Evergreen Candles for a Natural Holiday
There is a specific disappointment in lighting a candle that promised a fresh-cut tree and delivered a car wash.
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The Sherrill Mountain Journal
Notes from above 3,000 feet. What the forest smells like at elevation, what to look for in a candle that claims to smell like a forest, and what we are making next.
Scenting a Mountain Home
A cabin has a feeling before it has a look. Most of that feeling is smell, and it is the part people plan last.
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Woodsmoke gets to people faster than almost any other smell, and it is one of the easiest things to get wrong in a candle.
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Thirty-three peaks, four of them again in winter, fourteen with no trail. What actually helps someone working the list.
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Most candles sold to hikers smell like a rental car with a tree hanging from the mirror. Here is what to look for instead.
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You notice the change before you notice the elevation. What balsam fir smells like, and why it fades once you cut it.
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