The Jetpacker

Observations From The Interstate 5

Hitchhikers. Questionably historical towns. A town called Weed. Who says there's nothing to see on the Interstate 5 freeway?

Ghosts, Inmates & Bacon Doughnuts – 2 Days In Portland

Haunted pizzerias. Inmates and rainbows. A city of books. Bacon doughnuts. Those are just a few of the reasons why visitors to Portland, Oregon see signs that say "Keep Portland Weird."

Absinthe, Seafood & The Space Needle – A Day In Seattle

With only one day in Seattle, we checked out the Pike Place Market, went to the top of the frightening Space Needle, and had a visit with "The Green Fairy."

Lombard Street, Painted Ladies & Golden Gate Bridge – San Francisco Day 2

Today we visited three of the biggest landmarks in San Francisco: the crooked Lombard Street, the Victorian houses at Alamo Square, and the stunning Golden Gate Bridge.

Weed, 100-Year Old Smut, And Meat In A Cone – San Francisco Day 1

Some of the coolest things in San Francisco are some of the most unusual: homeless people asking for marijuana, dirty pictures in a 100-year-old penny arcade viewer and lunch meat in a cone.

Double Rainbow In San Diego

It's raining unusually hard here in Southern California, but out of the darkness came this great photograph of a double rainbow.

The Biggest Sports Rivalry In Los Angeles

The football games between USC and UCLA are the biggest sports rivalry in Los Angeles. The rivalry was renewed again over the weekend in our first visit to one of the most famous landmarks in sports, the Coliseum.