“The Bikes of Wrath” is a documentary about a group of Australians who, inspired by “The Grapes of Wrath” set out from Oklahoma, bound for California, hoping to explore a lost America. The film has been touring moviehouses across the country and is available on demand from Vimeo. Above is a nice long trailer. See […]
Vienna’s coffeehouses were once synonymous with intellectual thought, where great minds met and sipped. Luke Waterson looks at how they became such legendary breeding grounds for innovative thought—and why they could become so once again. When you’ve spent as much time in as many of Vienna’s coffeehouses as I have, the first common denominator you’ll […]
This story was originally published in Smith Journal Volume 22. He’s scaled Everest twice, flown a balloon around the world in 11 days, and been camel riding with Vladimir Putin. Meet Fedor Konyukhov, 21st-century Russia’s most tireless adventurer. Fedor Konyukhov greets visitors to his Moscow workshop with a hand to the forehead—a blessing in the […]
Vienna’s coffeehouses were once synonymous with intellectual thought, where great minds met and sipped. Luke Waterson looks at how they became such legendary breeding grounds for innovative thought—and why they could become so once again. When you’ve spent as much time in as many of Vienna’s coffeehouses as I have, the first common denominator you’ll […]
Sarah Outen will tell you she’s impulsive by nature. The British adventurer first heard about ocean rowing as a college student and celebrated her 24th birthday on the Indian Ocean, which she rowed alone because she couldn’t convince anyone to join her. Back home in the U.K., someone asked what she planned as an encore. […]
Tim Slessor will drive from Singapore to London in the same rig he used to drive the opposite direction back in 1955. See the full post >
A new take on classic grilling fare, these hamburgers bring together a variety of complementary flavors into a simple camp-friendly meal. First, the onions are caramelized using a small sauté pan. The key here is to keep the heat low and don’t rush them. The savory and slightly sweet flavor that develops as a result […]
A charming doc about the two coolest bike riding, pizza slinging women in Fruita, Colorado. See the full post >
My wife and I have a six-week-old daughter at home. Fellow parents will laugh knowingly, but in the months before her birth we’d made bold plans to ensure we’d still camp most weekends and that I’d still fly fish and surf and ride mountain bikes just as much as I always have; we even hoped […]
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about public land access, protection, maps, bikepacking routes, you name it. See the full post >