Easy Hikes in Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park is one of those places that feels unreal. The drive to the park looks completely normal and then BOOM, you are met with these massive Sequoia trees that are bigger than anything you’ve ever seen. It truly is hard to wrap your brain around the size of these trees. We spontaneously planned this trip the night before […]

Visiting Sedona Arizona with a baby

Hiking Our favorite hike that we did was Devil’s Bridge via Mescal Trailhead. I’ll link the all trails below. This was a 3.9 mile hike with about 530 feet of elevation gain. It was smooth sailing until the end where there is some scrambling that you have to do. It was a little sketchy with a baby but if you […]

Welcoming our Daughter

Sunny Joy Rankin was born on 10/24/24 at 7:57 pm. She truly is the best thing that has ever happened to us. It has taken us a while to get back to the blog with adjusting to life with a little one. She is now 7 months old and a little more independent so it’s time to get back to […]

Tahiti Honeymoon

Tahiti is located in the French Polynesia, it is actually the largest island within French Polynesia and is normally not one that too many people visit. Tahiti is normally a quick stop on the way to more popular islands such as Moorea, and Bora Bora. We decided to stay on Tahiti and it did NOT disappoint. If you don’t know […]

The Rankins 💍

March 25, 2023 The best day of our lives. Thank you to all of our family and friends that celebrated our big day with us! Let me just tell you a few things that we loved about our backyard wedding. I’m sure many of you have probably looked at different venues and have been shocked by the price of a […]

Valley of Fire State Park – Dog Friendly

January 2023 What’s the first thing that you think of when hearing about Nevada? Probably not beautiful nature. Valley of Fire State park is only three and a half hours away from Southern California and is a gem in the middle of the desert! This park is something that you’d see in a crowded national park in Utah but without […]

First Backpacking Trip – Bishop Pass

June 3rd we started our journey from Victorville, California to Bishop, California. Bishop is about a 3 hour drive from where we are, but first we went a little out of our way to Mammoth, California. First Stop: Mammoth Most of us know Mammoth as one of the best places to ski and snowboard during the winter but there is […]

Things to do in Oahu, Hawaii

Hawaii is my favorite place I have ever visited and I am sure that after your visit you will be saying the same thing! The slow pace of life, beautiful scenery and endless adventures are just a few reasons why you will want to go back to Hawaii as soon as you go home. Today I am going to be […]

Utah National Park Road Trip – Utah Travel

We had a blast hitting up the mighty five in Utah and also the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. If you wanna check out our trip and recommendations all you have to do is keep reading! North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park The Grand Canyon as we all know, is one of the most popular […]