I’ve always dreamed of being one of those effortlessly chic gardeners with a magical green thumb—the kind who casually harvests heirloom tomatoes while wearing a gently thrifted linen romper. Unfortunately, owning a collection of vintage summertime rompers and cute gardening gloves does not make you a tomato-growing goddess. But every mid-May, I pray… and I …
There are plenty of amazing places to camp in the Eastern Sierra. Camping at Whitney Portal is its own special category of outdoor adventure. If you’re planning to hike Mt. Whitney, tackle some high-elevation trails, or simply spend a few days surrounded by granite peaks and pine trees, chances are you’ll eventually find yourself at …
People love visiting high elevation mountain towns like Big Bear Lake, California and saying things like, “Ohhh, I just love the sound of the wind in the pines.” That’s adorable. News flash from those of us who actually live up here at 7,000+ feet:we do not love the wind. The wind means power outages.The wind …
This past June, Adventure Pup and I rolled into Whitney Portal Campground for five glorious days of Lone Pine camping, hiking, Jeeping, and pretending emails didn’t exist. When it comes down to things to do in Lone Pine California, the list is long, outdoorsy and glorious. After a long drive from Southern California, with a …
I have been a camper forced to be one with nature since I was twelve years old, back when camping meant surviving a tent that could only be described as “vintage,” if we are being generous, and “possibly haunted by raccoons,” if we are being honest. Yet here I am, decades later, still camping in …