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What’s SUP?
I finally tried it. It was the early 2000s when I first saw people on standup paddle boards. I was in North Shore, Calif., near the Salton Sea when I saw the boarders on the water near the defunct North Shore Beach and Yacht Club. They caught my eye because when it came to human-powered…
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Urban interface
Locations where city meets backcountry have potential to jolt the imagination It can be tough when outside circumstances force a change in plans. I’d planned some spring skiing in the Carson Range on a recent weekend and woke up ready to roll. My gear was packed and loaded into the truck. My turkey and Swiss…
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Bodacious Bodega Bay
The population of California is nearly 40 million people, with about 8 million of them in the nine counties that comprise the San Francisco Bay Area. Those kinds of numbers suggest getting away from crowds will require either a long drive or getting away from prime coastal scenery. What I’ve found, however, is if you’re…
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This is the reason
Ranges in Central Nevada put the ‘backcountry’ into backcountry skiing It’s been about 10 years since the first time I really saw people backcountry skiing from up close. It was during a spring hike for a lovely waterfall picnic overlooking Lake Tahoe. The hike was below the snow line but along the way we saw…
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Ominous creaking sound …
Strange noises from the rope suspending you 30 feet from the ground will sharpen the senses and bring focus to the mind.
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You are not an audience
Are you who you think you are? Are you who I think you are? Are you who you think I think you are? If you ever get paid to write you’re also going to learn about a powerful three word question that can stop conversation dead. Who’s your audience? On the surface it seems like…
Occidental on Purpose 