Donning a dry suit and paddling out into a grey and stormy Pacific, on a day where you know your boat is going to be constantly beaten by salty swell, the rain will pour right into your face and the wind will force you to engage all of your muscles,… Read the rest
At first I thought that maybe we here at Wend HQ were just a little obsessed with salmon; we have friends that dress up in salmon costumes, we blog about salmon stakeholder rallies and Stiv even wrote a piece about his salmon trek last weekend. But then I spent yesterday… Read the rest
Ever wonder what it’s like to take part in a Wend photo shoot? Here’s a little taste from the Volume 4 Issue 3 Survival Kit that we shot in and around Astoria, OR. Thanks to all of our models and companies that provided gear!
Thanks to Eric for the great … Read the rest
Although there’s plenty of discussion about the effectiveness of a state governed train system (Swedish passenger trains are all run under the company Sveriges Järnväg… Read the rest, otherwise known as SJ), I personally love traveling by Swedish rail. The trains are usually on time, and if they’re delayed it’s only by
Living in Portland, I have a certain obsession with bike culture. This means that when I travel, I tend to take an obscene amount of bike photos. No really… and obscene amount. During my downtown Gothenburg stroll yesterday I not only took pictures of bikes, people on bikes, and signs… Read the rest
Summer has always been my favorite Swedish season. The sun never sets, the good weather forces Swedes to take a more positive outlook on life and everyone spends their time relaxing at summer homes in the countryside. It’s idyllic to say the least. But fall has a different feel. With… Read the rest
When you play outdoors, it’s essential to take care of and work to protect your favorite spaces. At least that’s what we believe here at Wend, because if you don’t work to ensure that natural places aren’t here for future generations, we all lose out.
But sometimes working to protect… 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
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
Where: Florida
Wender: David Miller
1. Body still recovering from Saturday. Drove from my folks’ place across flar-da to the east coast, Ft. Pierce, then Hutchinson Island. Hurricane Bill swell in the water. Was going solo and missed my bros a lot when I first saw it. Damn.
2. First… Read the rest
