Mornings in the eastern sierras like this one are a great stress reliever. When I feel like the realities of life (And living a life where Donald Trump, a reality t.v. star will be president; just putting that into words still feels like science fiction!) are starting to get to me, hiking fifteen miles through …
I was literally sitting in my campground just now cursing the rude people who started their generator at six a.m. I had just destroyed some firewood with an ax and yes maybe I had a beer or two. It’s been a highly stressful day. The Hungry Mountaineer needed a hop filled beverage to make her …
I may have been in the forest to long when I find myself saying, “Beer me!” To my dog. Yes, well, eight days of camping and talking to almost no one but my dog can do that to a girl. It’s probably going to be a fantastic sunset tonight because fire, yea. There appears to …
When camping in the high sierras breakfast tacos are a must in the morning. They are especially needed after the bears ransack your campground the night before! Day three of camping in the high Sierras we woke up to discover the bears had feasted the night before. I had told my friends specifically, …
I’m obviously tired this morning. I wandered into the kitchen before dawn. I placed all my smoothie ingredients in a plastic cup and then stared at the red cup in confusion, like why are you not a smoothie yet? This is what happens when you get up before dawn to start your vacation. There is …