Half Dome was on my bucket list and I knew it’d be a challenge, but it definitely pushed my boundaries physically. On this October day at the end of the permit season, my friend Sandra and I traversed across Yosemite toward Half Dome. We originally had our minds set on hiking Clouds Rest, but since shuttles stopped …
It’s where the famous turquoise and waterfall pictures of California are captured, where winding roads meet coastal cliffs and connect to the Bixby bridge, and just north of where William Hearst built the famous landmark of the central coast, Hearst Castle. Big Sur, a gem of California that is accessible primarily by car and often …