How to Choose Hiking Boots
When it comes to hiking, one of the most crucial pieces of gear is a good pair of hiking boots, otherwise you’re not going to enjoy your hike very much and you’ll probably think twice before agreeing to a hike again! I say this from experience. When I first started hiking, I had the wrong […]
8 Beautiful Day Hikes in Washington State
Hiking in Washington I have been wanting to explore hikes in Washington State for a long time! While hiking in California (where I am from) has been amazing, I decided to spend 10 days in Washington State this past August. Choosing what trails to hike is difficult because the state has 3 national parks, a […]
Backpacking Guide for Beginners
I didn’t grow up backpacking in the outdoors. I grew up in a city in India. When I immigrated to the States with my parents as a teenager, they were too busy trying to re-build their lives and I was too busy trying to adjust to a new culture. Therefore, as an adult, going backpacking […]
The Best Day Hike Snacks
This is a sponsored post on best day hike snacks written by me on behalf of ADM. All opinions are 100% mine. I never used to cook before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world in 2020, but during much of the lockdown, like everyone else, I was forced to stay home. And as gyms and […]
Joshua Tree Camping Guide
I have never wanted to visit Joshua Tree National Park, California even though I live about 8.5 hours away from it in San Francisco. The desert scenery with a bunch of cactus doesn’t really appeal to me. I also do NOT like hiking in the heat. Camping in the heat? Forget it! So how and […]
Visiting Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is the hottest, driest and lowest National Park in North America. I visited Death Valley first about ten years ago on my way home to San Francisco after a backpacking trip to Inyo National Forest. During that first visit, I spent only one night in Death Valley National Park. The only […]
Fall Colors in Mammoth Lakes, California
Where is Mammoth Lakes? One of my favorite regions in the Eastern Sierra Nevada range is a place called Inyo National Forest. It’s about 4-6 hours driving distance from San Francisco. Inyo National Forest is also home to an area called Mammoth Lakes. Having lived in California for most of my life, I visited Mammoth […]
Backpacking in the Wilderness at Yosemite National Park
I haven’t backpacked in the wilderness in ages. The first time I backpacked was at Inyo National Park in Northern California in 2011. The second time I backpacked was this August 2020, in one of California’s most well known national parks, Yosemite. So, am I a seasoned pro at wilderness backpacking? Uh, most definitely not. […]
8 Day Trek to Annapurna Base Camp
Who would have thought a scrawny, non-athletic, Indian girl like me would one day hike the Annapurna Base Camp?! The words “base camp” have become synonymous with Mt. Everest, and sound intimidating to many of us! 10 years ago, when a friend told me about this place called the Annapurna, he described it as even […]
