Author: Lance J Orton
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How can you not love a good road trip? From San Francisco to Yosemite Valley, I’m convinced there is no journey in which you experience so much beauty compacted into so little time. Yes, it is about 4 hours from San Francisco to Yosemite, and your arrival will be every bit as stunning as you expect,…
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My 2nd recommended stop in San Francisco may surprisingly be the San Francisco Zoo. My older son really wanted to go there in 2021 so we went while I expected disappointment. We were pleasantly surprised. I took two of my favorite photos ever here: the bald eagle and the gorilla through the fence. But one…
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Before eagerly hitting the road to journey towards Yosemite, I wanted to cover some fun stops in San Francisco. The first is the California Academy of Sciences. Located in the center of Golden Gate Park, it genuinely surprised us with its beauty. Below is a history. But more than that, I wanted to document some…
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If you have never fallen in love with trees or ever wondered why JRR Tolkien created Treebeard and the Ents, then you have never been to Muir Woods. “It is not wizardry, but a power far older. A power that walked the earth, ere elf sang or hammer rang.“ — Gandalf to Théoden in The Two Towers, “The Road to…
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Of all the iconic places in San Francisco to visit, none is more notorious than the famous Alcatraz prison. Once the most feared prison in the United States, it is now one of the most well known bucket list tours on the West Coast. Located in the bay off of Pier 39 – the lively…
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If you have known me for awhile, you know I’m all about the journey. Whether we are hanging off the side of a vintage San Francisco cable car, chatting up strangers over an Irish Coffee at The Buena Vista, or hunting down the perfect scene in Yosemite, the goal is always to be entirely present…
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San Francisco is the ideal city to practice patience and inefficiency. It is filled with hills and hills and more hills. There is also fog. You will notice this theme throughout my photos of San Francisco. The city itself is majestic. And that fog becomes glory at sunset. Want to practice inefficiency? Ride a cable…
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Primer Journeys by nature are not efficient. And yet I spend so much of my day-to-day striving for efficiency. Maybe that’s why I love travel. It is a true respite from my daily routine. When I plan a trip – and I even plan free time – I like to allow of inefficiency. Road trips…