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The Sunkel Family
A Family & Lifestyle Blog


Happy New Year!
Hi Everyone! We've been gone for a while but we have a ton of new content and baby stories to share with you! So stay tuned for that!...


Fun Family Adventure Takes A Hike at John Muir's Mist Trail To Vernal Falls At Yosemite National
Melanie and have always been avid adventurers constantly searching for trails off the beaten path. Obviously, now that we have children...


Fun Family Adventuring Through Yosemite National Park
As a family who is in love with the outdoors, Yosemite has pretty much been the holy grail on our places to hike. Both Melanie and I are...


A Fun Family Adventrous Drive On The Brilliant King's Canyon National Scenic Byway
If you pass through Kings Canyon National Park to go to Grant's Grove and keep driving on highway 180, you will end up driving along one...


Fun Family's Giant AdventureThrough the Epic Grant Tree Trail
A lot of the time when people think about California's forests, the state's behemoth Sequoia tees immediately stand out in people's minds...


Washburn Point Is Perfect For Family Photos
Our first stop on our adventure about an hour inside Yosemite National Park, is the beautiful and often passed by, Washburn Point. The...


Walking in John Muir's Footsteps at Nelder Grove, Sierra National Forest
When many people think of planning a trip to see the giant sequoias in California, most people think of Yosemite or Sequoia National...


Sun N' Fun Family Adventure In The Sand at Coronado Central Beach, San Diego, CA
There is something truly magical about the sandy beaches of Coronado Island in San Diego. Maybe its the mineral mica in the sand which...


Fun Family Adventure Aboard The USS Midway CV-41 in San Diego, CA
Happy Memorial day everyone! The highlight of our trip to San Diego back in August 2016, was visiting the USS Midway CV-41 Naval Aircraft Ca


Fun Family Adventure Aboard Flagship Cruise's Spirit of San Diego Harbor Cruise
San Diego! Oh how you hold an extremely special place in Mel and I's hearts. There is just something very unique about San Diego and...
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