Our California Holiday: In Summary

posted by: | May 22, 2016
Achievement: #39. Ontario Ridge Trail | #40. Tour the SLO County Food Scene | #88. Joshua Tree | #90. Lompoc Wine Ghetto | #91. Gaviota Wind Caves | #92. Hike Bishop Peak Again

We took a 10-day trip out to California and banged out a number of achievements. Take a look! Continue reading →

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Our California Holiday: Jaunting Around Joshua Tree

posted by: | May 22, 2016
Achievement: #88. Joshua Tree

It has been a dream of Fox’s to visit Joshua Tree for years, so this year, we decided to take a 5-hour detour out of San Luis Obispo, down past Los Angeles, and east to the park. It was definitely worth it — we only wish we’d allotted more time to the trip! Continue reading →

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Our California Holiday: The Heights Of Bishop Peak

posted by: | May 22, 2016
Achievement: #92. Hike Bishop Peak Again

In previous years, we’ve done a bunch of cool things out in California that we then failed to blog about. Hiking Bishop Peak was one of these, so this year, we revisited the towering hike, made sure to get lots of good shots, and actually wrote about the damn thing. Enjoy! Continue reading →

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Our California Holiday: The Tapas Of SLO County

posted by: | May 22, 2016
Achievement: #40. Tour the SLO County Food Scene

There is an ever-growing number of terrific food options in San Luis Obispo County; here are four that we think stand especially tall! Continue reading →

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Our California Holiday: We Scale The Ontario Ridge Trail

posted by: | May 21, 2016
Achievement: #39. Ontario Ridge Trail

All of our gorging on food and wine while we’re out west has to be justified somehow; that’s where the hiking comes in. Here is a tour of one of our favorite spots: the steep but scenic Ontario Ridge Trail. Let us show you the way! Continue reading →

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Our California Holiday: Touring The Lompoc Wine Ghetto

posted by: | May 19, 2016
Achievement: #90. Lompoc Wine Ghetto

We continue our California excursion with a brief tour of a fun, wine-filled locale: the Lompoc Wine Ghetto, an industrial park that is chock-full of top-notch tasting rooms. We only got to a small sampling, so take a look and then plot your own trek! Continue reading →

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Our California Holiday: Hiking The Gaviota Wind Caves

posted by: | May 18, 2016
Achievement: #91. Gaviota Wind Caves

We begin with the first in a series that will document our California excursion into decadence, wine…and fitness. First, a bit of fitness; come along with us as we hike a trail up to the Gaviota Wind Caves for some breezy scenery and gorgeous photos Continue reading →

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Jelly Of The Month Club: A Fruitful Trio

posted by: | May 16, 2016
Achievement: #12. Jelly of the Month

As tends to happen with these monthly challenges, we fell off a bit on our documentation — so here are three Jellies of the Month from February, March, and April. Come kick out the jams with us as we rate some blueberry, strawberry, and red wine-infused blackberry treats. Continue reading →

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We Pour Our Hearts Out For Poros

posted by: | May 9, 2016
Achievement: #2. Octopus 5 Ways | #3. 5 New Restaurants

We continue our mini-tour of new places in Pittsburgh with another less-than-a-year-old spot: Poros in downtown Pittsburgh’s Market Square. Go read, work up an appetite, and get yourself a reservation. Continue reading →

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Cheese Of The Month Club: Almost Famous Cheeses

posted by: | April 29, 2016
Achievement: #13. Cheese of the Month

Last month, we did the hard, selfless labor of trying out some delicious cheeses from a range of regions, along with a little charcuterie and choice condiment pairings. We return now to tell you the grueling tale — take a look! Continue reading →

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