Colorado, 2024

I took a gamble on Frontier Airlines again and booked $83 roundtrip flights to Denver. And we had a rockin’ time.

TravelSophia LiuAugust 26, 2024colorado, mountain, rocky mountains, summer, summer travel, denver, usa, garden of the gods, red rock amphitheater, natureComment

Yosemite, 2023

I’m not typically a nature person, but overachiever me loves a challenge like hiking Half Dome.

TravelSophia LiuJune 1, 2023national park, california, wilderness, woods, camping, yosemite, yosemite national park, roadtrip, nature, half dome, hike, waterfall, usaComment

Wild

Folklore vibes during trying times.

Photography, TravelSophia LiuAugust 28, 2020san francisco, black and white, nature, wood, woodsComment

Red Rock Canyon

What a treat being able find yourself standing in the remains of millions of years shifting dunes and erosion and gaze up at the splendor of geologic formations.

TravelSophia LiuJanuary 28, 2020nature, hike, adventure, mountain, red rock canyon, las vegas, red rock, desert, travel, photo diary, usaComment

Joshua Tree Photo Diary

We roadtripped into the desert heart of California, a biome so different from anything I'd ever seen.

Muir Woods

Sword ferns, mosses, and redwood sorrel blanket the forest floor. The forest is dense but when pockets of sunshine burst through the canopies, the view is magic.

TravelSophia LiuJanuary 16, 2018woods, muir woods, nature, outdoor, outdoors, travel, escape, adventure, bay area, mill valley, san francisco, mount talampais, national park, park, green, trees, hike, photo diary, usaComment

Peak

The secret of happiness lies in the power of extracting it from common things.

PhotographySophia LiuFebruary 17, 2016travel, street, photography, photowalk, berkeley, bay area, california, nature, forest, mountain, woods, peak, grizzly peakComment