When I arrived home mid Sunday afternoon on June 12th after spending the morning ski touring I was giddy with excitement.  I described in detail to my wife and daughters how great the skiing had been and how much fun I had.  My wife shook her head at me with a laugh and a smile.  She said, “Do [...]

This last Saturday my brother and I set out for a quick ski-mountaineering trip, a day trip up Earl Peak in central Washington. Earl is up the Teanaway River road just outside of Cle Elum. Earl, historically meaning “chieftain of a territory.” Earl Peak definitely has its own presence. We both left our respective abodes [...]

This has been flying around the internet.  Let’s pack our bags for Vallparasio Chile.  Don’t forget to book your bike at Velolet.com so you have a bike for this route when you get there. Valparaíso Cerro Abajo 2011 from Toño on Vimeo. If you can ride like this guy send us your video and we’ll [...]

“Andrew Skurka was demoralized, and it was a new feeling. Since 2002, logging more than 25,000 miles on foot, the 29-year-old adventurer had become one of the best traveled and fastest hikers on the planet. But now, sitting in front of the post office in the tiny hamlet of Slana, Alaska …he struggled to recapture [...]

John Muir once said, “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.  Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees……”  I doubt John Muir ever skied from Heather Ridge to Union Gap and down Smith Brook.  Nonetheless, he certainly would have appreciated the jaunt.  A skier who takes this trip will definitely [...]

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ORCAS ISLAND SKATE PARK In the early 1960’s in Southern California, the lifeguards were pulling the surfers out of the water at eleven o’clock in the morning to protect the swimmers, even if there were no swimmers. The few surfers that were also skateboarders, were cruising around town on the sidewalks on metal wheels and [...]