Recently, I shared my journey from a person who has never camped before to a backpacker. I’ve also shared some tips on how you can prepare for your own backpacking trips (see slides and sketchnotes).
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Hike in A Flourishly Green World — Point Reyes National Seashore
We were thrilled to snatch 2-day Sky Campground reservations at Point Reyes National Seashore and enjoyed the beautiful Tomales Point Trail and coast.
Continue readingHike in the Breathtaking Views — Yosemite National Park
So happy — reservation dates were right after Memorial Day, people were going back to work, but we were going backpacking!
Continue readingNational Trails Day
The first Saturday of June is National Trails Day in the U.S. This was established by the American Hiking Society (AHS). On this day, thousands of thousands of people volunteer to maintain and project hiking trails.
Continue readingBackpacking in Angel Island State Park
Very excited to kick off our journey in backpacking officially with Angel Island State Park!
Continue readingFirst-time Backpacking & Camping — Ever!
Everyday UX — Which Airline Do You Prefer?
So far, I’ve experienced the following airline traveling within the United States: Delta, United Airlines, Island Air (commuter flight in Hawaii) and today Virgin America. It’s hard to say which one I prefer the most.
Continue readingA Museum of Video Games
We had a fun time at the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment in Oakland, CA, aka the Video Game Museum. It made me think of my childhood, and the reason why I wanted to study computer science — making games.
Continue readingGlass Beach
It’s amazing that how the ocean magically touched and turned them into such beautiful treasure.
Continue readingAsian Art Museum in San Francisco
China has such a long history that we have a great deal of museums on our ancient culture and artifacts, and I’ve visited so many. However, I was not aware how other Asian countries evolved at the time China was evolving from dynasty to dynasty. Therefore, the Asian Art Museum exhibition was such a great eye opener for me, and I was so happy to have a landscape view on arts from all these Asian countries.
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