My good friends, Jordan Hufnagel and James Crowe of Portland's West America, are about to embark on a year long bike trip from Whistler to Patagonia. And back. They don't have much of an itinerary in between, but if you want to follow the ride, make sure to follow them on Instagram. (It was a nice surprise to see the guys on there as last time I was with Jordan a few weeks ago, he said something along the lines of "No, we'll never be on Instagram." Pfffffft.Safe travels, dudes.And don't forget to check out the WA x Woolrich collab here.
Starr Saphir
Starr Saphir was an amazing woman who, for over 40 years, led bird walks in New York City's Central Park. For a donation of $5-8 bucks, Saphir (pronounced 'Sapphire') glassed for over 50 species per day at times, and drew a steady following of fellow-bird watchers year round. The 200+ day-in, day-out birders of Central Park record their sightings in a central notebook in the park's Boathouse. Ms. Saphir passed away in February of this year. She herself left behind over 80 such notebooks.Saphir is featured in the 2012 documentary Birders: The Central Park Effect available to watch now on Netflix.
Bug Juice
We talk about camp a lot on this rag, and after a conversation around the fire that turned down memory lane last weekend, we were reminded of one our favorite shows growing up, Bug Juice. It's a reality show about teenagers at a summer camp in Maine. It's stupid as can be, but hell, it's just wonderful. CS had a major crush on Stephanie.Watch Bug Juice in full here and keep an eye out for devil sticks.
Greenpeace Japan
From Greenpeace Japan's Flickr:
In the 1990’s a new environmental problem emerged – a hole in the Ozone layer of the earth’s atmospheres. This is the layer that protects us from the worst of the sun’s harmful UV rays.It was evident that the cause of this hole was man-made pollution, from industrial processes using destructive chemicals and refrigerants. Protecting the ozone layer became a major Greenpeace campaign.The ‘ICI makes holes in the sky’ is a slogan from Greenpeace UK in the mid-1980’s. The UK office campaigned against the use of chemical CFCs in refrigeration, which were a major cause of the problem. The Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was at that time a major UK Chemical company making CFCs.We ran a full-page newspaper advertisement in the Daily Telegraph and London Times with the same design of the T-Shirt. It caused huge reaction from ICI, which began working to change its practices.Greenpeace later developed a solution - Greenfreeze refrigeration technology - which used alternatives to ozone-damaging CFCs. Major companies now use the technology in goods sold throughout many countries.
Happy 4th of July
Guys and Gals and everyone else out there,Cold Splinters is off to Maine today for Independence Day. Fun in the sun and on the trail. Wave that flag. Be safe. It's SUMMER.Youtube: Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues