Author Archives: Josh

I love the outdoors and always countdown until my next time getting to go explore them. I love to hike and climb and my favorite place to do that is in Yosemite, CA. I write for OPAdventureteam.com and love to do photography.

Hiking Gear for Warm Weather Winters

Thought this was an interesting post on what gear is used for winters that are warmer. I personally go above and beyond when preparing for winter hikes so I like to see what others use for it. http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/21/gear-hiking-during-southern-california-winters/

Superior Speed Flying

In follow up to Wades Post on Speed Flying and Kite Skiing, here is another awesome video of a group of guys speed flying Mt Superior. A must watch video as it is sheer awesome… Superior, Speed Fly from Marshall Miller on Vimeo.

Recap from the US Open of Surfing 2011

I had the opportunity to head down to the US open of surfing this weekend and posted my thoughts on these two blogs. Check them out if you are interested and check out the epic video from Kelly Slater last run below. http://opadventureteam.com/2011/08/09/2011-us-open-recap-photos/ http://californiathroughmylens.com/2011/08/us-open-surfing-2011-huntington-beach-photos/    

Pirates Surfing in Trestles

Awesome Video of Pirates surfing in lower Trestles in California LNF: Lowers Raid! from Lastnamefirst.tv on Vimeo.

Speed Flying to Chair Lift Grind

This is an insane video of a red bull athlete taking off from a mountain and speed flying all the way down to a chair lift which he grinds on his skiis. Check it out.

Top Five Adventure Hoaxes

Collection of the top five adventure hoaxes of all time.

Preparing for High Altitude Hikes

A post on preparing for a high altitude summit in the winter time.

Best Places to Whitewater Raft In the US

Interesting post on the best white water rafting. I personally love to do it, and would love to hit up all of the spots in this article. 

Caught in a Sandstorm, A Crazy Video

Came across this video this morning. It is worth watching, the sand storm coming at them is something that looks like it is out of a movie!

The Beauty of Waterfalls: A Picture Exploration

Recently I came across these beautiful waterfall images. Waterfalls being my favorite thing to hike to I thought maybe others would like this as well. You can find all of them at beautiful waterfalls, but here is a little taste.