Shannon Martinez

Our first trip to Yosemite would be a quick one—in on Thursday, out on Sunday. But it would easily be enough time to get the lay of the land, see some waterfalls, take some…

The green sand of Papakōlea Beach is … well it’s green for starters. This is one of only 4 green sand beaches in the world. (Of course, reading that feels like a challenge to now…

We planned to visit the Waipi’o Valley on our last visit to the big island. It’s not an easy place to access without a 4WD vehicle, unless you consider “easy” a 2+ mile hike on a…