WOLVES WHO WANDER : BANFF NATIONAL PARK

 

wow.

it seems like forever since we've shared where we've found ourselves wandering. there have been many trips this year but too little time to actually sit down and post.

recently, we got to pack up the fam and head north to canada. we got really lucky and booked an amazing wedding very close to some of your favorite relatives. uncles rob + gilles. but not just canada. banff national park. unfortunately, a lot of british columbia is on fire but luckily by the end of our stay the smoke cleared and the clouds opened up so we could head outside and play.

we absolutely love this part of the world and can't wait to head back and hit some of the bigger trails someday. so grateful we got in some time to explore johnston canyon. this time with lake earthside and the ground not covered in ice.   

WOLVES WHO WANDER : DESERT LIFE

 
 

we love turning trips into work-cations... but if we can ever get in a work-free vacation we will take it. a lot of people don't know this, but when you own your own business you are essentially always on the clock, unless you deliberately make the call to disconnect. we haven't taken one of these in over a year and it's just what the witch doctor ordered. it was a big toss up between the beach and the desert but there was something about the stillness of the desert that was calling our names... so joshua tree and palm springs it was! 

joshua tree is exactly how we needed to start the trip. quiet with just enough human activity, we had an incredible time looking for treasures in yucca valley. we stepped into the past at the pioneertown motel, stargazed under the millions of stars in the sky and wandered around the magic land of joshua tree national park (an absolute must when you are anywhere close). another highlight also escaping to witch mountain for a little maternity shoot.

our next stop was palm springs...you get the energy of the city without all the traffic and pretentious tudes (sorry la, we still love you). we had the perfect welcome by arriving to a full moon (in scorpio) drum circle our first night at the ace hotel + swim club. morning adventures with pool time afternoons is exactly how we would describe our perfect day and we got three of them. between the adventures to the living desert, a runaway to salvation mountain and east jesus and getting high on the tram, we covered a lot of ground...and the ace hotel was the perfect place to call home for some serious relaxation with a lot things to still do right there if we wanted. 

we couldn't have asked for a better trip. now if only we can get wolfy to sleep in his own bed again. wish us luck!

photos by : papa, mama wolf and a few random strangers.   

WOLVES WHO WANDER : YOSEMITE...

 

wedding season is an interesting one for families in the industry... days are not consistent and weekends are non existent.  it is bittersweet where we get in a lot of face time with our son day to day but then have very long days/weekends/weeks away. so we make it a point to clump our days together as much as possible and head out on epic explorations as a family whenever we get the chance.

our first adventure of this season brought us to one of our favorite places, yosemite national park. we had an engagement session in the valley and took that as a perfect excuse to tag on a little family time. not sure if you know but we got hitched down in the valley four years ago this coming june. to say yosemite holds a special place in our hearts is an understatement and to see our little wolf pup explore here is an incredible dream. this is asher's third trip to the park. but this time it is as if it's an entirely new experience through his toddler eyes. also a very special trip having our little lake stone growing in mama wolf's belly. we are so lucky this kid loves the outdoors and adventure as much as we do (now if only we can get him to like his car seat just a tiny bit more... ah). we will take what we can get. if you ever have any questions on what to do, see, explore in this magic place, we would love to drop some knowledge.

thank you for all of your magic and glory, yosemite. you are a fucking gem. 

photos by : papa, mama wolf and a few random strangers.