I absolutely adore life here in Big Bear Lake. We have pine trees, mountain lakes, bald eagles, wild donkeys, snowstorms and just enough small-town drama to keep the local Facebook groups entertaining. But every now and then, even a mountain girl gets the urge to leave town and go explore someplace new. Ideally, that someplace …
I didn’t drive all the way to the South-Eastern Sierras to f*** around with rattlesnakes. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some springtime, wildflowers, days relaxing on our boat with a good book and of course, hiking through fields of grape soda lupine and cherry red king cup Cactus. Springtime warm weather means the …
Kennedy Meadows felt like home. As I began the drive into the mountains after hours in the high desert and on the interstate getting back to the back roads and the pine trees sure felt good. I’ve read so many books on through hiking the PCT (The Cactus Eaters is one of my favorites) and …