INTERVIEW WITH A PARK RANGER – SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS

Welcome to the first installment of our new Interview with a Park Ranger series!  Through all our years of exploring local, state and national parks, we’ve really come to appreciate all that Park Rangers do to maintain and advocate for our public lands.  They might be experts in biology, sociology or the physical sciences and […]

6 ACTIVITIES FOR WHEN YOU’RE IN QUARANTINE

There are times when you want to be outdoors, exploring our beautiful public lands but for a myriad of reasons, you can’t be outside. Maybe it’s the weather that’s keeping you at home? Or, maybe there is a global pandemic that requires of all of us to work together in order to protect each other […]

VISITING MANZANAR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Nestled against the Eastern Sierra range, with snow capped mountains peering down from above and a brisk wind sweeping through, sits the Manzanar National Historic Site.  While, this may sound like a spectacular spot for a vacation; sadly, this is where a very dark time in our US history has been preserved for the education […]

7 WAYS TO MOTIVATE YOUR KIDS TO HIKE

As parents we look forward to passing our love of the outdoors onto our children.  Many of us strap our kiddos into a baby carrier very early in their lives and hope they fall in love with all the new experiences they are having!  We also really look forward to when our little ones are […]

HIKING DELICATE ARCH TRAIL WITH KIDS

Delicate Arch is the most iconic rock structure in Utah.  Located just outside the city of Moab, Delicate Arch is a golden sandstone bridge that towers alone on the tip of a deep bowl of orange striped rock that drops off steeply on both sides of the arch.  It stands in solitude like the Statue […]