Hey, kids, it’s Wallpaper Wednesday. Nothing beats getting over hump day like a free computer desktop. Unless, of course, you count getting barreled by a glassy wave, ripping up singletrack, or getting a couple hours at the crag. Ah, well, these will have to suffice while we’re all stuck inside. Help yourself…locations are western Greenland; Huntington Beach, California; and southern Utah.
From the monthly archives:
May 2009
Next time you think the drops on Poison Spider or the end of Porcupine Rim are something to watch out for, consider the Cliffs of Moher on the west coast of Ireland, where Hans Rey put in yet another epic riding session. Almost 700 feet and dead sheer, they’re the kind of mountain biking hazards that’ll make you back off your cleat tension—or just plain back off.
Iceland? The closest European land to North American shores is more like Halfpriceland these days. Its krona has plummeted against the dollar, bringing what was one of the most-expensive spots on Earth back down to affordable levels, and with travel deals ramping up for the summer season this is the best time in at least five years to take the short flight over to Reykjavik.
After one too many muggings over a crumpled package of Twinkies, Rocky Mountain National Park is requiring all backpackers to carry bear-proof canisters for their food–a new policy implemented for this summer backcountry season. “They can smell food something like five miles away,” said a RMNP spokesman. She didn’t add that for Twinkies, it’s 10.
The Coleman Quad LED lantern is an out-of-the-park home run, the most innovative design yet in a camping lantern. It runs on eight D-cells, which charge its four removable panels. Nature calling? Sending the kids on a snipe hunt? Snap off one, two, or all four panels and take them along, leaving the base station behind.
The outdoor industry has seen lots of layoffs in this economic implosion, but surprisingly few big name closings. And there actually have been some happy endings–sustainable darling END Footwear was just rescued by LaCrosse for a half-million dollar buyout. Unfortunately for Scapegoat, maker of hip technical outerwear, parent company Prana has shuttered the operation.
Nothing like starting off the day with a freebie. Help yourself to these three desktop backgrounds…locations are Mt. Shasta, California, seen from Heart Lake; Essaouira, Morocco; and Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
When Sheep Go Baaad, Sorry, Bad
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Blisters, okay. Mountain lions and grizzly bears, fine. But sheep? Please. Yeah, you can now add bighorns to the list of trail hazards…CONTINUE>
It turns out that Bureau of Land Management officials were doing slightly more than just standing by last Saturday as 300 ATVs sped up the Kane County, Utah, Paria River wilderness study area in violation of federal law–they were snapping photos of license plates, which they passed along to U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman on Monday.
Time Out for Sick Spring Skiing with New Video
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Ski season isn’t over. Not even close. Kye Petersen, Matty Richard, and Dan Treadway have been up in the Tantalus Range in B.C. and this video is proof that sometimes you do get the goods.
The first time I went to Greenland, I hauled more than 100 pounds of gear in a giant North Face duffle. Today, the baggage fee would cost more than the ticket. And traveling heavy stinks compared to traveling light. Now, whenever possible, I stick to one small carry-on bag. My new favorite: Timbuk 2’s Doctor bag.
It wasn’t quite the show of four-stroke power that protest organizers promised, but 300 ATVs, four-wheel-drives, and other vehicles drove up the Paria River in southern Utah Saturday, violating a federal law that prohibits motorized rigs in wilderness or wilderness study areas. The Bureau of Land Management did nothing to stop them.
Here’s the conundrum: Is the Therm-A-Rest NeoAir the best sleeping pad in the world or simply the best for me? We journalists don’t like hyperbole. We headline writers do. Well, let’s put it this way: The NeoAir is revolutionary—something I never thought I’d say about a sleeping pad—and in eight months of using it, I have never slept more comfortably on the ground. Not even close.
There’s more to surf photography than beaches, babes, and barrels. Like, there’s sunscreen. Yeah. And there’s…there’s…well, there’s sunscreen. No, seriously, surf photography is tough stuff. Shooting from the land is easy, so everyone does it–so, how do you do it better? And shooting in the water is difficult and dangerous–how do you keep from getting finned or drownded? Surfer Magazine vet Jason Murray, who nabbed the pioneer drop-ins at slab-wave Yeti, and Surfline photo editor Jeremiah Klein tell you what they want.
Earlier today, The Adventure Life reported on the illegal ATV rally planned for a wilderness study area in southern Utah near Kanab. Between 500 and 1,000 vehicles are expected to roll up the Paria River in clear violation of federal law. If you want to stop it, it takes just one click.
The Gallery of the OIdest Living Things in the World
60-Second Expert: How to Make a Skiing Kick Turn
And the Oscar For Best Use of Sheep Goes To…
Clothes Make the Man…And They Make A Difference for Nepal’s Women
Surviving A Massive Earthquake and Tsunami: What It Feels Like
Waves That Will Make You Say ‘Hurry Up, Summer’
The New Snow Test That Could Save Your Life
Earth’s Day Shortened, Axis Tilted By Chile Earthquake
The Greenest Job? Might Be Professional Tree Climber
60-Second Expert: The Right Way to Clean Your Goggles
Before There Was The Hurricane, There Was the Double Daffy
Time Lapse of the Milky Way over Hawaii
Al Gore: The Truth, Even With Mistakes, Is Still Inconvenient
24 Hours of Beautiful Time Lapse in UK Lake District
Must-See TV: ‘Heimo’s Arctic Refuge’ Hunts the Wild Life
