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Bikepacking Catalina Island: Exploring LA’s Tropical Escape

The Campfire Chronicles

"Standing in the middle of the trail and plucking cactus needles from my backside was not part of my original plan for bikepacking across Catalina Island, but this was where I found myself. Twenty-three years old and here I am with my dad, tweezers in hand, doing a little trail-side maintenance." Read the rest

Leave No Trace: The Seven Principles

Sponsorship and Non-Profit

The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is a non-profit organization focused on reducing our impact on the natural environment by providing innovative education, skills and research to help people care for the outdoors for future generations to enjoy. Read the rest

“Can’t Ski Vegas” – A Film By Joey Schusler

Sponsorship and Non-Profit

"On paper, they’d come in search of the biggest ski lines of their lives. But the reality was that they had simply come to celebrate friendship. To withdraw into the wild, to remove distractions and cell service and emails, and to invest purposeful time into being together. That’s the real meaning of a bachelor party, right?" Read the rest

The Rally Through The Rain: Hiking Mount Elbert

The Campfire Chronicles

"We planned to start our ascent of Mt. Elbert at 7:00 am. Late by 14er standards--but getting a group of 19 to mobilize early (or on time) is like herding cats. It had rained all night, and at one point, we had a small river in front of and under our tent...I will admit, with this downpour I began to question if I did well enough to keep myself and all our media guests from getting washed away." Read the rest

“Raising Riders” – A Film by Dan Clark

Sponsorship and Non-Profit

"Gazing down at the Sea of Cortez, we can see our next resupply at the beach community of San Evaristo. The capital city of La Paz is in the hazy distance to our right. The end of our Baja ride is in view, we just don’t know it yet." Read the rest

Sleep In The Dirt

Category: Essays From the Field

Bikepacking Catalina Island: Exploring LA’s Tropical Escape

Leave No Trace: The Seven Principles

“Can’t Ski Vegas” – A Film By Joey Schusler

The Rally Through The Rain: Hiking Mount Elbert

“Raising Riders” – A Film by Dan Clark