Sixty-five degrees in late February — is this a ski town in Big Bear Lake, California, or am I checking into Season 3 of The White Lotus in Phuket? Is that Sidney Sweeney or a local mountain snowshoe guide in short shorts? The energetic backcountry snowshoer in me is yelling “PHUKET!” at the sun as …
Month: March 2026
As Big Bear Lake’s premier outdoor hiking guide, I spend basically every daylight hour outside from January through March. And when I say outside, I mean really outside, snowshoes strapped on, Adventure Dog by my side. I’m talking 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts, snow flying sideways, and frozen crystals slapping my face like nature’s version of microneedling. …
These days, our St Patrick’s Day fun involves hanging out with our pets, thrilled that it’s Tuesday and we made it past our Monday 36-hour fast once again. Will there be green beer in our future? Hell no! In 2026 me couldn’t imagine putting food coloring in beer! WWRFKJRD? He would probably fry something in …
You know you live for snowshoe adventures when you still set your alarm for dawn — even after your home tried to become a low-budget horror film at 2 a.m. But we survived. Barely. All of us, every single pet in our cabin, and most of the houseplants. Some of us are sleep-deprived. Some of …
After a morning of snowshoeing out in the cold mountains of southern California, I may be dreaming about what I’ll be making for dinner that evening. I just happened to be kind of obsessed this week with these easy air fryer balsamic chicken thighs. One thing I love almost as much as snowshoeing is my …