

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
You need a gift for an outdoor person, and you want it to be small, lightweight and, like you, brilliant. Smart thinking. Here’s a choice list of small and ingenious outdoor things. ...
Posted by T.D. Wood on December 20, 2012 11:00 AM & Tagged camera, earbuds, gifts, lights, lightweight, multitools, small, spork and stoves | permalink | Comments
You don't have to travel far to find nature. As the father of two young children (ages one-and-a-half and five), I've become a fan of outdoor activities that can be enjoyed close to home. That’s one of the reasons why photography, and macro photography in particular, has become a new passion of mine. As anyone who has seen the movie “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” can tell you, the most unassuming suburban backyard becomes an exotic world of strange shapes, wild textures and creepy critters when ...
Posted by Craig D. on January 18, 2011 3:55 PM & Tagged Photography, backyard, camera, dslr, macro, photo and slideshow | permalink | Comments
Seems like everyone’s mounting high-def cameras to their heads these days, and the footage of first-person POV outdoor acrobatics keeps piling up. Check out this reel of 2010 highlights from GoPro. The ultra-crisp, HD clips gave a bunch of us here at the office a vicarious adrenaline rush today. Maybe it’ll inspire you get out there and make some mindbending vids of your own in the New Year. What do you say? Have a look. Have some fun. And stay sane out there. ...
Posted by Craig D. on December 30, 2010 11:36 AM & Tagged GoPro, Snowboarding, adrenaline, camera, skiing, surfing and video | permalink | Comments
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