Watching the news lately has been surreal, especially for someone who has spent a lot of time traveling through Minnesota and the Midwest. In my mind, those places have always represented calm, kindness, salt of the earth small town charm and a certain grounded, neighborly decency. God-fearing, friendly Americans. The kind of places where people …
These Black Bean Bagels are my morning love letter to everything Tex-Mex, but keep it healthy. After snowshoeing all morning long in the deep woods of Big Bear Lake, I’m so ready for a late Sunday brunch. And nothing says you deserve this, you long-distance hiker, like coming home to my mountain cabin and putting …
Here in Big Bear Lake, California, are our high school students sitting in class today, learning algebra, writing essays, or at least pretending to care about either? Nope. They’re standing on “Freedom Corner,” shivering in twenty-degree mountain air, wrapped in kaftans, Doc Martens, and the unshakable confidence that comes from having never paid a utility …
Embarking on the keto journey is like entering a parallel universe where bread exists without carbs, and grocery stores become treasure troves of high-fat delights. But before you walk into Whole Foods and plunk down way too much cash for a loaf of grains that may or may not taste like boujie cardboard, what are …
Everything in life is harder when you injure your dominant hand. I never realized how aggressively I rely on my right thumb until I went full cartoon character and wiped out on the ice. Ah yes, the glamorous life of a snowshoe guide: hike, Jeep, snowshoe, fall on my ass, repeat. Bake Sourdough Rolls and …