Note to self: The fact that your family, friends, or anyone else have heard of Yosemite and wanted to visit this place so badly does not in… Read more ““What is Half Dome?” | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks”
Author: Pina Marek
Dreamer.
“The Great Outdoors” Poetry
So… I don’t know how many – if any – of you my amazing people know this, but I write poetry. Here and there (mostly there lately),… Read more ““The Great Outdoors” Poetry”
Goodbye, Kaua’i | Searching the Aloha
Last week, I managed to not post anything for you – and that’s because I was just landing in Korea! Thus it’s time to end our Hawaiian… Read more “Goodbye, Kaua’i | Searching the Aloha”
“We’re Going Up There?!” | Nevada Fall, Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks
~ continued from The Mists of Vernal Fall ~ We topped off the Vernal Fall, the last pitch along the steep wall the most challenging part. With… Read more ““We’re Going Up There?!” | Nevada Fall, Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks”
The Mists of Vernal Fall | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks
Note to self: when you’re the one planning a road trip for/with your parents, try to remember that the ratio of physical ability might have changed since… Read more “The Mists of Vernal Fall | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks”
Like Children. Like Stunned Children… | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks
Note to self: there is such a thing as too excited. On our way to one of the most beautiful places on the planet, we stopped in… Read more “Like Children. Like Stunned Children… | Yosemite NP | Road-Trippin’ with My Folks”
Snow? Is it you? | Mt Saint Helena, CA
I got up super late that day. By super late I mean sometime between 8.30 and 9 a.m., so, technically, many people wouldn’t call it late. I… Read more “Snow? Is it you? | Mt Saint Helena, CA”
My First Race (10k) Ever
“I’ll be back in thirty!” I waved bye as I closed the door behind me, leaving the warmth of the home and entering the darkness outside. Just… Read more “My First Race (10k) Ever”
Bridalveil Fall | One Photo
Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
Because sometimes, I just want to share photos that have a really special place in my heart or I’m really proud of, here and there, You’ll start seeing these published. I didn’t know how to do it for some time because honestly, I’m not very well off with website design, but I’ve decided to just do it the way I know. So here goes.
It was amazing to see the first light after a long drive through the dark. Coming to Yosemite often, it was a little different this time; I was on a mission. I was on a mission to show my parents why I love this place so much, to have them understand why I love the life I live.
It was easier than I thought. Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley, our very first stop of the road trip I brought my parents on, did the job almost immediately.
The soft morning light made the waterfall seem to be falling right from heaven. Cold droplets of pristine water carried by the winds landed on our faces. One look at my parents’ eyes was enough to see that they, too, were immediately charmed by the beauty of Yosemite. And we’ve barely just begun…
Sometimes, We Just Gotta Hold onto that Barbed Wire
I scrambled through the thick bushes and through the night. The thorny branches tucked on my pants and scratched my legs through the fabric. The usually dry… Read more “Sometimes, We Just Gotta Hold onto that Barbed Wire”
Hit the Road with Me 