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Where the Wildfire Fleeing Women Were

By Amber Woods on Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Southern California has been besieged with explosive wildfires this week. I remember once upon a time here in the southland when a 10,000-acre wildfire was the largest this sunshine state had ever seen. Now here we are in pandemic plagued 2020, sometimes it feels like the end of days especially if you are the one …

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Surviving Wild Fire Season 2020

By Amber Woods on Thursday, September 10, 2020

It’s wildfire season, again, here in southern California. On the chilly east coast, y’all may refer to the first week of September as fall as you pull on your comfy sheepskin Ugg boots and order a pumpkin spice frappalatte from the local Starbucks. Here in California, in the valleys down below my mountain home, Californians …

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Keto Gluten-Free Zucchini and Ricotta Meatballs

By Amber Woods on Sunday, September 6, 2020

  What on earth do keto-friendly meatballs have to do with driving the back roads of a jungle in India? It takes balls to drive in India! And I for one, even though I did get an international driver’s license for this trip, will leave that to the professionals. I was happy to sit back, …

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The Hungry Mountaineer’s 5a.m. Tour of Dubai

By Amber Woods on Monday, August 31, 2020

Friends of mine love to say Dubai smells like oil, my first impression was it smelled like cigarettes. It was three a.m. and I was awake and in a country that smelled like dirty eighties cigarettes; I was waking up in Dubai. This was my first opinion of Dubai. After that first five minutes we …

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Smoky Bacon, Jalapeno and Every Cheese Dip

By Amber Woods on Sunday, August 23, 2020

How many days have we been self-quarantined now? I may have lost count but one thing is for sure and that is I have been safe at home for far too long. And I’ve consumed a lot of cheese. In many forms. Now, what exactly does cheese have to do with a global pandemic? you may …

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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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