“Mountains that look like they would be impossible to travel through, they never fail to take my breath away.” Now that’s where I want to go on vacation. Wilderness vistas that take you back to a simpler time in a place without Rivian trucks and Monster Energy drink cans abandoned in even the most serene …
A typical day for me finds me out trekking trails with my puppy all morning. Then I have to rush home and get in the kitchen and start grinding spices. Homemade Curry Powder does not make itself! And how can I possibly create the best curries in Southern California without my own home dry roast …
Ho Ho Ho and Happy Holidays from the Hungry Mountaineer Hiking Guide! What is more delicious after a morning of snowshoeing than a Christmas cookie or two? Looking for the very best freshly baked cookies in Big Bear Lake? Look no further! This holiday season in 2023, this is the selection of cookies I have …
As much as I love elk and venison, I can go for some vegan food and Bitchin Sauce recipes any day. I’ve always been one to think you just can’t have enough seafood. Besides venison and elk I could probably go the rest of my life without eating shore animal meat and be perfectly happy. …
Rising from my nice warm bed full of Norwegian Forest cats at four a.m. is not always my idea of a good time but sometimes work calls before dawn. Especially if you are Big Bear Lake, California’s premier hiking guide. You better believe if I spent all damn autumn day on the trail I will …