“Who are you looking for?” Was shouted at me the very first time I met Kent McKinley, owner of Eva’s Brickhouse. Wearing a Hawaiian shirt, completely unbuttoned, khaki shorts, and barefoot, my eyes were immediately drawn to the enormous broken capillaries on his nose and thick wild mustache. His skin glistened on the verge of …
Traveling to unfamiliar cultural regions with vegan or specific dietary restrictions can be very intimidating, especially with a language barrier. While I am not a vegan, I am an infrequent meat eater. While in Mexico, I thought it would be interesting to see how easy or difficult it would be to adhere to a vegan …
As a self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur, finding the best coffee in Puerto Vallarta during my adventures in Mexico fell quite high on my priority list. Thankfully, the city and surrounding areas had plenty of coffee shops to choose from. When choosing coffee shops, I made it a priority to find those cafés that roasted their coffee …
Mount Shasta might be the crown jewel in Siskiyou County, however, there are untold treasures and hidden gems waiting to be discovered throughout the vast landscape. From uncharted tunnels and caves to rivers and overflowing waterfalls, unassuming parks and trails, a journey through Siskiyou is an adventure you must experience.
Join me in discovering these 9 hidden gems throughout Siskiyou County.
Recent travels took me through North Dakota and South Dakota, where I often found myself wondering where all the quiet places had disappeared to. Thinking good and proper remote places were carefully selected, I found myself quite often wishing for a bit less noise. Deep in the land of the large trucks, camping and sleeping outside lent itself to a lot more road noise than expected.
Coupled with a fitful night of sleep at a motel and way too many crying babies on planes, I was ready to make a change to improve my quality of sleep while traveling. I needed something that could travel easily in a variety of environments. It should help me get the much needed sleep I deserved – a key ingredient to epic adventures. After a ton of research, I discovered the Bose Noise-masking sleepbuds.
I have put together this guide on properly caring for leather shoes and boots and improved upon it each winter. I love well-made leather boots and look at them as something to own for many, many years. I buy them with the intent to care for and repair, and hopefully, never throw away. While primarily …
Juniper Lake sits at 6,800 feet in the southeast corner of Lassen Volcanic National Park, the largest body of water in the park and the most remote of its drive-in lakes. After five seasons closed, you can drive to it again, though you cannot camp there yet. Juniper Lake Road from Chester, closed after the …
The Deep Creek Hot Springs are natural geothermal hot springs along the Mojave River in the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California. Nestled in between willow trees and curious rock formations, this is the perfect location for seclusion and clothing-optional soaking. Along my journey to find these secluded, sought after pools, I found myself …
Deep Creek Hot Springs sits along the Mojave River fork of the same name, in the San Bernardino National Forest, where the high desert meets the southern edge of the Transverse Ranges. Six or seven geothermal pools, depending on what counts as a pool, fed by water that emerges from the rock at roughly 117 …
The Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is steeped in rich culture and history. Balsamic Vinegar is thick. Syrupy. Sweet and tart – but certainly not sour. Aged like wine. Balsamic vinegar is this magical substance which coats your palette and envelops your senses of smell and taste with delight.