5 ROAD TRIP ESSENTIALS + some bonus faves

I’m headed to Joshua Tree National Park with some of my besties tonight! Naturally, I was packing at like 1 am this morning before going to bed and having to go to work today. I’m not 100% sure I packed enough underwear, but I definitely have all of these essentials below!

come on over vol. 16 // weekend round-up

I’m furiously wracking my brain trying to figure out what else I did this week other than watch videos of Michael B. Jordan on YouTube…

travel diary // Sequoia National Park & Kings Canyon

Fire up your playlist and come explore these gentle giants with me…

travel guide // SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK & KINGS CANYON ++

I was really excited to visit the Sequoia National Park with my best friend last week. Recently I’ve been getting the itch to escape into nature, go off grid, and reset in fresh air and this trip was just what I had in mind. If you’re anything like me, you like to do a ton of research before your trip so that once you’re on the trip you know what to expect and you can truly enjoy yourself. I read a bunch of blogs, guides and the official government website for the park and down below I’m going to recap some of the most important pieces of information. I’m also adding a few more tips I haven’t seen mentioned anywhere. If you only ever read this post before you get ready to go I’ve got you covered.

photo travel diary // SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK & KINGS CANYON

This past week I headed to the Sequoia National Park & Kings Canyon Park with my best friend for a couple of days. She had a stretch of time off and I’m between jobs so this was the perfect road trip to explore something we had never seen before. Next week I’ll be posting a more wordy travel diary as well as my personal recommendations if you want to explore these national parks as well. For now, below are just some of the hundreds of photos I took on our trip.