California Academy of Science
Located in Golden Gate Park, the California Academy of Science is pretty cool. There is an a Planetarium, live animals, aquarium, rain forest.. It is about $40 for adult (in…
Sand Ladder at Baker Beach
Sand ladder at Baker Beach Baker beach is between the Seacliff neighborhood and Golden Gate Vista point. One of the features of Baker Beach is Sand Ladder. There are also…
Lincoln Park Steps 2015
Lincoln Steps Lincoln Park steps in San Francisco opened up with it being artistic and tiled. It is located in the outer Richmond district. We went to go check out.
Filbert Steps 2013
Filbert Steps 2013 We’ve traversed these steps quite a few times. You start at the bottom, go through what feels like people’s backyards and side streets and then you come…
Tulalip Lights and Ice 2024
Tulalip Lights and Ice 2024 On the way to Vancouver BC, I was caught off guard by a some beatiful illuminations! I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before (I…
Christmas in Olympia 2024
While we do mostly travel to Vancouver BC, I try to make it to Olympia to see my mom when we are nearby. This year, we stopped by Christmas day…
Pleasanton Ridge hike – 2025
We often find local places to hike and enjoy. When it’s a weekend and nice weather, we don’t mind exploring too. This was a bit further than where we usually…
Sanada Pilgrimage
Sanada Pilgrimage One of my favorite Samurai was Yukimura Sanada. When I went to Japan, I made sure I visited some of the Sanada clan areas. One of the places…
Grouse Mountain Sledding
Grouse Mountain 2024 One thing I have been wanting to do with my kids is sledding. I’ve attempted to have this done in Canada during the times we were there…
Seabus to North Vancouver BC
Seabus to North Vancouver BC We wanted to go Ice skating and heard that the North Vancouver market had it available. We took the Seabus route, which was pretty smooth…