Pasadena, CA
I'm a single dad living in Pasadena, California with my two kids, a six-year-old girl and a nine-year-old boy. I grew up in Upstate New York fishing, camping and exploring with my family. In my previous life, I was a marine biologist living in Hawaii, and my job was to scuba dive and study coral reefs. Now I'm a marketing director sitting in an office all day, far from the ocean. Despite living in Los Angeles, I've learned that there's no excuse not to just get up and go. California is amazing, and there's no end to the things to see and places to go. Almost every weekend, I take my kids on a new adventure, and my goal is to inspire parents to do the same - unplug, get outside, explore, and push their limits.
Posted on August 10th, 2015
Our first camping trip to California's Rock Creek Valley happened by accident four years ago. I was anxious to get out of town and off the grid with the kids, so I quickly packed the truck with every piece of camping gear I stumbled over on the garage floor, and started driving north toward Mammoth Lakes. We had no reservations for a campsite, but I figured we'd find something.
Posted on June 30th, 2015
I'll be the first to admit that sometimes our family adventures can be a little bit extreme for the average family looking to get outside for the day.
Posted on June 1st, 2015
I love taking the kids to the beach, but in Los Angeles, going to the beach can sometimes be a struggle. Traffic, parking, crowds, and really not much to do once you're there. I get bored in a minute just sitting on the beach. I want to go somewhere, discover something and so do the kids. (Usually.) If a day at the beach is going to be a day of adventure and exploration, it means leaving the city beaches of Los Angeles behind and heading out of town.
