Seeing the world under our feet has always been intriguing to me! Venturing into caves, mostly through tours, is something I have done since before my children were born. In fact, I went into premature labor with my third child after slinking down a hole my large pregnant belly barely fit through into a huge round cathedral of a cave…

Though fossil records show these giants once grew naturally in many areas of the Northern Hemisphere, through climate and environmental changes they now only grow naturally in a 40-mile-wide-by-450-mile-long swath from southern Oregon to southern Monterey County, California. They are so immense, they live in three climatic zones – the base in one set of conditions, the stem in another,…

Did you know there is a Highway 1 that follows the Pacific coastline all the way from Southern California to Northern California? And you can continue driving the coast all the way to the Olympic Peninsula in northern Washington by transitioning onto 101? And that there is a Highway 1 that follows the Atlantic coast from the tip of Key…

The rolling landscape leading to cliffs and sharp inclines reaching down to the ocean reminded me of the Irish landscape I often saw in movies when I was growing up, or the English coastline in movies depicting Robin Hood’s return to England. That being said, there is a much wider range of habitats than just ocean coastlines in Point Reyes…

As I was growing up I often heard mention of Lake Tahoe, whether it was in movies or from people vacationing. The beauty was touted by many, and there seemed to be a draw to the area. That stuck with me, and then I had the opportunity to pass through the area on a bus on the way home from…

A barren textured black landscape of the Craters of the Moon National Monument turned out to be a totally fascinating place to visit, a theater showing the resilience of nature. On the sides of the lava hills, in what looks like black pea gravel, a surprise of small pink dwarf monkey flowers were popping through, naturally spaced as if purposely…