The “Big Vacation” is proving to be a very active one! Within walking distance of my house, are several challenging walking trails, and within a 2 minute drive (the car is only really needed for climbing the huge hills!) are many stellar hiking trails and pathways. This is amazing to me – to have almost instant access to mountains and views. In the past, hikes such as these would require a few months of planning, saving, a 2 day drive, and a rushed week or 10 days to cram in all in.
Now, it is literally at my “toe-tips,” and accessible anytime! If this weren’t awesome enough, the hilly residential roads are perfect for my e-bike, although I still have to pedal like a demon to get up the hills, the pedal assist helps so much – it would be impossible for an out of shape flatlander like me to ride a conventional bike around here – at least not without a lot of blood, sweat and tears.
I have also discovered a very cool app for my phone that turns these walks and hikes into 3d videos – so amazing so I’ll post them here when I figure out how to get them off my phone. And stay tuned for the launch of the dedicated “Big Vacation Blog” coming soon. This blog will revert back to photography-related things only and the new one will be regular life-stuff.