Author Archives: Nicole Clausing

The Ultimate Mushroom Trip? A Foraging Weekend in Big Sur

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. Chef Jonny Black, of… Read More

Earn Your Burn on a Secret Backcountry Skiing Adventure in Colorado

On a brisk winter day, the first toe dip into the steamy 106° waters of Ouray Hot Springs can feel like stepping into purgatory. Read More

Dining with Alice Waters, Chilling in a Hot Bath, and Other Things We’re Excited About This Week

The Most Bay Area Collaboration Ever… Read More

Sunset’s 2019 Idea House Gets Outfitted by L.A. Designer Superstars ETC.etera

1 of 11Thomas J. Story Light, Clean, and Full… Read More

Find Your Peak

The route was called The Crystal Cave, and I figured the worst thing we’d come across climbing this snow-slicked cliff in Jackson Hole might… Read More

These 8 Mysteries of the West Remain Unsolved (and Are Turning Us into Obsessive Armchair Sleuths)

Sometimes the curious are rewarded. Sometimes, the mists of time part, the sands of history shift, and we get answers to questions we’d just… Read More

Resolutions We Can Stick To

Opening the Book on 2020… Read More

Cold Air, Bright Stars, Can’t Lose: Why Winter’s Best for Stargazing

Winter—it’s the best of times and the worst of times, if you’re a stargazer.  It’s the worst for an obvious reason: It’s cold. Read More

Thought the Polar Vortex Was a Wild Ride? Brace Yourself for the Polar Coaster!

If the Farmer’s Almanac is to be believed (and they’ve been at the prognostication game for 200 years—they’re pretty good at it), we’re on… Read More

The Best of the West in 2019: Editors’ Favorite Things from the Past Year

Echo in the Canyon Some people like a crunchy Gibson guitar sound; some like a wailing Fender Stratocaster. Me, I can’t resist the sound… Read More

Snow Season’s Greatest Hack: Patagonia Now Rents Out Ski Gear

How often do you actually wear your ski or snowboard apparel? If you’re like most people, probably only a few days a year. It’s… Read More

How Sunset Editors Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Home

New Year’s Noodles … Read More

Skip the Sweets and Build a Savory Gingerbread House

If you don’t like sweets, then the holiday season can be rough. But at least it doesn’t have to be bereft of decoration. Savory… Read More

A Beloved Zion National Park Hiking Trail Is Now Protected—Forever

A dispute between the federal government and the owners of a beloved piece of private property adjoining Zion National Park almost resulted in the… Read More

Faster Than the Speed of Germs: How Sunset’s Jet Setting Editor in Chief Stays Healthy Through the Holidays

This was my first full year of living in the West, and I feasted on my proximity to its riches, committing to a… Read More

A Cursed Child, the Espresso Maker of Our Dreams, and Other Things We’re Psyched About This Week

Hogwarts by the Bay Matthew Murphy ICYMI, J.K. Rowling penned a six-hour play that continues Harry Potter’s saga into adulthood—and… Read More

Golden Gate Park Is About to Get the Mother of All Ferris Wheels

Move over, windmills. Pipe down, de Young Museum. San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is about to get a new attention-grabbing icon: a 150-foot observation… Read More

A Beehive State Brewer Shares Where to Get a Good Drink and More in Salt Lake City

In 2017, Tommy Fisher Riemondy (along with his partners Colby Frazier, Steve Brown, and Tim Dwyer) reestablished his great-great-grandfather Albert Fisher’s… Read More

DIY Decor, Guilty-Pleasure Playlists, Xmas Hikes: Sunset Editors’ Favorite Holiday Traditions

Bringing Santa Back Courtesy of Amazon Every year, as soon as Thanksgiving is over, I dust off my NSYNC Christmas… Read More

Go on a Neighborhood Tour with Two of Atwater Village’s Hippest Designers

Sisters and business partners Lily and Hopie Stockman have taken the design world (and their Atwater headquarters) by storm with their… Read More

Bellingham, WA’s Outdoor Adventurer Extraordinaire Shares Her Top Hometown Haunts

Heather Anderson is a Pacific Crest Trail record holder, National Geographic’s 2019 Adventurer of the Year, and the author of Thirst: 2600… Read More

Eco-Friendly Soap Makers Take You for a Spin Around SF’s Hippest Surfer Hood

Tim Hollinger and Spencer Arnold have been perfecting their organic, biodegradable all-purpose soap for nearly four years, along with the… Read More

Comfort Food Gets a Basque Twist from Seattle’s Canelle et Vanille

Courtesy of Aran Goyoaga 1 of 5… Read More

Our Giving Tuesday Picks: Donate to Help These Charities Help the West

The West has given all of us so much. Here’s how we are showing our thanks this Giving Tuesday. We encourage all of you… Read More