Doesn’t everyone pack a Donald Trump pool floatie for their girls getaway camping trip? No? Just me? Well, that explains the glares I got at every alpine lake I hiked to in the Eastern Sierra. But whatever—this was my last summertime outdoor woman hurrah before trading swimsuits for sweaters and Ugg boots. I was damn …
Are you there, God? It’s me—no, not Margaret, but Big Bear Lake’s professional dirt walker, the Hungry Mountaineer. How am I doing? Well, let me tell you: eight months of chronic ankle pain has been hellish for this once-athletic, once mountain-goat-level trail runner. Do I feel envy when I see other runners spring past me …
It’s only 7 a.m. and I am already having such a Monday. There is nothing like being in the middle of mixing up a cake batter, opening a brand new bag of marshmallows to find it is chock-full of ants. As a lifelong baker, I have never had anything like this happen to me in …
Happy St Patrick’s Day 2022 from the Hungry Mountaineer and this silly Norwegian Forest Cat. I’m not the type to drink green beer or anything chock full of artificial food coloring but here are some slightly green oh so healthy muffins. Feel free to add a few drops of green food coloring if that is …
These muffins are essential for the first morning of any back packing trip. If you want to poop in the forest on the second morning that is. I had the great idea to throw these together while I was pondering what to do with the left over pulp from my carrots and beets when I …