Fr San Francisco to New York and litрay everywhere in between.
Diva & Scott
Diva & Scott match on Hinge. Diva ignores the fact that Scott doesn’t check where Lassen Volcanic National Park is before responding to her.
Spoiler: They end up visiting Lassen together within the year.
Octob 27, 2019
Diva almost cancels her first date with Scott, but feels bad doing it last minute. She decides to go, expecting it to be quick since they’re just planning on getting ice cream.
They meet at the Salt & Straw in Hayes Valley, San Francisco. Even though Scott thinks Hayes Valley is lame, they end up grabbing pizza down the street for dinner after dessert.
They order a garlic pizza and end up talking for hours.
Novemb 3, 2019
Decemb 21, 2019
Diva & Scott’s first picture together in Tahoe, CA while snowshoeing!
Diva & Scott spend the New Year together in Death Valley National Park - the first of many national parks they’ll visit together.
Januy 1, 2020
After a few long months of quarantining in San Francisco, Diva & Scott take a weekend roadtrip to Mount Shasta.
June 21, 2020
Diva & Scott visit Lassen Volcanic National Park together!
They hike the Bumpass Hell, Manzanita Loop, and Cinder Cone trails while there.
July 10, 2020
Diva & Scott kick off their first COVID roadtrip where they drive from San Francisco to Plano, TX and Highland Park, IL. Their first stop is at Great Basin National Park where they hike through the ancient bristlecone pine grove in the park.
July 30, 2020
The second stop on the roadtrip before reaching Texas is Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado. Diva & Scott enjoy the view from the overlooks and keep heading east.
July 31, 2020
The second leg of the roadtrip from Illinois back to San Francisco kicks off with a windy and rainy night at Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Diva & Scott’s tent almost blows away and they end up having to sleep upright in the Subaru. They make the most of the day after once the weather clears up.
August 28, 2020
After fires in Glacier & Yellowstone throw off Diva & Scott’s roadtrip plans, they change course and head to the Pacific Northwest where they spend a few days in the Seattle area. One of their favorite day trips from Seattle is North Cascades National Park. They hike the Cascade Pass trail, which had been on Diva’s bucket list since hearing about it a few years prior!
Septemb 1, 2020
Diva & Scott also get some hiking in at Mount Rainier National Park. This was Scott’s first time seeing the peak up close and personal!
Septemb 2, 2020
One last stop on the drive back to San Francisco: Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.
Septemb 3, 2020
Diva & Scott meet up with Diva’s friends in Pinnacles National Park. They start hiking the High Peaks Trail but quickly turn back around and spend the weekend at the campsite and out of the scorching heat.
Octob 18, 2020
Decemb 25, 2020
Christmas together in San Francisco!
Ail 24, 2021
One of many long weekend walks together in San Francisco.
After the tent camping struggles at Badlands, Scott updates the car camping set up in the Subaru. Diva & Scott test it out during their roadtrip to Utah, where their first stop is at Arches National Park. At Arches, they see many arches including Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch, Double O Arch, and many, many others.
May 3, 2021
While in Moab, Diva & Scott visit Canyonlands National Park. At Canyonlands, they do a short hike to the famous Mesa Arch followed by longer hikes throughout the Island in the Sky region of the park.
May 4, 2021
The last stop in Utah is at Capitol Reef National Park. Here, Diva & Scott see even more arches! First they hike the Hickman Bridge trail and then continue on a longer trail to Cassidy Arch, where they watch other groups rappel down the arch.
May 6, 2021
Diva & Scott visit Austin for Diva’s sister’s college graduation. It’s Scott’s first time in Austin so they fill up on breakfast tacos, queso, and barbecue. Scott visits the UT Austin campus for the first time and all of Diva’s favorite spots from her time at college.
May 22, 2021
Diva & Scott spend the day exploring Chicago. Scott finally sees the bean for the first time despite growing up in the Chicago suburbs!
July 23, 2021
Diva & Scott have their first meal in their first apartment together in Potrero Hill, San Francisco!
Setpemb 19, 2021
Panko comes home!!
Life becomes lickier and zoomier.
Novemb 11, 2021
Adjusting to life as a family of 3!
Novemb 20, 2021
New Year’s Eve at home.
Decemb 31, 2021
Panko graduates from SF Puppy Prep in style.
Januy 10, 2022
Diva, Scott, & Panko roadtrip to Los Angeles for the long weekend. Panko lives his best life hanging out on the hotel bed and Diva spends as much time as possible taking Scott to her favorite LA spots, including Jon & Vinny’s.
Feuy 20, 2022
One of the best ways to spend a weekend morning in San Francisco is coffee or brunch in the Sunset followed by fetch at Ocean Beach.
Mch 13, 2022
Quick family photoshoot at Alamo Square Park.
Mch 19, 2022
After spending a lot of time talking about if they should move to New York, Diva & Scott visit and stay in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. They take this photo on the pier at Transmitter Park - the exact same place where they will get engaged at two years later.
Ail 16, 2022
Diva, Scott, & Panko embark on another cross country roadtrip. They drive east through the Mojave Desert and stop at Grand Canyon National Park before continuing.
July 10, 2022
The second stop on the roadtrip is Petrified Forest National Park. Diva, Scott, & Panko complete a few short hikes before it gets too hot.
July 11, 2022
Diva, Scott, & Panko stop at White Sands National Park in New Mexico next. Panko hates wearing his sunglasses but still manages to have the time of his life doing one of his favorite thing: digging!
July 12, 2022
The last stop before a few weeks in Nashville is at Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. It’s the first night of the roadtrip that it’s below 90 degrees so Diva, Scott, & Panko decide to car camp. It was still too hot to get a good night’s sleep, especially with Panko’s hot breath in their faces.
July 14, 2022
Diva & Scott spend a few weeks in Nashville with Diva’s parents. While there, they manage to squeeze in a day trip to Mammoth Cave National Park.
July 24, 2022
Black bear sighting in Shenandoah National Park! Diva, Scott, & Panko stop for some camping and hiking on their drive from Nashville to Brooklyn.
July 31, 2022
Diva, Scott, & Panko reach Greenpoint, Brooklyn where they spend the week trial running life in New York with a high energy dog. Panko visits Central Park for the first time and sits on the steps of the Met. They enjoy spending the week eating, walking, and catching up with friends before a long drive back across the country to San Francisco, CA.
August 1, 2022
Diva, Scott, & Panko enjoy their last month as San Francisco residents! They spend time with friends, visit their favorite coffee shops often, and soak up the last few visits to Golden Gate Park & the beach,
Septemb 3, 2022
Diva, Scott, & Panko make it to Greenpoint, Brooklyn and move into their new apartment!
Octob 9, 2022
Christmas in Highland Park, IL with Scott’s family. Diva & Panko both experience their first real snow storm and Panko also experiences the joy of eating holiday food (cheese & bacon).
Decemb 24, 2022
Diva & Scott visit the Taj Mahal while in India for two weeks. This marks Scott’s first visit to India where he gets to meet Diva’s grandmothers. They spend time with family and sightseeing in New Delhi as well as the day trip to Agra.
Mch 29, 2023
Diva, Scott, & Panko all roadtrip from Brooklyn to Maine. They eat lots of lobster rolls (Panko also gets a bite or two), see lighthouses, and visit Acadia National Park for the first time.
August 6, 2023
One of three full days exploring Acadia National Park, where most hikes are dog friendly! Diva, Scott, and Panko see the sunrise at Cadillac Mountain, explore the Schoodic Peninsula, and hike some beautiful trails.
August 7, 2023
Panko celebrates his second birthday with a picnic at McGolrick Park!
Septemb 16, 2023
Octob 8, 2023
Scott runs the Chicago Marathon!
Diva & Scott make it to London - one of Diva’s favorite places. They spend their time in the city sightseeing, shopping, museum hopping, eating lots of Indian food, and trying out as many coffee shops as possible.
Novemb 7, 2023
Diva & Scott visit Copenhagen for a few days before returning back to London. They brave the cold and keep drinking multiple cups of coffee a day and also fill up on delicious baked goods.
Novemb 10, 2023
During their time in London, Diva & Scott decide to take a spontaneous day trip to Paris! They make the most of their 12 hours in the city by visiting two museums, two coffee shops, four bakeries, one cafe, one falafel shop, and one burger shop.
Novemb 18, 2023
On their way to New Delhi, Diva & Scott spend three days in Istanbul. They have fun exploring the city, seeing historical sights, and of course, eating piles of lamb kebabs.
Ail 22, 2024
Diva & Scott spend a little over a week in New Delhi. Most of the week is spent relaxing, eating, and spending time with Diva’s grandmothers and family.
May 2, 2024
Diva, Scott, & Panko road trip to Lake Placid, New York for a holiday weekend camping trip! They hike up one of the high peaks in the Adirondacks and enjoy some downtime at the campsite.
May 26, 2024
On a rainy Saturday morning, Scott proposes to Diva at Transmitter Park, just a few blocks away from their apartment (and right next door to where they will be celebrating their wedding!).
Luckily, the weather clears up later on and they spend the day doing some of their favorite things in New York to celebrate: coffee, bagels, omakase, and a new cocktail bar.
July 13, 2024
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Diva’s pick is a split scoop of Chocolate Gooey Brownie & Sea Salt with Caramel Ribbons in a cup.
Scott likes a kid scoop of Salted, Malted, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
If it’s July though, we’ll both always get the seasonal Birthday Cakes and Blackberries flavor.
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Diva's favorites are Yosemite, Big Bend, and North Cascades. But so far they've only visited North Cascades together. Big Bend is on the list for spring 2025 though!
Scott's favorite is also Yosemite.
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New York.
But we all miss mornings at the beach.
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Scott in the mornings. Diva in the evenings.