A Review of LeftLane Sports
Lets face it, outdoor gear is expensive. From boots to rain gear to packs and tents
Grand View Point – Grand Tetons National Park
The name says it all: Grand View Point. My family and I were looking for a short easy hike that could get us away from the crowds of Grand Tetons National Park. And that is just what we found tucked away at the end of a short dirt road just off the main highway. Anybody following us would have thought we made a wrong turn down a road closed to the public. At least thats what we were hoping as
Woe To You Dr. Pepper – How a Part of Texas Died and Who’s to Blame
I don’t know anything about Joyce Meyer, but her words seem to fit: “If I have to build a big company by mistreating other people then the Bible says WOE to me. I don't know what that is, but I don't want any of it.” Woe to you Dr Pepper Snapple Group, for your greed has killed a Texas icon. I don’t normally write about topics that don’t, in some way, pertain to hiking, backpacking, camping, or the like. But
Bad Gear Reviews: No Such Thing?
There is no such thing as a Bad Gear Review, because there is no such thing as bad gear
My Life Outdoors: 2011 The Year in Review
Well 2011 is coming to a close and I find myself, once again, writing a Year in Review post, despite my strong dislike for such posts. But 2011 was a great year for me. At this time last year I was aggressively participating in a contest hosted by Active Agion to win an all expense paid trip to Glacier National Park. Shortly after 2011 began I discovered I had won that trip. It was a chance of a lifetime and
Lower Falls and South Rim Trail – Yellowstone National Park
All my life, I have dreamed of going to Yellowstone National Park. So this summer after winning a trip to Glacier National Park we decided to drop south and visit Yellowstone for a few days. I was disappointed. Which may seem sacrilegious for an outdoors blog, but Yellowstone simply couldn’t live up to 30 years of expectations cooked up in my mind. Had I had time or energy to venture deep into the backcountry I might have felt different, but