Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Life Lesson: Never Get 'Old'

Everyone has thought about never getting old at least once in their life.  The thought is romantic, but unrealistic.  Instead we should think about all the amazing memories we've acquired over the years and commit to never accepting our own mental or physical defeat.  A 27-year old says their getting too old for a simple activity.  Has our society really become that lazy? The old saying goes, "You're only as old as you feel."  But in reality it should really be, "You're only as old as you let yourself believe."

One California man has decided not to let age and naysayers keep him from doing what he loves: hiking.  At 85, Don Viejo (trail name), has sent out a new kind of personal ad.


Not only is the ad extremely cute, but his poem is creative and hits home to a lot of us.  His message speaks volumes to his character.  Never give up, no matter how slow.  Our bodies might be older, but our hearts are forever young.

Monday, April 21, 2014

A Video A Day... Badass Girls


Want to see some lovely ladies tearing it up on their long boards?  I know I do.  These increible women are the Longboard Girls Crew and this ride of the Madrid Mountains is so full of adventure and thrill.

 They ride the way we used to when we were kids.  On our bikes or boards, racing full speed down a hill.  We never cared about whether we got hurt or not.  And it did hurt.  There was always a skinned knee and blood, but that didn't stop us from doing it again the next day.  Every day there was adventure waiting to be discovered and never did we stop to consider the consequences of fun.

But eventually we grew up and discovered that pain was avoidable and crashing into trees at the expense of a long run wasn't worth it.  We began to understand those consequences and we no longer ignored the results of our recklessness. And we lost the freedom.

That's why I love this video.  Not every loses that carefree mentality and I love watching people going all out with nothing the fear.  I wish I could be like that again, face into the wind, tearing up my knees on the pavement.  I try to reach out to that childhood idea every once in a while, but I always find myself hesitent.  So I try my best to be a fearless adventurer and when I can't, I watch other people who can.

Find your inner fearlessness.  And discover thrills long since forgotten.  And as the Decemberists put it, "And you won't make a dime, On this gray granite mountain mine, Of dirt you're made and of dirt you will return."


Carving the Mountains from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.

Monday, April 14, 2014

A Video A Day... Pro Snow!


Who doesn't want to watch a cute cartoon snowflake tell us about the effects of global warming and the ski industry?  Adorable and important!

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

A Video A Day... Why Run?

I absolutely love this video.  It's poetic and romanticizes our ideas about why we run.  I don't run as often as I would like and someday soon I would like to consider myself a runner.  For me, this is true inspiration.