I have spent the last twenty years being deeply suspicious of tofu. Not a casual “meh, not my thing” kind of suspicion, but a full-on side-eye from across the grocery store level of fear. After having non-tumorous breast lumps removed in my twenties (TWENTIES, Wow, so long ago) and watching several women in my family …
As Big Bear Lake’s premier outdoor hiking guide, I spend basically every daylight hour outside from January through March. And when I say outside, I mean really outside, snowshoes strapped on, Adventure Dog by my side. I’m talking 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts, snow flying sideways, and frozen crystals slapping my face like nature’s version of microneedling. …
Nothing makes me happier than a morning of snowshoeing and a lettuce-wrapped protein burger for lunch. Is there a better way to spend a winter’s morning? Snowshoeing may be easy, anyone can do it. It’s like walking but with snowshoes strapped to your snow boots! However, how to make a protein burger is a totally …
Late July 2018. I woke up early, poured some coffee in my mouth and before you could say, wagbag, I was out the door, in the car and driving towards the trailhead. Barely after dawn in the mountains of Southern California, I made my way up the steep trail in the morning light, heavy pack …
It’s a Tuesday morning in July, just after sunrise. I’ve already pounded out three miles all uphill, close to a thousand feet of elevation gain under my dirty, well they used to be pink and grey, once upon a time on a mountain, Saucony trail runners. The sun is just starting to peak out above …