Great new sticker!

Rarely do I find a sticker that jumps out as something I would stick on something I want to keep around.

Often my worthless stickers end up on my friends possessions! However yesterday I was given this sticker and am quite pleased with it. Now the question, do I put it on my rig, bike, water bottle or on a buddies stuff?

Thoughts?

These days as the almighty dollar thins and we find it difficult to make ends meet often we allow the great causes that we support to go by the way side. I just wanted to make sure that we outdoors lovers not allow some great protectors of the things we love to go un-aided.

Keep in mind there are a ton of great causes out there eager for your support, give wisely and keep these organizations going. If you have any recommendations feel free to let us know!

I.M.B.A. International Mountain Bicycling Association

Access Fund Non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the climbing environment

A.H.S. American Hiking Society

Microbreweries List of local breweries near you!

It seems like when ever I look around for news concerning the outdoors all to often the news hangs like a black cloud. All doom and gloom with no real fun or encouraging news.

So today I was quite pleased to hear about a group called Pedals for Progress.

If you want to read about a great program that has handed out over 115,000 bikes around the world check out their site!!!

What’s more is they are also helping develop non profit repair shops to aid in maintaining the bike so the new owners have a way to keep their bikes dialed in as well as adding to the local economic base.

Good work Pedals for Progress!!!!

This lady was out hiking on her property and was mauled by a bear. More than likely a result of the loss of habitat in the California mountains due to the recent fires.

She had two big dogs with her and was still mauled pretty good, kind of makes you think about the balance between man and nature. She was able to get away from the bear and drive herself to find help!

If nature ever got really really pissed, humans, with our soft skin, lack of sharp pointy teeth or claws we really wouldn’t stand a chance…unless we pave the world. Wait a minute, maybe that is why the wally worlds and super mega churches are so popular. They take up an insane amount of land and pave what ever they can. That explains it! Come on folks it is o.k., they are protecting us from all of the animals that want to eat us. Now why didn’t I realize that earlier!!!!

(for those of you that can not figure it out…JuiceBox, that was pure sarcasm)

However if this bear ever comes for my stash there will be a war and I WILL win, never get between a Yeti and his beer!!

The bear picture was not one of the bears mentioned in either article but does show how bears are doing their best to blend in and assimilate into human society.

Read all about this tragic story here.

Although I am disgusted by this we must all realize this is a reality as humanity seems to be de-evolving this is the result.

For those of you that care please think of your daily actions/reactions and try and be more civil.

Stonewall Century: 16 August 100 miles of painful road biking a lot of climbing!!

MuddyBuddy: 17 August 6 mile run/mountain bike covered in mud making a b-line for the beer garden!

This is looking very promising for team UpaDowna.