ajtestbed Did you hear the recent good news about songbirds, whales, bears (both black and grizzly), and pollution? No? Well, that doesn’t surprise us. In a season dominated by the chaos of the midterms, the latest U.N. climate conference and billionaires gone bad, a lot of good environmental news slipped through the cracks. So let’s spackle … Read more
Rivers in England are…not in great shape. Less than 15% percent are in decent ecological health. And sure, that sucks. But a trip by bike to visit the last rivers still running clean and pure? That, most certainly, does not suck.
If you’ve ever driven past San Quentin State Prison, The Q, you’ve probably been surprised to see it smack in the middle of a beautiful Marin County peninsula, ringed by some of the world’s most expensive real estate. Climb any peak in the surrounding redwood-shrouded coastal mountains and you’ll see it below, a hard-edged compound … Read more
Last summer, some lowlife stole my YETI cooler from the back of my pickup while I was fly fishing nearby. Had they merely taken a trip to Alaska, they could have nabbed a free one without stealing from a stranger having a pleasant afternoon not catching any trout. That’s because back in October of 2021 … Read more
There’s a new initiative in Wyoming that’s changing the face of wildlife conservation funding, and it’s already seen huge success in its first year. It’s based on the state’s startling mountains, rivers filled with fish and forests where bears and wolves roam — everything that makes Wyoming unrivaled. That wildlife is managed by the Wyoming … Read more
This film came out a few years ago and I’m not certain anymore of where João de Macedo, the subject of “Way of Life” is these days. Used to haunt the biggest waves in the SF Bay Area, one of the nicest people in the surf. Hopefully he’s still out there, still bagging peaks most … Read more
There’s a wealth of information floating in the air, though we rarely take the time to notice. Olfaction, or the ability to smell, may be the least appreciated of the five senses. A 2011 poll by the marketing firm McCann Worldgroup, for instance, found that 53 percent of young people would prefer to give up their sense of smell … Read more
What else do you really need after all?
Folks who ride only a few times per year and spend hours each winter at the rental shack counter standing in line, filling out forms, getting fitted, etc. have a new option when it comes to avoiding the chaos: Burton Snowboards will deliver rentals of snowboards, boots, bindings, and apparel right to your door. Or … Read more
Many of the companies promising “net-zero” emissions to protect the climate are relying on vast swaths of forests and what are known as carbon offsets to meet that goal. On paper, carbon offsets appear to balance out a company’s carbon emissions: The company pays to protect trees, which absorb carbon dioxide from the air. The … Read more