As the most popular outdoor adventure guide in this small town sitting pretty at over 7,000 feet, one of my most in-demand summertime experiences here in Big Bear Lake, California, is my Jeep tours with a charcuterie picnic. Yes, food tours are trending almost as hard as putting protein into literally everything in 2026. Protein …
As Big Bear Lake’s overly caffeinated outdoor adventure guide and culinary storyteller, I usually try to keep the trailside hysteria to a minimum. I would much rather talk about alpine sunsets, wild burros, campfire recipes and tourists wearing flip-flops on hiking trails. But here I am, living my so-called best life in a Southern California …
These Black Bean Bagels are my morning love letter to everything Tex-Mex, but keep it healthy. After snowshoeing all morning long in the deep woods of Big Bear Lake, I’m so ready for a late Sunday brunch. And nothing says you deserve this, you long-distance hiker, like coming home to my mountain cabin and putting …
Everything in life is harder when you injure your dominant hand. I never realized how aggressively I rely on my right thumb until I went full cartoon character and wiped out on the ice. Ah yes, the glamorous life of a snowshoe guide: hike, Jeep, snowshoe, fall on my ass, repeat. Bake Sourdough Rolls and …
Hey keto, I tried. I really did. It’s been two months of nothing but stress. Yet I cut out carbs ninety percent of the time. I haven’t even dreamt of a Sourdough English Muffins in weeks! My troubles began with a sprained ankle before Christmas. Then a very dear friend passed away after a battle …