Thanks to the sweet deal offered by Iceland Airways, Anna and I were able to extend our layover on the way back from Paris by three days, giving us a free four day trip to Iceland. Hversu dásamlegt! (As they say). We rented an AirBnB in darling little Reykjavik,… Read More
For our second annual sibling backpacking trip, Anna, Jacob, and I took our chances and applied for the highly coveted Enchantments permit, granting access to a beautiful alpine basin full of sparkling lakes. Luckily we were chosen, and got to spend four spectacular days exploring the lakes, larch, and massive granite peaks of… Read More
Since getting my backpacking feet wet, I’d always wanted to explore the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. While I have a special place in my heart for the wet, mossy landscape of the PNW — the jagged peaks, wide open sage fields, roaming buffalo, and hidden… Read More
To kick off our annual sibling backpacking trip, Anna, Jacob, and I spent three days frolicking in the Olympic National Forest. With its mossy hills, flowery meadows, birch trees, babbling brooks, corn flowers, glaciers, and wandering elks…Enchanted Valley is aptly named. It’s truly one of… Read More
After returning from a summer in Spain, a road trip to California felt like the perfect way to transition home. Anna was about to start a three-month program on an urban farm in Berkeley, so we jumped in the car and headed south. Our first stop: Redwood… Read More
Molly Goren 