"I rode hard through all superficial phenomena and experience." "I rode hard through all superficial phenomena and experience." It's a great line, ripped from mystical blue-collar screed of Noah C. Lekas on "Saturday Night Sage." Amidst a cacophony of searing guitars and hellfire rhythms from psych-troubadours Howlin' Rain Lekas waxes poetic with prose like, "I… Continue reading Noah C. Lekas: Saturday Night Sage
Category: Q & A
Petch: Lover’s Leap’s Local Gem
Only in the Sierra’s can a 600-foot tall granite slab that runs for over a third of a mile down a shallow, forested canyon be considered a hidden gem. Yet in the shadow of it’s more prominent neighbors Half Dome and El Capitan down in Yosemite, Lover’s Leap is a relatively unheralded monster in the… Continue reading Petch: Lover’s Leap’s Local Gem
Taking the Time with Brendan Willing James
I found myself flailing in December. The world was heavy, slowly crushing me under its weight of angst and mounting responsibilities. My thoughts were a pensive fog. Where’s the out from here? As the world accelerated around me, the answer was to … stop. Stop thinking, stop moving, stop engaging with everything beyond this exact… Continue reading Taking the Time with Brendan Willing James
Rig to Flip: A Conversation with Cody Perry
Cody Perry is pulling off a shooting site in his truck when he calls me on the phone. The sunset is bleeding behind him. It was a last minute change to film today, but they got the shot they were looking for. Plans are fluid and you’re already in the water, the only way to… Continue reading Rig to Flip: A Conversation with Cody Perry