Its amazing to me how little we explore our own backyards. Sam has family in Petaluma, CA which is about an hour north of San Francisco. We have been out there countless times over the last 11 years to visit with family, yet I am still finding new and exciting places to explore. Either that…
Last February we spent two weeks exploring San Diego. Having just come from Disneyland, we knew we didn’t want to visit Sea World or Lego Land so we came up with alternate ways to spend our time. It turned out to be quite fun! We also enjoyed just hanging out in the same space and…
We visited on a special day, which was lucky because we got to stay late and explore the fort by campfire & candlelight! When We Visited: September 13, 2014 Ages of Kids: 8, 7, 4 Tips From Mom: They had to scrounge some Jr. Ranger Books for us as the event runs from 4-10pm, the…
Our adventures can be pretty spontaneous. Sometimes that also means expensive, but the two don’t neccessarily go together. We arrived at Crater Lake National Park in the afternoon, pulled over into a longer RV parking spot, and walked over to the Mazama campground kiosk to check in. There was a bit of a line, so…
At first, this National Park was completely confusing. Is it a State Park? Run by the NPS? Did they have a Junior Ranger Program? Where exactly was it located? Turns out there’s a fairly simple answer for most of those questions. When We Visited: August 6-19, 2014 Ages of Kids: 8, 6, 4 Where We…
That looks like a great place to visit! I like the bridge also!
Questions: what type of camera do you use? Tips on manual mode? What’s your most used lens?(: get back to me when you can I became instantly In love with your blog! You inspire me(:
Christa – thanks so much!! I have a Canon 5D Mark II. Occassionally I’ll post some from our Samsung NX300 as well when I’m too lazy to bring the “big” camera along. 🙂 My favorite lens is definitely the 16-35, or lately even the 24-70mm. I love shooting wide angle! Hmmm… tips on manual mode. Have you read the book Understanding Exposure? It does wonders for understanding the relationship between ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed. I honestly shoot on aperture mode most of the time now because it’s just one less thing to think about!