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While out hiking in Colorado, a “rest day” hike between 14’ers took an unexpected turn and became one of my favorite memories of the trip: I spent an entire day bouldering along the rushing whitewater of the Continental Falls, just off the Spruce Creek Trail in the White River National Forest outside Breckenridge, CO. The Spruce Creek Trail is universally considered to be one of the more accessible hikes surrounding Breck, so I thought it the perfect respite between summit days. The 6.8 mile … read more

As we’ve covered before, Sava Lelcaj is the closest thing Ann Arbor has to a culinary Wonder Woman. Her company, SavCo Hospitality, is out to transform the way Washtenaw County eats, cooks, and lives through its maniacal focus on ingredients above everything. The philosophy is simple: when you know where your food comes from and how it got to you, you’re going to choose a healthier lifestyle by doing the things you already do. Sava started from a single namesake State St location (Sava’s) and ha … read more

For the first leg of my Colorado trip, I got the chance to spend 24 hours in one of America’s legendary outdoors towns: Boulder, CO! Boulder became a household name in the 1970’s for its hippie town character and active outdoors endurance sports community. Specialty shops of all shapes and sizes dot downtown Boulder, and iconic local small businesses like Peppercorn and the Boulder Bookstore keep the town’s “mountain West” identity firmly rooted, even as the downtown area (now a swanky pedestria … read more

Bivouac Eats is proud to announce a partnership with the Ann Arbor-based restaurant loyalty app Wise.ly. With Wise.ly, every trip to your favorite restaurant turns into progress towards rewards you can use on your next visit, from free appetizers to exclusive dining experiences available only to Wise.ly users. Best of all, Wise.ly offers new users a $10 meal credit to many of your favorite local eateries – including today’s feature, Lena – just for signing up. Bon appetit! I … read more

Last Saturday, I went canoeing for the first time ever. My destination of choice? Ann Arbor’s own Huron River! Being from an entirely landlocked and desert state whose only notable body of water starts with “Great Salt”, I don’t have much prior experience with water sports. One time, a friend and I tried to sail a 20-foot boat in a Utah reservoir for an entire afternoon (operative term: tried). Now, I was expected to literally pull my own weight as part of the highly-choreographed test of rel … read more