Hoop Trek Travel

In honor of my Moab, Arches & Canyonlands iPhone app released on iTunes last week, I wanted to share some of my favorite spots in Moab. To quote Ed Abbey, “This is the most beautiful place on Earth.” These lands have captured my soul like no other place on Earth and I hope you can [...]

This video has haunted my thoughts ever since viewing it yesterday.  I am anxiously awaiting the appearance of my Moab iPhone App on iTunes and now I am wondering what Ed would have thought… I’ve devoured all of Edward Abbey’s books, but never once heard his voice until now.  Funny, his voice sounds exactly like [...]

I am a total defensive pessimist meaning I spend a lot of time worrying about all the things that can go wrong in any given situation.  This may sounds like a pretty crappy way to live (unless you too have a defensive pessimist qualities), but it is actually quite adaptive. In most cases, imagining the [...]

During the Summer Outdoor Retailer Show earlier this month I caught an early peak of the trailer for 127 Hours, an upcoming film based on the true story of Aron Ralston.  In May of 2003, Ralston found himself pinned by a boulder while traveling solo in a remote Utah slot canyon.  He was trapped for [...]

I wouldn’t necessarily say that I have a fear of heights – more like a height sensitivity.  Sure I rock climb but I tend to keep things pretty mellow.  The idea of eventually doing a multi-pitch route was on my life list, but that doesn’t mean I ever really thought I would do it. I’ve [...]

Located at the end of Highway 270 on the Big Island of Hawaii lies the gorgeous and pristine Pololu Valley.  Once inhabited by Native Hawaiians, the valley is now deserted except for a herd of cattle and a few stray hippies.  Pololu is the northernmost of a chain of nearly inaccessible valleys stretching the northwestern [...]

After nearly a week of sport climbing in Wild Iris and a lifetime’s worth of Happy Hours at the Lander Bar, we thought it was about time for some exercise – time for some real alpine adventure. We prepared ourselves for an hour plus of core shaking, brain rattling washboard dirt road driving to get [...]