Gift Guide

Between graduations and Father’s Day, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ll be looking for the perfect gift for that outdoors enthusiast in your life.  While you can rarely go wrong with a finely crafted knife or precision tool, this year’s hottest devices are GPS units you can wear on your wrist or toss in … Read more

Progress in San Francisco

Found this article about folding bikes now being allowed on San Francisco Muni Metro Trains and buses. It’s a small step, but a step forward nonetheless. There has been some argument that no bikes of any kind should be allowed on public transportation, due to crowding. I find this interesting, because a folded bike doesn’t … Read more

Jacob Bromwell – my new favorite site

It’s no secret that I like to cook (and eat). I also like well-designed, high quality goods that are made to last. So I’ve been spending a lot of time on the Jacob Bromwell website, in the hopes that my kids will take a hint this coming Father’s Day, and get me something cool for … Read more

Should bikes be banned from the trails you ride?

A recent email from IMBA:   Dear cycling enthusiast, If you answered “No Way!” to the question above then we really need your support right now’”please give to the Trail Access Fund. Trail closures are very real, Americans stand to lose funding for 1,500 annual trail projects due to federal budget cuts. There are only … Read more

Review: Eureka! Apex 2XT

As part of Johnson Outdoors Gear, Eureka! is one of a group of companies owned in whole or part by the SC Johnson family. This is the same family that has been providing the world with everything from household cleaners and pest control to Ziploc bags, since 1886.  It was Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr., a … Read more