A super original Asheville, NC travel blog. Consider yourselves motivated, inspired, and influenced.
Why don’t people wear deodorant? After one particularly heinous sauna session, I went looking for answers—and found myself thinking about body odor, wellness culture, MAHA, and the increasingly self-involved idea that everyone else should have to live with your choices.
A unplugged sunset hike at Sam’s Knob in the Blue Ridge Mountains hits an unexpected twist.
A sauna conversation at the gym reminds me that the people we’re quickest to judge often surprise us—and sometimes the real asshole in the room is us.
The first item I checked off my 2026 Western North Carolina (WNC) Bucket List was visiting Asheville’s Shoji Spa, a Japanese soaking spa.
More nonsense from the saunas of Asheville.
A personal essay on being labeled “Boulder fat,” BMI misclassification, Ozempic, and how gay body standards thrive in progressive cities like Asheville.
Part two of the ridiculous things you hear Ashevillians say in the various saunas of Asheville.
A very specific (very meta) type of performative masculinity was overheard at Asheville’s Sauna House recently.
After getting laid off at a Virginia rest stop, I hiked to watch the sunrise at Mt. LeConte. Reflections on layoffs, friendship, and the kind of clarity only the Smokies can give you.
You hear some wild conversations in the saunas of Asheville.
