Bryce Canyon National Park

I’ve been wanting to finish writing up our times in Utah since the Zion one, but it is a bit harder to find time and the right mood to write now. Getting back to the real life has been good, but it also cut down much of my time in other things I used to do…

Zion National Park

“Where is your favorite place in the states?” People often ask us. It’s quite easy for me pick a place out of all. No, actually there are two states. They would be Utah and New Mexico! I think I pick these two because we got to spend a week or so there, which is a…

4 Days in North Cascades National Park

I didn’t remember how scenic North Cascades National Park was until I was going through pictures of the things we did there. We hiked, we climbed, and we canoed. I still don’t know where the park starts and where it ends because it is just so big and surrounds by other national forests and recreational…

Hiking and Camping at Lassen Volcanic National Park

It was still only a few days into the trip. We knew that we wanted to take it slow and ease into living in a van. I felt like it is also time to find a shower and relax a little bit, so I convinced Min that at the next place, we are going to…

Climbing at Matthes Crest, Yosemite National Park

It’s been a week since we got back to the SF Bay Area. I got to say it has been sad and weird at the same time. The weather has also been gloomy and rainy which is typical for winter in Northern California, and that does not help with my moodiness. Min went back to…