The next morning the engine rumbled beneath my feet as Swell and I made our way slowly south through the lagoon between the green and red markers. It was time”¦ there was swell on the way and after almost a year of surfing Polynesia’s reef passes, the moment had… Read the rest

The Wild is often closer than we think. We often pass by it without seeing it,  but it is there – up in a tree, there by the pond, in the park around the corner or right behind your house in the courtyard. Sunday morning we drove to… Read the rest

Yellowjacket Creek was one of the best days last spring.  Set in a beautiful, remote gorge west of Mt. St. Helens, I paddled this river with some of my best friends.  Great people in great places – life couldn’t be sweeter. Tomorrow I am headed to… Read the rest

I have been lying on the sand for 30 minutes, my eyes glued to the camera. My bones ache. My skin itches. My fingers are numb. I am starting to get cold. I am waiting. I am waiting for my subject to move. I am waiting for my shot. Most… Read the rest

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With me here this week in the Tetons is Ethan Senturia, a Wharton graduate who is helping me to develop and promote my guiding business, Aerial Boundaries. Disillusioned by the world of high-finance, he recently quit his job with what was formerly Lehman Brothers and now is owned by… Read the rest

And then one afternoon, when my faith in the male gender had plummeted to an abysmal low, I turned in and saw Bali talking to a guy on the inside. He was the best surfer in the water. He took his waves but wasn’t greedy. He looked at me… Read the rest

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Chelsey here- We are back in the real world for a few more hours before we depart on our next adventure. For the past 2 and half weeks Jason, Sam and I have been in Joshua Tree teaching a climbing/acro yoga/mediation retreat. It was amazing. Every morning we woke… Read the rest

Sidewinder is not a rapid I like.  A technically difficult line leads directly into a dangerous, intimidating undercut rock.  All the water flows exactly where you don’t want to be.  I’ve yet to run this rapid. Wednesday we had a nice juicy flow on the White Salmon… Read the rest