by Paul Wheeler
The smell of mint filled our nostrils as we climbed over the next pile of boulders. Spread before us on this craggy ledge in the high sierra was a patch of Monardella glauca, a variety of mint common to the dry, high altitude environs of the western United States. We would have salivated [...]
My two dreams since moving to California have been to surf Mavericks and climb El Capitan. Within two weeks I’ve met the pioneers of both.
Last week Rich Hanner, my editor, took me over to cover a story on Royal Robbins who came to speak to the local Rotary Club.
Here’s Rich’s Story on Royal
Here is a [...]
Photo by Frank Quirarte
“Brian, you’ve got to check this out!” said Joe in the driver side of the Jeep while we drove from San Francisco to Linda Mar. “It’s the best big wave you’ll ever surf!”
Not a day of surfing goes by that Joe and I don’t recite the words of famous big wave [...]