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Point of Origin

Point of Origin
Posted by on May 11, 2012
  “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” ~T.S. Eliot author of “The Wasteland” This morning I ate cereal on same breakfast...

The Camp 4 Experience

The Camp 4 Experience
Posted by on May 9, 2012
I rolled into Yosemite Valley late in the afternoon on a Monday in May. Three weeks before the Memorial Day Weekend rush the national park seemed almost vacant. Bluebird skies and warm temperatures made for great camping weather. And even...

Expedition Denali the Journey ...

Expedition Denali the Journey Begins
Posted by on May 7, 2012
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~ Chinese philosopher Laozi (c 604 bc – c 531 bc) Our journey to the highest peak in North America technically began months ago. Over the past several weeks a flurry of...

5Point Inspired Slack Life

5Point Inspired Slack Life
Posted by on May 4, 2012
I woke up this morning nowhere I expected to be. After a 3-hour joy trip from Carbondale, Colorado I found myself in Moab, Utah. I’d originally planned to camp by the river on the edge of town. Instead I wound up having to pick between...
recent from Podcast SUP Wisconsin Life
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:17 — 4.2MB) Recently I was asked to create at story about outdoor recreation for the Wisconsin Public Radio program ‘Wisconsin Life‘. With such unseasonably warm weather I managed to get my stand up paddle board out onto...
recent from Film Festival Half way to Mountainfilm
I’ve been on the road for nearly three weeks now. About half way through my trip today I’m in Joshua Tree National Park. On a long road tour of the west I’m visiting several wild and scenic places to meet and connect with people like me, and perhaps you, who are dedicated to leading an active...
recent from Product review Outdoor Hardgoods get back to basics
This pre-edit new gear round up by James Edward Mills was originally posted in the B.O.S.S. Report In an industry driven for so long by innovation it’s ironic to discover that as technology changes a great many things remain the same. Equipment meant to get people outdoors aims simply to provide comfort...
recent from Environmental Journalism The Sacred Headwaters
In a classic story of conservation writer and anthropologist Wade Davis will make you profoundly care about a place you will likely never visit. ‘The Sacred Headwaters The Fight to save the Stinkine, Skeena and Nass’ details the modern struggle to preserve the last remaining rainforest in North America....
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