When you hear about an island vacation, most people immediately think of the tropics. It’s a trip that’s all about relaxation—lying on the beach, sipping drinks by the pool, and riding the warm ocean waves…right? Well there is a different kind of island vacation that offers up a whole different type of fun and adventure….
With the pandemic-induced work-from-home movement, I decided to spend a week in Tulum working from there by myself. I had no real reason to be home in New Orleans, and I hadn’t been out of the country in over a year (which kills my soul a little to think about)
These 21 spots, which vary in popularity (and in epic-ness), were all places that the RR Road Tour team was lucky enough to hit on their 20,000-mile journey across the United States
Stay in the Present Many people hike to reduce stress, but that can be hard when your inner monologue runs rampant. This exercise helps you remain focused in the present. Incorporate these drills while you walk. Duration: 15 to 20 minutes per step 1. Turn your attention toward the action of walking. Feel your knees…
Because sometimes, you just want to get away from it all. Heading out on an adventure and knowing that you are solely in control of where you camp, when you stop, and what you eat can be a thrilling feeling. “Solitude is so rare in this day and age that it can be really powerful…
If you’ve never tried backcountry camping, we’re here to get you stoked about it! So you love camping (but only in a car!) or perhaps you’re a pro at tent camping, but only at a site. Either way, we all agree that it’s hard to beat an evening spent swapping stories with friends around a…
As soon as Steve proposed, I started planning. To clarify, not the wedding—that happened eventually, much later. At the time, all I knew was that I didn’t want to spend a month’s salary on a dress I’d wear once. I didn’t want to pick out flowers or place settings. I didn’t want to ask my…
I once heard Yvon Chouinard say in a documentary that “adventure is when everything goes wrong. That’s when the adventure starts.” It’s not that everything went wrong per se, but more so unplanned and unexpected, and that was the start of our adventure. A New Normal – And Not One I Wanted To Get Used To When…
By: Carson Brown As a photographer it can be easy to fall into the habit of living through a lens. This trip, though, was one for us. Okay, yes I did take a few (hundred) photos but it wasn’t about “live posting”, breaking some other site-seeing PR or checking some “extreme” peaks box. Redirecting our…
Hitting the trails in the wintertime brings with it a whole different level of adventure. The uncrowded mountains all to yourself, the challenge of navigating snow-covered trails and unpredictable weather, and the mug of hot chocolate at the end of a long day are all enticing enough on their own but put them together and…