Wanderings of an Intrepid Soul

Stand up for California parks day

Natalie Flynn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:29:57 +0000

Today, the California State Parks Foundation hosted its 8th Annual Park Advocacy Day at the Capitol with hopes of persuading lawmakers to end the cuts to state parks and find alternative funding ideas.

More than 150 showed up the the all-day event according to the California Parks Foundation Web site.

Though not as many took up [...]

2012: A Big Disaster

Brian Feulner — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:50:02 +0000

Photo from Columbia Pictures

My aunt Pam and cousin Mark created a buzz when I said I was watching 2012 when it came out on DVD. They wanted to know how the end of our days was going to come, hopefully it comes with a better plot than Roland [...]

Bob’s 100,000

Brian Feulner — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:20:46 +0000

Here is a video I put together on Bob Johnson a local touring biker that hit 100,000 miles on his bike while cruising daily around Lodi. Shot with a 5d mark II, 17-35 and 40-200 canon lenses. H4N Handy Audio Recorder, Final Cut Express, Garage Band Also here is a cool link to the Knight Digital Media [...]

In a word: Kachingle

Brian Feulner — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:43:07 +0000

With the exception of the light whoosh of an off-shore wind when you’re paddling out or the patter of snow flakes on the roof of a tent before a big back country day in fresh powder… there is nothing better than a little Kachingle.

What is Kachingle? Well the sound of money dropping into a piggy [...]

Up the snowy mountain

Brian Feulner — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:28:37 +0000

Paul Wheeler – my college roommate, Captain and I hauled up to the Sierra near Winnemucca Lake for a winter camping/snowshoe trip.

Paul is leaving for Indonesia on a 3-month surf trip and wanted one last taste of cold before he left.

We hauled and hiked, with Captain bounding in the deep white snow, up a desolate [...]

Lace, sequins, what’s the deal?

Brian Feulner — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:17:58 +0000

NY Times Photo

My editor, Rich Hanner, and I were talking about they Olympics and he made an observation of some of the figure skaters and it got me thinking…

I suppose some dudes have a secret fantasy where they tear off that hockey jersey and hefty pads to don [...]

Going Down Hill

Brian Feulner — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:17:33 +0000

This column made me laugh my woolrich socks off. Here is a humorous look at skiing’s past by one of the Lodi News-Sentinel columnists, Bob Bader.

My winter sports glory amounted to a bumped head and a cap full of redwood bark

Sur la Table

Brian Feulner — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:45:17 +0000

Sometimes places close to home can surprise you.

With the hubbub from Super Bowl XLIV floating in the Lodi air, Natalie and I decided we wanted to leave the world of over priced t.v. ads, greasy-fried foods and popularized sports behind us.

I looked briefly at trails.com for inspiration on a [...]

My awesome new pack

Natalie Flynn — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:51:39 +0000

Last week, Brian and I decided to head to to REI in Stockton for a footprint for our Mountain Hardware Light Wedge tent.

While he was searching, I wandered over to the clearance box – probably my favorite part of the store.

Oodles of goods spilled over the edges: [...]

Some tips for cold weather camping.

Brian Feulner — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:53:29 +0000

Most campers stack their gear up high in the basement or attic during the winter months. However, the winter time is prime time to get out into the woods and do some skiing, mountain climbing or snowshoeing. There aren’t a lot of crowds. You tend to be a lower impact during the winter time and [...]