Every prepper and homesteader needs to know how to make pepper jelly, right? Because let’s be honest—if you’re planning to survive the Rapture on canned green beans, you might want to start stocking up on actual flavor first. Nothing says “end of days” like a life spent dreaming of spicy jelly while everyone else is …
Dear Eastern Sierra, you are the only rehab I’ll ever need. But I could really do without the rest of these tourists searching out North Lake fall colors. North Lake Fall Colors: Because Pumpkin Spice Can’t Compete With This View Some people go to spas for their zen. I limp into the Eastern Sierra with …
Where to See Sagehen Meadows Fall Colors (and Wild Horses!) Without the Instagram Chaos If you’ve ever dreamed of escaping California’s influencer invasion and seeing actual nature without the sound of a ring light clicking on nearby, let me introduce you to Sagehen Meadows, my personal happy place for fall colors, wild horses, and not …
Doesn’t everyone pack a Donald Trump pool floatie for their girls getaway camping trip? No? Just me? Well, that explains the glares I got at every alpine lake I hiked to in the Eastern Sierra. But whatever—this was my last summertime outdoor woman hurrah before trading swimsuits for sweaters and Ugg boots. I was damn …
Are you there, God? It’s me—no, not Margaret, but Big Bear Lake’s professional dirt walker, the Hungry Mountaineer. How am I doing? Well, let me tell you: eight months of chronic ankle pain has been hellish for this once-athletic, once mountain-goat-level trail runner. Do I feel envy when I see other runners spring past me …