Photography, Fun, and Adventure in the U.S.
Our last stop in 2018 — and the break between our first leg of our cross-country road trip and the second leg — was all about spending time with family over the holidays, from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Our goal was to spend quality time with Jen’s mom, taking in her
We’re combining several places in California into one big wine stop, but we must mention that all three are very much worthy of their own mention — and we quite enjoyed the time spent visiting the areas and sampling their wines! It was our second time in both Lodi and
We traveled from Tonopah, Nevada, to Lee Vining, California, to spend several days in and around the Eastern Sierras, including visits to Bodie, Mono Lake, Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, and — of course — Yosemite National Park. We started the adventure by visiting the site of a once-booming gold
This journey began in southern Oregon, from which we went west toward the Oregon Coast, traveling back into California along US-199, the northern portion of the Redwood Highway, and the only highway that passes through the Siskiyou Mountains. Amusingly, we hit a snowstorm in the Smith River National Recreation Area
This stop was all about taking a whirlwind adventure over a three-day period. We started with Pinnacles National Park, #7 so far on our trip, home of stunning rock formations, and the newest national park, having only become one in 2013… though it had been a national monument since way
Our first days on the road were spent in The Salton Sea area in southern California, located in the Imperial Valley, and including at the Salton Sea State Recreational Area (where we camped), as well as the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, both a critical part of the
While the real #JenRanAdventures does not begin officially until January 10, 2018, we decided to take a long weekend trip to Zion National Park, Utah, and the Mojave National Preserve, California. Zion National Park, located in southwest Utah, near Springdale, is a 146,000+ acre preserve established in 1919. The park