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Las Vegas for the Foodie on a Budget

By Amber Woods on Saturday, December 31, 2022

If you google cheap restaurants in Vegas you will see ten-dollar buffets off the strip that might make you sicker than the Coronavirus. You might see an ad for Denny’s or In and Out pop up on your phone but come on, you drove for four hours through the hotter-than-hell desert. Do you really want …

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Cranberry Orange Shortbreads

By Amber Woods on Tuesday, December 27, 2022

The shorter chillier days of December bring out two obsessions for me; A return to snowshoeing winter trails followed by baking unique Christmas treats. Luckily the two go hand in hand (or hand in mouth) If it’s the first few days in December you can find me snowshoeing mountain miles with my trail pups in …

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Buttery Meyer Lemon Spritz Cookies

By Amber Woods on Friday, December 23, 2022

Baking should not make you want to throw something but that is what happened when I purchased my first cookie press last week. My mom has made buttery spritz cookies at Christmas every year of my life. I figured at forty-two years old I could make a spritz butter cookie. These Scandinavian holiday favorites looked …

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White Chocolate dipped Meyer Lemon Butter Cookies

By Amber Woods on Thursday, December 22, 2022

I probably love the holidays way too much. I admit it. Have you seen that meme saying whoever is playing Christmas music in October, you are the reason we got snow in November? Well, I’m not saying that it was my fault we got six inches of snow the first week in November but I’m …

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Chai Spice Honeycrisp Sangria

By Amber Woods on Thursday, December 15, 2022

If the holidays don’t lead you to drink a giant goblet of Chai sangria then you are not doing them right! Or you didn’t invite my brother to a  Thanksgiving social. Relax, he’s an artist. He can pull off all that millennial crap and or tactless social faux pas at almost forty years old. In …

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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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