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Adventure Racing
To the End and Back
Unfamiliar names on a travel itinerary are a beautiful thing. Summoning my best college Spanish, I read them aloud. “Puerto Montt...
Races and Events
Marianas Cup Beach Volleyball Festival
It’s not every day you get a chance to play your favorite sport with—or against—some of the world’s top athletes. Yet for mor...
Races and Events
Warriors…Come Out to Play!
“Hey boppers…” if you are younger than 40 years old, you may not recognize these obscure references to the 1979 movie, “The W...
Backcountry Snowboarding
Lights, Powder, Action! Jeremy Jones Interview
Over the last decade, Jeremy Jones has been perhaps the biggest name in big mountain snowboarding. He has appeared in numerous ex...
Snowboarding
Lights, Powder, Action! Neil Hartmann Interview
For those of us growing up in Portland, Oregon, Mt. Hood was our home mountain. On weekends we’d drive up Highway 26, through a t...
Mountain Biking
Pilgrimage: Sam Pilgrim Photo Essay
pilgrim n 1. A wayfarer, a foreigner, a stranger, a homeless wanderer, a traveler.2. One who embarks on a quest for some...
Scuba Diving
Manta Madness in Okinawa Dreamland
“If you want to dive in Okinawa, you must go south to Ishigaki. That’s where the mantas are.” I had heard this for years...
Cultural Travel
Field of Dreams: Inakadate Tanbo Art
“If you build it they will come…” This famous quote from the movie “Field of Dreams” could just as easily be attributed to the lo...
Snowboarding
Deep Turns in Tohoku
Paul Vanderheiden was drawn to the Hakkodas in search of the deep powder they are known for. He formed a deep connection with the mountains and the people in this far corner of Tohoku, never imagining life would take such a dramatic turn.
Adventure Racing
East Wind blows through Patagonia
“This race lives up to the last wild race. We go from mountain biking in 100-kmh gusts, blowing shrapnel at us, to driving rain, ...
Travel
Paradise Reborn
The name Zeavola comes from the Latin name for the half flower tree, called rak talay in Thai, meaning “lover of the sea.” Fo...
Thailand
Phuket’s Secret Spot
Phuket’s dirty little secret is the rainy season isn’t all that rainy. In fact, with cheaper flights, great deals on accommodatio...