2025 has been a year. I really don’t know what I did in life to deserve the shitstorm that 2025 has thrown at me. As I limped my way into 2025, a hiking guide with two busted up ankles, I thought, This too shall pass. Well, it’s now nine long chronic pain-filled months later, and …
Sometimes you just need to leave the motorhome drama behind and go for atrek that may or may not qualify as “a stroll through Mono County fall colors hikes” Because let’s be honest—vacation is supposed to be relaxing, but somehow the Mickey Mouse Club followed me three hundred miles north to the Eastern Sierra. By …
Where to See Sagehen Meadows Fall Colors (and Wild Horses!) Without the Instagram Chaos If you’ve ever dreamed of escaping California’s influencer invasion and seeing actual nature without the sound of a ring light clicking on nearby, let me introduce you to Sagehen Meadows, my personal happy place for fall colors, wild horses, and not …
I’m always the first to say it “I can’t wait for fall” The oranges, yellows and reds of the Big Bear Valley make late September into October my favorite time of year in Big Bear Lake. This year is nothing but nothing but frustrating for this autumn lover. Due to the ongoing effects of the …
I may have an obsession with fall. No, it’s not the pull of sugary sweet Pumpkin Spiced Lattes from Starbucks that lull me in on September first. It’s that magical orange light I can see blazing through the Black Oak trees in our national forest each morning starting in mid-September. I have to strap on …