Unfortunately we were only able to spend three days in San Francisco, but we tried to make the most of our time. On our last day in California we checked out of our hotel and took an early morning trip to the Palace of Fine Arts in the Presidio…
Megan Bannister
On our first full day in San Francisco we headed across the Golden Gate Bridge toward Sausalito to explore Muir Woods. Coming from the suburban Midwest, the landscape of towering sequoias and redwoods was something I could hardly imagine. But after just a few hours I was a convert – we spent the rest of the morning hiking among these beautiful trees…
After a quick stop at Starbucks and a visit to the Nevada State Capitol, we were ready to start the last leg of our trip to California. We decided to dip down on Lincoln Highway 50 for a more scenic drive and to stop off at Lake Tahoe. The morning was gorgeous and the view of the lake with mountains looming on the horizon was absolutely breathtaking…
Along with a love for “world’s largest” things, Im also a fan of strange roadside attractions. So after a well-deserved night’s sleep, we headed a little bit out of our way to visit what were probably two of my favorite sights from the entire trip…
After what seemed like an endless trek through Nebraska and an early bedtime in Cheyenne, we started off our second day on the road at the Wyoming State Capitol…
After more than 52 hours in the car, seven days of togetherness and more pounds of gummy bears than I would like to admit, I’m back in Des Moines. Our road trip to San Francisco was a phenomenal success and I can’t wait to share all of our adventures…
With warmer weather in the forecast and a week free of school or work, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be hitting the road with some friends and road tripping to San Francisco for spring break…
Last Friday, in honor of finishing the first week of classes and to beat the gloom of a particularly dreary afternoon, a friend and I headed east to Goldie’s Ice Cream Shoppe for a sandwich that has been named the best pork tenderloin in the state of Iowa…