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Where to Stay in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks [+ Nearby Options]

December 26, 2022December 20, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
Where to Stay in Sequoia National Park

This article is your guide to where to stay in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, plus the best nearby options.

Categories High Sierra Tags National Parks, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Tulare County Leave a comment

17 Fun & Best Things to do in Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Parks

December 16, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
Beautiful picture of Sequoia and the Kings River in Kings Canyon National Park

In this article, you’ll find the best things to do in Kings Canyon and Sequoia from someone who’s been there.

Categories High Sierra Tags National Parks, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Tulare County Leave a comment

5 Closest Airports to Lake Tahoe, California [Plus Directions & Transport Options]

November 23, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
A beautiful aerial view of South Lake Tahoe on the Nevada side, closest airport to Lake Tahoe featured image

The closest airports to Lake Tahoe, including all the transportation logistics once you land.

Categories High Sierra Tags El Dorado County, Lake Tahoe, Northern California, Placer County Leave a comment

Lake Tahoe in Winter: 15 Things to Do [Plus What to Expect & Practical Tips]

November 14, 2022October 26, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
Lake Tahoe in winter

Our guide on how to make the most of a trip to Lake Tahoe in winter.

Categories High Sierra Tags El Dorado County, Lake Tahoe, Northern California, Placer County Leave a comment

Bodie Ghost Town: Everything to Know About Visiting California’s Most Famous Ghost Town

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
bodie state park

The ultimate guide to the California ghost town known as Bodie State Park.

Categories High Sierra Tags Mono County, Northern California, State Parks Leave a comment

18 Best Lake Tahoe Hikes for Stunning Views & Mountain Scenery

December 27, 2022October 21, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
lake tahoe hikes

The best Lake Tahoe hikes to help you make the most of your trip to this beautiful spot in California.

Categories High Sierra Tags El Dorado County, Hiking, Lake Tahoe, Northern California, Placer County Leave a comment

Kayaking in Yosemite National Park: A Guide to the Best Spots & How to Get to Them

December 26, 2022September 6, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
kayaking in yosemite national park

Our guide to the best kayaking in Yosemite.

Categories High Sierra Tags Mariposa County, National Parks, Northern California, Yosemite National Park Leave a comment

Where to Find the Best Camping in Kings Canyon National Park [All Campgrounds Ranked]

December 26, 2022August 10, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
camping in kings canyon national park

Our ranked guide to the best camping in Kings Canyon National Park in order from our favorite to our least favorite.

Categories High Sierra Tags Camping, National Parks, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Tulare County Leave a comment

21 Best Hikes in Sequoia National Park & Kings Canyon

August 3, 2022August 2, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
best hikes in sequoia national park

The best hikes in Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon to help you make the most of your trip to these national parks.

Categories High Sierra Tags Hiking, National Parks, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, Tulare County Leave a comment

Yosemite Camping: Most Beautiful & Best Campgrounds in Yosemite National Park

December 26, 2022June 20, 2022 by Mimi McFadden
yosemite camping

A detailed guide to Yosemite camping, including all the best campgrounds inside and outside the park.

Categories High Sierra Tags Camping, Mariposa County, National Parks, Northern California, Yosemite National Park Leave a comment
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Since it’s that time of year for reflection and Since it’s that time of year for reflection and goals, I just finished tallying up my budgeting spreadsheets. Here’s a look at The Atlas Heart’s growth in the past four years, and our projected growth for 2023. Letzzzz go! 

✨2019✨
Annual revenue = $4,787
Total pageviews = 256,245

✨2020✨
Annual revenue = $12,600 
Total pageviews = 349,658

✨2021✨*started working on TAH full-time 
Annual revenue = $66,797 
Pageviews = 872,919 

✨2022✨
Annual revenue = $194,974
Pageviews = 2,386,618 

✨2023 (Projected)✨
Annual revenue = $470,000 
Pageviews = 3,600,000 

✨Milestone Goal (projected to reach by 2025)✨
Become a million dollar business

💰Breakdown of income💰
Ad revenue = 56.5%
Affiliate revenue = 43.3%
Products = 0.2%
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Happy New Year!! ✨🍾
Even though I’ve been running my website since 2 Even though I’ve been running my website since 2012, it always used to be my passion not my main source of income. 

It was a way of sharing my experiences and perspective about the places I traveled. I never had a business plan or looked all that much into how to make money from it. 

Over the next six years, I went from bartending to running a somewhat successful consulting business as a freelance marketer that still allowed me to travel and work remotely. 

Although I always imagined being able to make a living from my website, it honestly seemed unlikely that I’d be able to make money from something that I enjoyed so much. 

It wasn’t until 2018 that I started teaching myself SEO and invested in numerous courses. 

It took another year after that to start looking into how to monetize my website, and that was only after I lost one of my biggest clients and my monthly income was cut by 80%.

I thought it was as good a time as any to finally give it my best shot to create a successful blog that supported me. 

I started building up a monetization strategy, intertwining my SEO skills to start making a little more money, one month at a time. 

And then seven months later, March 2020 happened. And we all know how that went for the travel industry. 

l was very close to walking away at that point, but I had seen how much growth there was in just seven months before everything came tumbling down. I couldn’t unsee that potential. So, after three months of a lot of languishing,  I kept working on my site, more determined than ever. 

It took another year and two months after that to finally be making just enough to end all my client work and start focusing on my website full time. I wrote an income report a month after that in June of 2021.

It was called “How I made $6,598 from my blog in June 2021.” When I wrote that article, I had big goals to hit 100,000 page views in a month before the end of the year (which I did!) and to make over $6,000 in a month again. 

Secretly, I was hoping to double that amount by the following year, but looking back, I probably should’ve dreamed bigger. 

Continued in the comments below👇
11 fake ring boxes later, @suneelj1 finally gave m 11 fake ring boxes later, @suneelj1 finally gave me the real one today on our favorite hiking trail in Berkeley. 💍❤️
2 years since our first date. ✨❤️ My first i 2 years since our first date. ✨❤️ My first introduction to Suneel was coming across his profile picture on OK Cupid where he was ungracefully balancing an Oreo on his face. He hasn’t stopped making me laugh since.
We’re feeling 22! 💃🏻🎉🎶. . ✅Vaccin We’re feeling 22! 💃🏻🎉🎶. 
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✅Vaccinated + negative COVID tests for everyone the day of before the party. 
✅ Fancy on top, casual on the bottom.
✅Piñata, beer pong, rage cage, karaoke, confetti party poppers, midnight countdown, and all the food. 
✅ A memorable NYE with some of my favorite people. ❤️
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Happy 2022!! 🎉💃🏻🍾✨
In May 2021, I finally took the leap. I decided to In May 2021, I finally took the leap. I decided to end all client work and start working on my website full time. Since then, it has been a wild ride. It’s mind-boggling to finally see something grow into what you’ve always imagined it could be after 8 years of dreaming about it. 

In 2021, I published 87 posts. I finally learned how to delegate better, hiring one VA and three writers to create a team of brilliant and talented women beside me. Site traffic grew by 149% to around 870,000 page views for the year (averaging around 93,000 per month for Q4). Annual revenue grew by 300% and included hitting a new benchmark - our first five-figure month (with many more to come)! I also explored so many new corners of California in the name of research, including the Channel Islands, Pinnacles National Park, more of Big Sur and the Bay Area, and even tackled my biggest adventure yet - hiking the Trans-Catalina Trail over 5 days. 

My goals for 2022? There are too many to name here, but just know that it will be a year focused on growth and chasing big things. 2021 was a taste of what could be, and this year I finally feel ready to hit those big milestones I used to only dream of (a consistent publishing schedule, six figures, and well over 1M page views before the year is done). 

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!! Let’s go kick some ass in 2022.💃🏻✨
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