Stories

Wine & Dine & A Damn Good Time About five hours northwest from NYC lies the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. An area filled with stunning lake views, gorgeous trails, and hiking, and wineries galore. In total, there are eleven lakes formed by glacial activity as well as numerous waterfalls and gorges to feast your eyes upon in awe....

In Search Of Gold I’ve been picking my nose for years in search of gold. I have yet to find any, so I took my search to Downieville, CA instead. During the gold rush of the 1800s, Downieville was known for its vast mountains filled with gold, so much so, “it vied to become the new state capital of California.”...

About a 4 hour drive from Salt Lake City, Moab is a world renowned mountain bike destination that was once called the "Uranium Capital of the World" in the 1950’s. But in the last decade or so it has become an outdoor mecca with seemingly endless rock climbing, 4x4'ing, hiking, road cycling, rafting & of course mountain biking.  We recently...

One time some fun having lady told us our gear looked rad. So we sent her a gift card and she did precisely what is intended to do in our gear. HAVE FUN! In the words of Avra herself: "Damn Ketl, had a ruckus of a weekend in style!! Took on the high country of Silverton, did a little backcountry...