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Crockpot Pickled Pepper Beef Bone Broth Soup 

By Amber Woods on Tuesday, September 21, 2021

It’s September 22nd and I just have to wonder if I’m coming down with Covid or if it’s just allergies. This is my life and everyone’s life in an alpine pollen forest in the last sixteen months. I’m sneezing. Again. My eyes are swollen. Again. And now I’m dizzy? Why on earth am I dizzy? …

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Chicken and Fig Korma Curry

By Amber Woods on Wednesday, September 15, 2021

On a humid summer’s eve as thunderstorms drench our mountain villages this was a fantastic fig korma to whip up in the backyard under the canopy. We cook outside on the BBQ grill’s stove in the summer months to keep our house nice and cool as much as possible on those hot summer nights. Of …

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Imitation Krab Pasta Salad

By Amber Woods on Tuesday, September 7, 2021

I love taking a plastic bag of Krab salad on my long summertime hikes. I know, I know, it is all the trend right now to stop using single-use plastic entirely, but seriously, I have not used a plastic bag to bag my serrano chilis at the grocery store in the last ten years. Yes, …

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Welcome Comrade to Gavin Newsom’s Oligarchy Wilderness

By Amber Woods on Sunday, September 5, 2021

This is not exactly feeling like Labor Day early September morning when I am not personally being allowed by the government to labor. I’m not here to bitch about the government forcing peps to get vaccinated or carry vaccine cards to see a movie or attend a football game. I’m not here to pretend that …

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An Outdoor Adventurers Guide to Surviving a Lightning Strike

By Amber Woods on Friday, September 3, 2021

Lightning can be a real bitch. That is if you are one of the 49 Americans struck and killed by lightning each year. Lightning strikes are no joke as anyone who has been around live lightning can tell you. But at the same time, I love the smell of rain, that petrichor aroma, the crash …

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Amber Wood
Amber Wood

Hi y’all! I’m Amber, Big Bear’s local Hungry Mountaineer hiking nature guide. I grew up here in the San Bernardino National Forest and I have basically been out exploring hiking trails and enjoying the wilderness as long as I could walk. I have had some amazing adventures out here in the gorgeous San Bernardino Mountains over the years. As a hiking guide who is passionate about the wilderness, I love to share my knowledge of our vast trail system with vacationers who also love the great outdoors. Looking to book a hiking excursion? Email me at Hungrymountaineer@gmail.com for the best locals-only hikes available in this mountain wilderness. I am passionate about finding my balance in life – healthy living, great food, outdoor fitness, traveling adventures, working hard and my unbridled love for racehorses and naturally, gambling. When I’m not exploring news trails or betting on the ponies you can find me either coming up with healthy new recipes or blogging about the adventures my trail pup and I had in the wilderness this week. I have spent most of my life exploring what these mountains have to offer and locals would call me an expert. I know the best hiking and biking trails in these mountains and I have chronicled most of my hikes and adventures in my blog on this website. Please get in touch is you have any questions.

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