina Island and it turns out, i

Trip Dates: Grand Canyon National Park: June 25-June 27, 2017 Page, Arizona: June 27, 2017 Consider this an extension of my last blog post (Havasupai Heaven)... After an epic weekend in Havasupai, I said goodbye to the awesome girls of Girls Who Hike LA and started on my solo road trip to the Grand Canyon, Page, Arizona, and onward to Zion National Park. I started down the long road seeing Hualapai Hilltop and the magic of Havasu in my rear view mirror. Luckily I was trading

Two days later and I still cannot believe I completed the infamous "Cactus to Clouds" hike in Palm Springs. Rated the "Fifth Most Difficult Day Hike in the United States" by Backpacker Magazine, the hike starts on the desert floor of Palm Springs (near the cactus) and gains thousands of feet of elevation leading to San Jacinto Peak (up in the clouds). I woke up at 1:00am Sunday morning (10/15) to meet at my carpool spot by 2:00am. Kiyomi, Jessy, and I headed to Palm Springs a

The first post. Even though I have been hiking since I was a few months old, I only seriously encountered my love for the outdoors about a year and a half ago. Taking in new sights and experiences while simply walking around allowed me to experience the true tranquility and therapy the outdoors can provide. Having heard about the 52 Hike Challenge last year, I made a commitment to myself: I was going to hike at least once a week during 2017. The 52 Hike Challenge is essential