In January I visited winter Outdoor Retailer (OR) 2014 — the biggest trade show for outdoors and travel brands in North America — in search of the newest, most innovative, products that help people to travel longer and better with less baggage. This list contains the most innovative, versatile, travel-friendly products that I found.
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The Future Best Skateboarder in History
He’s only two, but he’s already better than I am. This kid as a bright future!
Bolivian Death Road Bike Base Jump Attempt Turns Out Exactly Like You’d Expect
A base jumper decided to ride a mountain bike off of the Bolivian Death Road…on Friday the 13th, no less.
This seemingly flawless plan didn’t work out quite as well as he expected.
In the end he was OK.
Well, that’s a relative statement, “injuries included fractures in his forearm and cut tendons in his knees.”
How To Source, Resize, and Credit Awesome Photos from Flickr

Often you don’t have the photos you need for a blog post, so you want to go and grab some from the Creative Commons community, but don’t know where to start.
This tutorial will show you how to find great Creative Commons photos on Flickr quickly, and then resize them, optimize them for the web, put them on your blog, and properly credit the photographer with a link in less than 10 minutes, no special software is necessary.
We didn’t think we were going to find any whale sharks, then all of the sudden…
this one scared the bejezuz out of me!
Skiing vs. Snowboarding: The Hard Truth About a Ridiculous Argument
When first I started skiing the skiing vs snowboarding argument wasn’t around yet. I was three, and started racing by the time I was twelve. I loved it, but after I strapped on a snowboard for the first time when I was 13, I didn’t put on a pair of skis for the next 20 years.
I love both skiing and snowboarding. During my many years riding in the Northwest, mainly British Columbia, Alberta, and Montana, I never had any problems with others because of my choice of ride.
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