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It’s no secret that we here at Bivouac are big proponents of the active lifestyle. From early morning trail runs to “Bivouac Eats”, food, fitness, and the great outdoors go hand in hand. Today, we’re proud to introduce a new weekly feature all about living healthy: Wellness Wednesdays!Every Wednesday, a local lifestyle blogger will be taking over the Bivouac Blog and Instagram to share nutritious recipes, favorite workout routines, and tips on how to stay active and healthy during the busy schoo … read more

M Go Blue(berry) Oatmeal: Steel cut oats topped w/ pineapple, banana, blueberries + a pinch of coconut(Prepared by Sarah Wood,@oatsandwoes)No better way to welcome students back on campus and to celebrate the first Michigan football game of the season tomorrow than with a hearty bowl of maize and blue oatmeal! Tune in at 8:30 pm to watch our Michigan Wolverines take on the Utah Utes in Salt Lake City. Go Blue, Go Breakfast.Check out oatsandwoes.com for other breakfast masterpieces, clean eating … read more

With the exception of the occasional mind-blowing appetizer (ok, not that occasional), I generally swim upstream from any sort of seafood. Perhaps it was a childhood full of Animal Planet reruns or a brief love affair with aquariums that did it. Whatever the cause, when presented with the choice between fish and otherwise, I almost habitually choose “other”. As of last weekend, I am proud to say I live in fear no longer: on this edition of Bivouac Eats, we sit down at Main Street’s own The Black … read more

I recently had the chance to spend eight days climbing mountains and hiking trails all across the great state of Colorado. If you’ve been following the blog at all, you’ve likely seen some trail and city-specific posts about my adventures across the Rocky Mountain State. Rather than waste words and recap those in detail, I wanted to do something else. I wanted to give anyone interested the best possible resource with which to plan their own outdoors pilgrimage to the Mountain West! This trip … read more

I am a bit of black sheep in the outdoors community. I like hiking; I live for thin air and ascents through the timber line. I set pre-dawn alarms so I can watch a summit sunrise. But all of that goes out the window the second I say the following: I like front country hiking. My ideal day consists of waking up pre-dawn, hitting the trail as soon as possible, and hiking until afternoon convection currents (and the thunderstorms they generate) physically force me off the summit. Where I go once … read more