Author Archives: Nicole Clausing

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

We Made up the Ultimate Mountain Resort for a Winter Sports Dream Come True

What if we could have the best of all ski and snowboard resorts in one place? It would look something like this Sunset-imagined mountain. A… Read More

Keep the Party Going with Less-Boozy Cocktails

Citrus Flower by Haus  This 15 percent ABV libation is the cool, new drink to sip at every California dinner party. Pair its crisp,… Read More

Zion Turns 100: These 5 Champions of the National Park Sing Its Praises

The Naturalist: Leon Lewis, 84 Worked in the park 1966-1980 “I first saw Zion in the early ‘60s. I remember running through… Read More

Fir Trade: A Buyer’s Guide to Holiday Trees

How do you like your Christmas tree? So many varieties of pine and fir grow in the West that it’s not hard to… Read More

Explore These Exhibits, Adopt Those Puppies and Kittens, and More Things to See and Do This Week

Let the Holiday Magic Commence Kathryn Whitney © California Academy of Sciences True, the turkey hasn’t even gone in the… Read More

Stunner of ’69: A 50-Year-Old Tahoe A-Frame Gets Rejuvenated

Thomas J. Story 1 of 7… Read More