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Why Do the First Few Days of Walking 10,000 Steps Feel So Hard

Exercising is healthy for us, but why does our mind make it so hard to actually do it? I'm walking 10,000 steps a day for 30 days, and this article covers the first three days.

Fitness

First Time Glamping at Indian Cove Campground in Joshua Tree

As the last light fades and the warmth of the boulders still radiates into the night, the first stars start to glimmer overhead. Within minutes, it feels like the darkness fills with tiny little sparking lights.

Joshua Tree

The Chaffey Brothers Engineered the First Pressurized Water System on This Trail

George and William Chaffey are the most important names in this region. They were Canadian engineers who arrived in California in the early 1880s. Before they arrived, the land was considered a barren wash.

Waterfall

2 Incredible Waterfalls on Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park

I crossed two large wooden bridges over rushing white water, climbed a massive granite stone staircase, peered over a 317-foot waterfall, and fell twice—one time dangerously close to the edge.

Yosemite

12 Cool Things I Found in Palisades Park in Santa Monica

Everyone knows California for the incredible weather and the beaches. But people don’t talk enough about the parks that let you enjoy both at the same time.

Beach

Skating From Santa Monica Pier to Venice Beach Boardwalk

I lived all my life in California, and this was the first time I got on the Marvin Braude Trail between these two iconic beaches. Santa Monica and Venice Beach.