Outdoor Adventure Blog

There's a lot of awesome brands to consider when looking for outdoor apparel. The North Face is the favorite of many. Patagonia is hip, and solid. Outdoor Research is little-known, but very nice. But, to date, I've never found a brand that I like as much as Arc'teryx.

Arc'teryx Clothing is Tops »

The Orange Bowl Paddle Championships on Sunday 1/13/13, powered by Jimmy Lewis, kicked off the new year with what proved to be a highly challenging course & a very well attended event, drawing international & local professional & competitive paddlers alike!  The event was held at Bayside Marketplace, bordering Hard Rock Café Miami in sunny downtown Miami, Florida.

Orange Bowl Paddle Championship: Part 2 »

The third annual Orange Bowl Paddle Championship race was held Sunday, Jan. 13 in Miami, Fla. With over 230 Racers who competed in Elite, Recreational and Sprint courses that started and finished inside the beautiful harbor. My first race of the season and hardly any training, or sleep from the night before. Dan Gavere and I drove down from Orlando and got there at 8:30am and the race was set to start at 9. Thanks to Dan and the 2 Starboard racers that came all the way from Germany to be in the competition!

Orange Bowl Paddle Championship: Part 1 »

Three years ago I was making final preparations, having purchased gear for a 5,000-mile cycling trip that my friend and I were going to embark on. Among the items that I purchased was a Thermarest Prolite 1.5 inch thick sleeping pad. I chose this pad simply because of its weight to comfort/convenience ratio - while others might have suited fine this one fit the needs that I required and wanted.

Thermarest Prolite Review »

There’s no other way to say it, so I’ll just be quick with it…the Arc’teryx Atom LT Jacket is by far my favorite piece of outdoor clothing (of which I have quite a lot). Below are all my justifications of this bold claim.

Atom LT Jacket Review »

Shortly after the the beginning of time there was fire. It was a laborious process to obtain it, but in it was life. Those prehistoric cavemen may have been technologically advanced for their time, but they’ve got nothing on the modern day fire making devices.

MSR's Pocket Rocket Canister Stove »

Most people sleep when its dark, and thrive when it’s light - it seems as if that’s just a part of human nature. For those who dare venture into the wilderness in a more vulnerable state, with stars above their head and trails dressed in silver, they may do so by utilizing modern day high-powered headlamps.

Petzl E+LITE for More Than Just Emergencies »

I don't deify technology. But when I buy something electronic (which is rare), particularly if it's expensive, I don't want it to break. So, when I recently purchased an 11" Macbook Air, I concordantly bought the Thule Gauntlet 11" Macbook Air Sleeve.

Thule Protects Your Laptops »

It was no later than 4pm and I was cruising through my first ever 20 mile day (and continuing), my highest mileage before that had been just short of 13 and I was epically wasted by the end of that day. I felt as I was moving fluidly, up a thousand foot incline without needing to stop, and recovering much quicker regardless of our lack of sleep on the five hundred mile drive up from Orlando. As I continued to revel in my newly discovered super powers, I reflected on how exactly I achieved such stardom on the trail.

Crown 60 Achievement »

When I ordered the Merrell Tough Glove a year - or two - ago, I thought that they'd be a footnote (pun intended, thank you) to my footwear collection. Even though I'm a bit of a minimalist, by lifestyle, I thought that I'd more frequently don my Vibram Fivefingers or a pair of my huaraches.

Merrell's Tough Glove »