The Outdoor Retailer Demo Day is all about flashy new gear demos and loud fun. But tucked in between the DJ booth and beer taps was a modest booth belonging…
This weekend I finally got in a hike that's been on my to-do list for a long time: Rose Peak in Ohlone Wilderness. On paper, the hike looks rather painful,…
I spent the afternoon at Santa Theresa, a Santa Clara County Park near our house in San Jose. I don't mention it much here but this is one of my…
"Yosemite Steve" (not to be confused with Yosemite Sam) has done it again with the newest Yosemite Nature Notes video. This one is all about the glowing Horsetail Falls, a…
Last weekend I decided I wanted to hike in some of the snow that was lingering on the Santa Cruz Mountains but I didn't want to drive up to it…
Ed note: Sorry for dropping off after the Outdoor Retailer Show - I had to fly to Germany for business less than 18 hours after getting back from Salt Lake…
Day 2 hadn't even started when I spied the first target of the day on my way down the escalator to the show floor. Granite Gear has designed a pack,…
Like all Outdoor Retailer shows I ended the day exhausted with many miles on my feet.Today was a day of meetings for backpackgeartest.org. In fact, I was so packed with…
It was All Mountain Demo Day here at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and I couldn't be more excited! The Demo Day is a 'play day' out in the snow before…