Archive for September, 2009
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It rained.
It was a week ago and people groaned because it was a three-day weekend.
But me? I woke up and did a jumping jack triple-fist-pump underneath the attic skylight. I jumped up and said, “It’s… Read the rest
After years of listening to his wife petition for a trip to the Galapagos, adventure traveler Wayne Ng grabbed a few other eager family members and booked a trip to see for himself what all the fuss was about.… Read the rest
By Wayne Ng
When we landed at Puerto Moreno on San
Ok. Here’s the deal, I was under the impression that we were on a rejuvenating relaxing trip… but apparently that wasn’t so. We seem to always be in training mode, no matter how hard we try and tell ourselves to relax. Maybe it is in our blood? Is that why… Read the rest
Calling Wend a group of treehugging environmentalists might actually be an understatement; if there’s anything that resonates among the Wend staff it’s the importance of our natural surroundings and we’re overly committed to doing everything we can to protect them. Which is why we like to work with groups that… Read the rest
The Little White Salmon River is heaven on earth for whitewater kayakers. It has it all – technical boulder garderns, fun ledge drops, an epic waterfall, the clearest and bluest water I’ve seen and complex never-ending rapids, all set in a beautiful remote gorge that tumbles down to the Columbia… Read the rest
This weekend I ran about 18 miles, slept no more than five hours, and drank several warm, neon-colored Gatorades. I also used more port-o-potties in the span of 24 hours than anyone should have to use in an entire year. Alas, I was not even close to the only person… Read the rest
Two of our iWend Ambassadors are currently paddling 130 miles of the Columbia River from Willamette Falls in Portland to Ft Stevens, where the Columbia flows into the Pacific Ocean, to benefit the Disabled American Veterans, Team River Runner and WeLoveCleanRivers.org. They’re taking detailed notes, as next year the goal… Read the rest
Chelsey and Jason (in spirit) here
At this exact moment I am sitting on a plane to Alaska, (the pilot just said we are passing over Prince Rupert – almost to the AK border!) looking out the window every few minutes, listening to Ani Difranco, massaging my sore traps and… Read the rest
