I live in a rural mountain town at over six thousand feet above the suburbia and smog of southern California. I’m so very blessed to spend my days out under the sugar pine limbs trekking trails and watching California’s bald eagles fishing in our alpine lake. It’s a bucolic life and it took me a …
Today is Earth Day! The puppy and I did all the things you can do after throwing out your back sneezing because you are an old lady. We grounded and reconnected barefoot with the earth (Also known as earthing) We frolicked in the snow. We chased ducks at the lake. And one of us even …
Hey girl, it’s me, your local Hungry Mountaineer hiking guide. As a female who identifies as a hiker, I’m the biggest forest fan of solo outdoor trekking. Nothing gives me more pleasure than packing my favorite doggo in the Jeep and hitting the trails for a scenic fifteen-mile trek into the wilderness. Add in four …
Let me tell you my elderly dog has always been a pain in the ass. Sometimes her adventures can be comical and great stories. I mean after she survives them. Like the time she befriended a smelly forest dog (A coyote) Or the time she went for a Gilligan’s Island-like adventure in the Pacific Ocean. …
In my early twenties, I used to road trip to Utah to visit friends, frolic with bison at Antelope Island near the great Salt Lake and indulge in barbacoa burritos from Cafe Rio. Remember our twenties when we used to eat burritos? Do you remember carbs? Because I do! I can remember those days before …