Adventure Sports Journal // Fall 2020 // Issue #115

OUTDOOR YOGA / CALIFORNIA MAP MAKEOVER / EARN YOUR BEER / GEAR WE LOVE

FALL 2020 ISSUE #115

DIVERSIFY THE OUTDOORS

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PHOTOS: (15) Fang Xia Nuo; (16) Dean Fidelman; (10) UCSC Doris Duke Scholarship Fund; (14) Leonie Sherman.

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California Map Makeover We have an opportunity for progress Outdoor Yoga Yoga makes a landscape look more beautiful

Raising Conservationists Teaching kids environmental stewardship Allyson Gunsallus Taking the YCA to new heights

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Jan Tiura Photographer, tugboat captain, and adventure guide Reno Bike Project Empowering Northern Nevada cyclists

ON THE COVER | Justin Cummings Ph.D., enjoying an afternoon mountain bike ride. Cummings is the founding, and former, program director of the UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program and is currently the Mayor of Santa Cruz, CA. Photo: Josh Pearlman

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Tackling systemic racism on all fronts in every way we can think of will hopefully yield many positive results, including making outdoor recreation more inclusive.

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People of color need to see themselves represented in outdoor recreation and sports, and these spaces need to be safe, welcoming, and intentionally created.

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Editor’s Note //

RIDING AGAINST RACISM

Using the power of nature to fight racist policies This summer Nevada and California were on fire. I’m not just talking about the wildfires that burned thousands of acres. I’m also referring to the people who faced off in the streets in places like Nevada City, Oakland, and Minden. Not since the free speech movement of the late 1960s and the antiwar protests of the early 1970s have so many passionate people filled the streets to condemn racism and oppression.

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his is an exciting time to be alive, but also a scary time. Under the Trump administration we have no plan in place to fight human-caused climate disruption. We also have no plan in place to fight racism. Under Trump, brazen corporate pollution and overt racism have become more visible than at any point in my lifetime.

Yes, I am scared. There is so much riding on November 3rd. I’ve watched friends and members of my own family fall victim to the Trump propaganda machine in ways that are shocking and disturbing. What I see is a growing cult of personality surrounding President Trump, and the threat of fascism unfolding in real time. As a student of history, I can’t think of a greater threat to our democracy than authoritarian fascism in the form of our current president.

That is the scary part, now here is the exciting part. As a result of this summer’s astounding events, outdoor enthusiasts are rising up and getting involved. A passion for social justice is permeating every part of society, including outdoor recreation. Antiracism and the desire to be antiracist is suddenly becoming a part

of bike culture, climbing culture, surf culture, and snow culture.

Seeing this unfold, and desperately needing something positive to cling to, I started working on an idea. Needing to deal with my emotions in a season of wildfires and social justice fires, I landed upon the idea of an organization called Riders Against Racism.

After some brainstorming with friends, things quickly fell into place and we began to organize the first official Ride Against Racism 50/50 Challenge. The idea is to have cyclists attempt to climb 50,000 feet in less than 50 days to raise money and bring awareness to the need for inclusion and antiracism in cycling.

Right now the plan is to start the 50/50 Challenge on October 1st, so by the time you read this there may still be room for more participants. To find out, go to Bikereg.com/ ride-against-racism and please consider getting involved. If you are going to ride, you might as well ride against racism!

One of the initiatives we are supporting is a collaboration with the Washoe tribe near Minden, Nevada. Since 2006 the Washoe

have been working to silence the nightly 6pm siren that has been ringing out over the Carson Valley since the late 1940s. For decades this nightly siren coincided with a Minden town ordinance requiring all Washoe to leave town by sundown.

As the first official initiative of the Riders Against Racism, I started an online petition to silence the siren and it quickly grew to over 10,000 signatures. The petition spread throughout the tribe and eventually to the many friends of the tribe throughout Nevada and California. As a result of the attention the petition was getting, I was invited to participate in a local TV news story about the siren conflict. The result was a very informative and persuasive history of the siren and why the Washoe find it so offensive.

Just a week or so later, Sq*** Valley Alpine Meadows announced an official name change of the legendary ski resort, a major victory for the Washoe tribe after years of effort. With this momentum to build upon, optimism is running high that the siren will fall next. We are hopeful and cautiously optimistic.

To watch the KOLO 8 local TV news story

about the siren, check out asjmag.com/ minden-siren for a link to the interviews and a link to the online petition if you’d like to learn more about the history of the siren and/ or sign the petition.

One thing I learned from long time ASJ reader and Club Dust founder Ray Meltvedt, is that helping people can also be fun. Club Dust helps a lot of people, and everyone has fun at the same time. That is how we picture Riders Against Racism: a group devoted to having fun and helping people at the same time.

Thanks for picking up this copy of ASJ you hold in your hands. As usual this issue is handcrafted directly from love. We want you to read these words and be inspired. Like I said, this is a time of fear and also inspired action. We can wallow in fear or we can do something about it.

How about you? Has the incredible summer of 2020 inspired you to take action? What does that look like? Please send me an email.

I read and cherish every note I get from readers.

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Striving to Be Anti-Racist: Riders Against Racism

Ear to the Ground

News & notes from the outdoor industry

Adventure Sports Journal Teams Up With the Washoe Nation to Help Stop the “Sundown” Siren of Minden

Minden, Nevada is a beautiful place. The picturesque town is located only about 30 minutes from Lake Tahoe and is part of a growing mountain bike and snowboarding scene that links trails throughout the Carson Valley and the east side of Lake Tahoe.

During the beginning of the George Floyd protests, books like How To Be An Antiracist

by Ibram X. Kendi made the point that the most efficient way to combat racism is to get good at finding and changing racist policies wherever they exist.

The 6pm siren that continues to go off in Minden, is a daily reminder of the town’s racist past. Though many locals will tell you that the siren has “nothing to do with racism,” the troubling truth is that the siren coincided for decades with a “sundown” ordinance that was on the books in Minden from 1917 to 1974. This ordinance stated that all Washoe people must be out of town by sunset. The current siren, next to the firehouse in Minden, was installed in the late 1940s. So from the late 1940s to 1974, the current siren was a reminder to all Washoe people to leave town or face incarceration, beatings, or worse.

Washoe elders tell stories handed down generation to generation about how the siren was a reminder that the Washoe had 30 minutes to leave town after they heard the siren.

ASJ editor Matt Niswonger started a petition to end the siren which gathered over 10,000 signatures in less than two weeks, and was soon covered by KOLO 8 TV news.

To see the news clip and to learn more about the siren go to asjmag.com/minden-siren.

The idea to start a non-profit organization called Riders Against Racism came after the murder of Ahmaud Arbery on February 23, 2020. This tragic death on the streets of Georgia started a conversation about “jogging while Black,” and how persons of color don’t always feel safe while camping, hiking, and participating in outdoor recreation activities.

In terms of cycling, both mountain and road biking are disproportionately white and male.

In light of the Ahmaud Arbery tragedy, the idea emerged to create a cycling organization devoted to helping white cyclists become anti-racists, and to making the BIPOC and LGTBQ+ communities feel more welcome while cycling on trails and roads.

Riders Against Racism has already grown quickly as both an idea and an organization.

Among other initiatives, a virtual cycling race will start October 1. The 50/50 Challenge will push riders to climb 50,000 feet in less than 50 days on a mountain bike (there will also be road and eBike categories).

Learn how you can get involved at asjmag. com/riders-against-racism.

Trail Improvements on Tahoe’s Tyrolean Trail

A $45,000 grant from the Tahoe Fund has allowed the nonprofit Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA) to begin reconstructing sections of the Upper Tyrolean Trail in Incline Village. The project, which is designed to enhance the user experience, make critical trail connections in the Incline Village area, and rehabilitate and restore old logging roads to reduce erosion and improve lake clarity, is expected to be completed by the end of October 2020.

TAMBA’s intention is to improve the existing trail conditions and establish a dedicated mountain-bike-focused connection to the Tyrolean Downhill Trail. Old logging roads will be converted into nearly two miles of sustainable singletrack trail that will connect the existing Tyrolean Downhill Trail to the Mount Rose Highway at Tahoe Meadows.

A new upper section of the trail will provide an official start trailhead with improved signage, and reduce mountain bike traffic on the Tahoe Rim Trail.

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Protect Our Winters Reminds Us to Make A Plan to Vote

Over 700 Companies Have Joined Time to Vote

The upcoming election will have a huge impact on issues such as climate change, social injustice and systemic racism. Over 40% of Americans don’t vote. According to Protect Our Winters (POW), there are over 50 million outdoor enthusiasts in the US and someone’s likelihood to vote is increased by 18% if they have a voting plan; i.e., voter registration, requesting a ballot and reviewing voter guidelines to know where candidates stand on policies. Do you have a plan to cast your vote? POW has put together a great tool kit to get you ready.

Learn more about it here asjmag.com/ make-a-plan-to-vote.

Voter turnout in the US is one of the lowest in the developed world. One of the most common reasons people give for not voting is that they are too busy with the demands of life and work. The coalition, which represents more than six million workers in the US, is addressing this challenge by giving employees the time and the tools they need to exercise their right to vote in the November general election. Over 700 companies have joined. Do you run a company? If so, you can enroll at maketimetovote.org.

Learn more about this business-led coalition at asjmag.com/time-to-vote.

Sq*** Valley | Alpine Meadows Commits to Change Name

Photographer Trevor DeHaas Circumnavigates Lake Tahoe

Sq*** Valley Alpine Meadows is making a commitment to change the name of the legendary California mountain destination.

After extensive research into the etymology and history of the term “squaw,” both generally and specifically with respect to Sq*** Valley, outreach to Native American groups, including the local Washoe Tribe, and outreach to the local and extended community, company leadership has decided it is time to drop the derogatory and offensive term “squaw” from the destination’s name. The new name will be announced in 2021.

Learn more about the name change at asjmag.com/squaw-name-change.

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ASJ summer issue’s cover photographer, Trevor DeHaas, has been living with an autoimmune disease that has left him with only 10% kidney function. DeHaas is actively looking for a donor.

This August he circumnavigated Lake Tahoe via paddleboard and kayak to raise awareness and money for his transplant.

He completed the full 72 miles in ten days (he was shooting for seven days, but had some bad weather). Though many people have circumnavigated Lake Tahoe, DeHaas might be the first one to do so with only 10% kidney function.

Learn more about DeHaas’ story at asjmag.com/trevor-kidney-tahoe-paddle.

ASJ’s Print Event Calendar Postponed

As with so many other businesses, event producers have been hit extremely hard by the pandemic. Due to COVID-19, many events have been postponed, cancelled or turned into virtual events, so we decided not to print the regular event calendar in this issue.

We look forward to the return of outdoor events; in the meantime we will continue to post event updates on our online calendar. See our calendar at asjmag.com/events.

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Non-profits and scholarships that are helping save Earth

By Justin Cummings

We are living at a critical moment in time for the preservation of our planet. We depend on our natural environment for food, water, recreation, inspiration and life itself. Saving our planet will need more than good intentions by those who identify as environmentalists — it will require the removal of historic barriers that have traditionally excluded Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) from the outdoors and the conservation movement.

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urrently, people of color in the US are three times more likely to be “nature deprived” — meaning they have less access (and in some cases no access) to parks, paths, and green spaces. Investment in programs that create access and diversity in the outdoors is more important than ever. The US will have a nonwhite majority population by 2044. If this new majority lacks access to the outdoors and a connection to nature, it will be difficult to mobilize conservation efforts. We need diversity in the outdoors to help save our planet.

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“PASSION TO PROFESSION”

With a growing awareness of the need to break down barriers to outdoor access, many BIPOC-led organizations are getting more underrepresented people into the outdoors. Organizations like Outdoor Afro, Latino Outdoor, and Indigenous

Women Hike are examples of non-profit organizations that have helped to create a sense of safety and inclusion for the BIPOC community in the outdoors. Having leaders at the forefront of these organizations and leading wilderness trips helps young people of color see themselves in this space, and even as leaders themselves.

This “passion to profession” approach inspires, cultivates and supports the next generation of diverse outdoor and environmental conservation leaders.

OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP TO BOTTOM: THERE IS AN ONGOING NEED TO BRING MORE BIPOC INTO CONSERVATION AND RETAIN MEN IN CONSERVATION. THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: HANDS ON FIELD RESEARCH WHILE EXPLORING THE OUTDOORS; MENTOR SUPPORT IS CRITICAL FOR HELPING STUDENTS TURN THEIR PASSION FOR THE OUTDOORS INTO MEANINGFUL CAREERS; DDCSP IS JUST ONE OF MANY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN OUTDOOR SPACES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. PHOTOS COURTESY OF UCSC DORIS DUKE CONSERVATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM. At the educational level of the “passion to profession” pipeline, scholarships like the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP) support college students who are traditionally absent from environmental conservation. Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, this program seeks to prepare a diverse group of early career college students to become future conservation leaders. DDCSP targets college freshman and sophomores at four year institutions and provides two eightweek summer experiential learning and internship opportunities where students gain hands on field research experience, engage with conservation professionals, and get professional development training.

These summer programs take place between academic years and come with a $4,400 stipend each summer along with housing support to alleviate financial barriers for participation. Yearround mentoring, and a “Scholars for life” approach helps to ensure that Scholars receive support throughout their careers and are part of a national and global network of Doris Duke Scholars.

By leveling the playing field, DDCSP helps students from underrepresented groups leave college with skills and experience that make them more competitive when applying for jobs and graduate school.

MOMENTUM FOR DIVERSITY More companies and non-profits are committing to take action to improve DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion). Teresa Baker of Martinez, launched the Outdoor Industry CEO Diversity Pledge over two years ago — calling on the industry to commit to diversifying. Since then, other companies like Camber Outdoors have launched similar pledges that aim to advance DEI

at the industry level. About 200 outdoor industry CEOs have taken diversity pledges, showing their commitment to achieving a more equitable and inclusive workspace.

Organizations like the Sierra Club have created a Department of Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, which aims to center key principles of equity, justice, and inclusion in their work to build a healthy, welcoming, and sustainable community that celebrates people from all walks of life. These steps towards creating more inclusive workspaces can help create pathways for diverse leadership. Continued evaluation will be needed to determine their effectiveness.

WE NEED TO GO “ALL IN” The future of our planet depends on all of us, and an “ALL IN” approach is the only way we will be able to make a difference.

As we connect the dots between a love for outdoor recreation and well paying, dynamic conservation professions, we can’t sugar-coat the lack of inclusion in outdoor spaces and the continuing lack of opportunity this creates for minority groups. The adventure sports covered in ASJ inspire children and adults to appreciate our rivers and mountains, forests and ocean, and we need to ensure that everyone has access to these outdoor spaces. DEI initiatives are moving us in the right direction, but we have a long way to go. We can’t solve the problem until we admit there is a problem in the first place.

That is our only hope for a vibrant, diverse, and effective conservation movement that truly makes a difference.

Justin Cummings, Ph.D. is the founding, and former, program director of the UCSC Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program and is currently the Mayor for the City of Santa Cruz.

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CALIFORNIA’S MAP MAKEOVER In the face of sweeping changes,we have an opportunity for progress

By Matt Johanson

Before thousands of climbers ascended Mount Whitney every year, a group of Buffalo Soldiers reached the summit in 1903. The first Blacks to climb the mountain also built its first summit trail. Enthralled by the grand scenery, Captain Charles Young committed to “preserving these mountains just as they are.”

Under Young’s command, Buffalo Soldiers protected Sequoia National Park’s big trees, guarded against poachers and prevented illegal grazing. Sadly, the nation all but forgot them for a century. Yet the same park honored Confederate General Robert Lee, naming a giant sequoia for a traitor who fought to keep such men in slavery.

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his is no isolated problem. A California map reads like a badly-flawed history book, full of places named for 19th century white men to the exclusion of nearly everyone else. Lee isn’t the only white supremacist to win a geographic honor. Women and people of color are few and far between, women of color especially so. Native American killers drastically outnumber Native Americans, and original indigenous names are nearly forgotten.

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But here’s a piece of good news in a tough year. Following the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd in May, a revived national civil rights movement has promoted a map makeover, with multiple geographic name

changes approved or proposed in California alone.

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People of color visit national parks in consistently low numbers; Blacks tally just one percent of Yosemite visitors. Taking steps to make more feel welcome hurts no one. It’s simply the right thing to do.

• Jeff Davis Peak near Lake Tahoe, which honored the Confederates’ president, in July officially became Da-ek Dow Go-et Mountain. The Washoe Tribe proposed the new name, which the federal government approved.

• Sq*** Valley Alpine Meadows has announced a name change after the ski area acknowledged the racism and sexism of the word “Sq***” The resort plans to announce a new name next year.

• California State Parks is considering a new name for N***o Bar in Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, where Black miners prospected for gold in 1850.

• Alabama Hills National Recreation Area, named by Confederate sympathizers for a rebel warship, will change names if the nonprofit Friends of the Inyo has its way. The Bureau of Land Management is considering the suggestion.

• The name of Portagee Joe Campground in Lone Pine contains an anti-Portuguese slur, claims attorney Allen Berrey, who is pursuing a change.

Preceding 2020’s upheaval, Sq*** Ridge in Mokelumne Wilderness was renamed Hungalelti Ridge as the Washoe suggested in 2018. Yosemite renamed LeConte Lodge as Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center in 2016, after considering the racist writings of the former namesake. And Santa Monica National Recreation Area in 2010 renamed a peak as Ballard Mountain, honoring a Black pioneer and replacing an outrageously offensive slur on the map.

Outdoors enthusiasts should welcome these changes. Those who often enjoy public lands know that the outdoor-loving public is much less diverse as our population as a whole. People of color visit national parks in consistently low numbers; Blacks tally just one percent of Yosemite visitors. Taking steps to make more feel welcome hurts no one. It’s simply the right thing to do.

However, the process raises some tricky questions. Traitors and white supremacists get no defense from me, but what about

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OPPOSITE PAGE: FRIENDS OF THE INYO WANT TO CHANGE THE ALABAMA HILLS’ NAME, WHICH HONORS A CONFEDERATE BATTLESHIP; THE SIERRA CLUB HONORED ITS FOUNDER JOHN MUIR WITH THIS PAINTING BUT RENOUNCED HIS RACIST WRITINGS THIS YEAR. ABOVE: SQ*** VALLEY WILL SOON GET A NEW NAME THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE A RACIST AND SEXIST SLUR.

John Muir? The Sierra Club recently renounced its founder for his racist writings disparaging Blacks and Native Americans.

Yet the revered conservationist helped launch the environmental movement and the National Park Service. Should we re-title every trail, park, mountain and the many schools named for him?

Clearly the map needs more diversity, but what about the likes of James Beckwourth?

A Sierra Nevada pass and mountain honor the biracial American from Virginia who survived slavery and moved west. Yet he brags in his autobiography about killing Native Americans and striking his wife in the head with an axe.

In a world of flawed people, where do we draw the line?

I can’t answer that, but I’m certain we have far to go before going too far. So I’m glad to see well-intentioned people trying to promote sensitivity, diversity and inclusion in the outdoors.

Charles Young would be happy too, I suspect. The first Black national park superintendent, Young wrote in 1903 of a future in which “overworked and weary citizens of the country can find rest” in the outdoors. He and his troops helped bring that about.

A century later, Sequoia National Park named one of its magnificent trees for him. Last year, a Colonel Charles Young Memorial Highway followed. This year, the National Park Service removed references to slave-owner Robert Lee from trees in the mountains Young protected.

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As my appetite for wild adventure grew, so did my appetite for yoga.

OUTDOOR YOGA

Yoga makes a landscape look more beautiful Words and photos by Leonie Sherman

It all started at 11,700 feet

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n a solo trip in the High Sierra four years ago I rerouted to Royce Lakes, miles off trail and on the way to nowhere. A couple was lounging on the sandy beach when I arrived, and

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ten minutes into our conversation a group of three guys tromped by. Anticipating a lengthy chat, I spread out my foam pad and started stretching. One of the guys asked if I’d ever done acroyoga before.

Within half an hour I was stripped down to

my skivvies performing improbable stunts with a stranger while another stranger snapped photos. My yoga photo obsession was born.

But really it all started 30 years earlier.

I was a snarly high school punk trying to get out of PE, so I signed up for yoga. Our teacher let us sleep in class! I felt relaxed and charged when we were done. Running away from PE brought me home to my body and helped me embrace athletics without teams or competition.

As my appetite for wild adventure grew, so did my appetite for yoga.

When I’m climbing, backpacking, skiing, canyoneering, surfing, paddling, or cycling, I do yoga every day. I’ve done yoga in my sleeping bag when I’m tent-bound during a hail storm. I’ve done yoga in a climbing harness, hanging from a cliff. I’ve done yoga on top of a picnic table after a long day of cycling. I’ve done yoga on my stand

up paddle board while dolphins frolic 50 feet away. I’ve never done too much yoga.

I’ve never gotten repetitive stress injury from yoga, no matter how many hours a day I devote to the practice.

Yoga is about so much more than stretching or striking a pose. Too often in daily life, our attention is dispersed — our mind is wandering, our breath is ignored, our body is slouching. Yoga joins our physical, emotional and mental selves into an organic whole. We stretch and strengthen, relax and rejuvenate, gather and release. We learn to focus attention, to trust our bodies, and to live from our hearts.

During shelter-in-place, I’ve been teaching yoga via Zoom. Hosting classes from my living room gets me out of my head and into my body. It gives structure to my days and allows me to connect with friends from all over the world. We laugh, we cry, we get ripped and zenned out. Yoga allows me to socialize safely and make a meaningful contribution in the lives of people I love. But I continue to take wild yoga photos whenever I journey somewhere spectacular. Yoga makes a landscape look more beautiful.

Look for my upcoming quarterly column “Wild Yoga” where I break down poses for all your favorite wilderness activities.

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become as adults. If they see that you value nature and your environment, at the park, on the school grounds or just in your own backyard or street, and don’t fill it with litter; if you’re careful about what you throw away and think about where it goes, you don’t waste water and other resources — your children will absorb those values and imitate them. You just need to be aware of what you’re modeling for them, at home or elsewhere. Everywhere! Kids are always watching … and learning from what they observe.

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RAISING CONSERVATION KIDS

Eight tips to help your kids become environmental stewards

By Dierdre Wolownick Children are the embodiment of hope — and we need lots of that right now if our planet is going to continue to support the billions of people on it and provide a healthful, beautiful environment in which to pursue happiness.

Whether you’re alarmed by the condition of the world we’re leaving to our children, or you think it’s in fine shape, your children are the future stewards of this planet that we all share. Their decisions, as they become adults, will shape the world to not only survive, but flourish.

So how do you raise kids to love the planet and care for it so that their children and grandchildren will also have a beautiful home? Here are a few simple steps you can adopt into your family’s daily routines, that can help your kids understand the difference they can make, in their daily lives, to help ensure that their mother, Earth, continues to welcome them.

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TALK TO THEM When our kids were little, we didn’t talk

.about conservation. But we did talk about love, care and respect — for our

home, ourselves, and our surroundings.

At Lake Tahoe, we talked about how fragile an environment it was, how easily damaged. As we crossed the country to visit grandparents, we talked about the landscape and animals we saw, and how our behavior affects them. How many there are, how many there used to be. Kids understand far more than we often give them credit for. And they’re deep thinkers — if you give them heady stuff to think about, they will.

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GET OUT THERE Young

children are expert travelers.

After all, in their new world, every day is an adventure — and it doesn’t matter to them where that adventure takes place. Even a short day trip is an exciting adventure, for a child.

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By the time ours were five and seven years old, they’d experienced the unique environment of Death Valley, walked reverently under the Sequoias, played at beaches (and picked up litter), been scared by bears running past and awed by the unfathomable abyss of the Grand Canyon.

At each place, they learned more about our world.

If kids have never walked among giant sequoias, breathed their scented air and felt the religious-like silence of the forest around them, they probably won’t really care if a lumber company decides to cut them down.

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MAKE YOUR HOME A LEARNING ADVENTURE

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You don’t need to travel in order to raise kids who care about their world.

Kids are learning sponges; all day long they observe and draw conclusions — and those conclusions create who they

all the members of your extended family and groups of friends share your ideas about what’s good for the planet? Probably not, at least not about everything. Do they care at all? Do they make fun of your efforts? Try to talk you out of them? Even if they disagree vehemently and model the opposite behavior from what you’d like your children to emulate, those behaviors can be a valuable learning tool for your own kids. Seeing how other people behave and then talking about it with your kids can be a far more effective lesson than if you’d never let them see such behavior.

You, and your children, can learn just as much from a bad example as from a good one — sometimes more. The key is to talk about it.

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SLOW IT DOWN When my

daughter Stasia was born, we were living in Japan (teaching English).

We had no car, so she went everywhere on the back seat of my bicycle. Or walked, holding our hands, stopping often to explore, examine and enjoy. And when both children started elementary school (in California), the three of us biked there together every morning. No air pollution for us, no carbon-based fuels, no huge machines. We traveled the two miles under our own power, stopping when life offered something interesting, and had great fun!

Stasia has become a thoughtful adult who lives in Portland, OR, and travels by bike only ... no car. She composts at home, grows some of her own food and works toward outdoor stewardship at her job. She makes decisions every day in her life that connect her to the planet and help take good care of it. Her brother Alex Honnold makes similar choices in his life and, as a well known athlete, uses his notoriety to promote such choices world-wide.

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simple way to help connect your children to their environment is to plant a garden with them. Encourage them to help with the planting, the care and, of course, the tasting. Even if you have a brown thumb, you can raise radishes, herbs, lettuce, potatoes, zucchini — these are foolproof.

And no produce from the supermarket can rival the taste of something fresh from your garden! Your kids will know the difference — and that difference just might influence a decision or two that they make as adults.

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TO SCREEN, OR NOT TO SCREEN Kids learn

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mainly by observing and by doing.

As parents, you need to decide what’s worth doing, what your kids will remember and maybe learn from. Do yours spend more of their time outdoors, or reading, or making their own music — or in front of a tiny screen?

And you? When you’re all out together, rushing somewhere, going shopping, at any one of life’s many errands, are you on your little screen, in another world, or do you talk with them about what they see around them? Although your actions provide examples for them, the best way to influence the way they think is by talking with them.

And it doesn’t matter how big the screen is. We didn’t have a television in the public rooms of our house when they were young (a small one in our bedroom), so when their friends came over, sitting and watching a screen was never a social activity. They played. They created. They baked, or talked, or went outside and rode bikes or climbed trees. Just explored. They, and their friends, never lacked for imaginative adventures.

Both kids, adults now, have at some point thanked me for that decision. Not making television a focal point in our lives allowed them to choose and create their own lives.

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TALK ABOUT SOCIAL INJUSTICE I talked to my kids

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about social issues, like treating all people equally. Kids are smart enough to see the connection between social (in)justice and the climate crisis. Being forced to play a game with unfair rules is something kids can understand, relate to and work against. Providing access to the outdoors for ALL kids is important for the future of our planet. Both Stasia and Alex are involved with social and environmental justice issues, in their jobs and their lives.

HOW IT TURNS OUT The mindset that we modeled and promoted as parents continued throughout their childhood, and today, our favorite things to do together are most often outside. In my son’s keynote speech at the 100th anniversary of our national parks in Washington DC, he talked about the value of close, personal interactions with nature, and in many interviews, he cites our frequent family trips outdoors as the beginning of his love of the mountains.

When the outdoors helps shape your life, you come to love it. It’s your own space, like your own room at home or your dorm room in college. Nature, the planet, becomes your partner in life, and like any partner, we want to help it be the best it can be.

That concept has no age limit. It’s a love story that any kid can understand.

When Wolownick — author, professor, musician, guide, artist — climbed El Capitan, in Yosemite, with her son Alex Honnold, she became the oldest woman to do so. Her book, The Sharp End of Life, tells that story. Alex’s movie Free Solo, won an Oscar in 2019.

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ALLYSON GUNSALLUS Taking the Yosemite Climbing Association to the next level

By Tracy Barbutes

In 2005, at the age of 19 and studying Italian in Padua, Italy, Allyson Gunsallus took a three-day excursion that was the genesis of her love affair with mountains.

Every day on her way to classes she passed a bookstore and would gaze into the shop window that featured books about the Dolomites. Her curiosity piqued, she planned her first foray into the high mountains and jagged peaks.

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unsallus (Yosemite Climbing Association’s Managing Director) was raised in Connecticut, where the state’s highest point is on the slope of Mount Frissell, at 2,379 feet. Though her parents were not adventure sports enthusiasts, they promoted outdoor experiences to her and her younger brother, through car camping trips and Scouting activities.

Somewhere around 8,500 feet in the Dolomites, cold and uncomfortable, having naively worn cotton clothing and a soccer jacket that offered little protection, Gunsallus fell in love with her mystical surroundings. Standing on a scenic plateau in a storm, she recalled that from then on, “I knew I had to be in the mountains.”

Fast forward two years to 2007 and her first climbing trip to Tuolumne Meadows. There she discovered her spiritual touchstone and a devotion to Yosemite’s granite walls.

Gunsallus believes everyone should have a place they are devoted to, that encourages deeper meaning and to be their best selves. In the years since, she’s fallen in and out of love, embraced the climbing community, and simply can’t imagine her life without Yosemite, aka “the center of the universe.”

For Gunsallus, climbing has been a bridge to a phase of feeling comfortable in her own skin, to saying what she means and meaning what she says.

She has a vision that the Yosemite Facelift can use its platform to further additional conversations about corporate social responsibility.

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In person, she’s an unnerving combination of beauty, brilliance and humility. She exudes poise, commitment and composure.

This articulate, lithe, muscular 34-year-old with thick, dark flowing hair, graduated summa cum laude from Boston University with a linguistics degree. She has a master’s degree in Global Business Law, studied corporate responsibility, and is a California-licensed attorney with a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Duke University. She speaks five languages, taught English in Moscow, and was a legal intern with the Sierra Club in San Francisco.

“It’s not that I’m the best at any of these things. It’s that I can use all of my skills and background to help the climbing community,” she said in a recent conversation. She volunteers with Yosemite Climbing Association (YCA) nearly full time, as she balances a career in the pharmaceutical industry and her climbing expeditions throughout the Sierra Nevada and the western United States.

“I’m lucky to have found her,” said Ken Yager, the founder of the YCA, the Yosemite Facelift and YCA’s Climbing Museum and Gallery in Mariposa. Since 2003, Facelift has annually run the largest organized volunteer clean-up in any national park.

Technically, Gunsallus found Yager. She hired him in 2012 to lead a Green Dragon tram tour of Yosemite Valley for her wedding guests. (Yes, she got married in Yosemite. She’s since divorced.) She claims that while Yager was sharing climbing history lore, he announced to her family and friends, “Gunsallus seems to be the most organized bride anyone’s ever seen.” It was a hint of what was to come.

“She’s a great partner and I couldn’t ask for anyone better,” he said recently. Yager has been climbing in Yosemite since the early 1970s and has been living in the Yosemite area since 1976.

Gunsallus began volunteering with Facelift in 2012 and quickly became a core volunteer. She took over the enormous task of organizing campground reservations for approximately 500 people, began raising funds and securing sponsorships, and quickly stepped into her current role.

Yager continued, “I realized very early on she is better at a lot of things than me. We complement each other very well. She is a very skilled, able person. She brings her own creativity and knowledge to the vision. I held off before having her do too much at first.” He laughed, “I didn’t want to scare her away. We’re kindred spirits in that she also enjoys the controlled chaos of Facelift. A lot of what she’s doing is making me look good, and a lot of times I get all the credit because I’ve done it for so long. YCA wouldn’t be what it is today without her input.” Ultimately, Yager wants her to “run with it.”

Where Yager has had a presence in Yosemite for decades, and had long envisioned creating a climbing museum, Gunsallus is relatively new to the climbing community. She doesn’t have his knowledge of local climbing history, but she understands his vision and passion and wants to see the dreams become a sustained reality.

She said, “I don’t think I’m the only person in the world who could have done the work. I think the experience demonstrates how intergenerational partnerships can use different skill sets to develop community assets and relationships.” The 27-year age gap works for them.

OPPOSITE PAGE: ALLYSON GUNSALLUS AT THE 2019 FACELIFT (TRACY BARBUTES); GUNSALLUS AND KEN YAGER OF THE YOSEMITE CLIMBERS ASSOCIATION (DEAN FIDELMAN). THIS PAGE: GUNSALLUS LEADS “GOD OF THUNDER,” 10C VARIATION AT LOVER’S LEAP NEAR LAKE TAHOE (JOHN CLARK); GUNSALLUS MODERATES A PANEL ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDING ATHLETE TOMMY CALDWELL OF EDELRID AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NORTH FACE AND PATAGONIA. (TRACY BARBUTES).

Since 2016, when she became YCA’s Managing Director, she’s had a hand in removing nearly 50,000 pounds of trash from Yosemite during the annual Facelift event. But she sees YCA/Facelift as much more than trash removal.

She has a vision that Facelift can use its platform to further additional conversations about corporate social responsibility. She began incorporating panels like the one she moderated in 2019 featuring Tommy Caldwell. One of her goals is to develop thinking in the climbing and outdoor communities to attack environmental issues proactively.

“Look at what we can achieve when we’re inspired and dedicated to working together toward common goals. The idea is to encourage others who might have the same drive to identify similar opportunities.”

She didn’t arrive at Yosemite Valley until the spring of 2008 when, as she said, “I really wanted to develop my climbing apart from my boyfriend, so I climbed mostly with a female friend.”

Linda Jarit, Gunsallus’s climbing partner and friend since then, said, “I saw the light go on in Gunsallus, she had a very different skill set. She has incredible intelligence, and with her life and work experience, she saw an opportunity and then completely dedicated herself to it. Where a lot of people talk about wanting to get involved and make things happen, Gunsallus really gets involved – 100% involved. She takes action and makes things happen.”

Gunsallus reviews contract proposals for clinical trials through her work in the pharmaceutical industry. Having seen hundreds of proposals and budgets, she is able to use her corporate and legal

experiences to shift YCA from a small, grassroots organization to a leading conservation organization with a national profile, bringing in and nurturing major sponsorships. She and Yager both see the value of being a productive partner with those who manage the park.

They frequently partner with Yosemite Conservancy, American Alpine Club, as well as park representatives.

Jarit continued, “I’ve been through a lot with Gunsallus. There’s a richness and a lot of depth to her. I literally watched her grow up, and I just learned she can play piano.”

Gunsallus said recently, “Ultimately, if someone could be inspired to use all of their experiences to promote positive change in an organization or society – that’s really my goal. Being able to take all of my experiences – climbing, law, pharma – to help the community I love.”

“I hope that for everyone, they find a place to be devoted to and that they find a passion they can use as a way to become a whole person. I hope that everyone can see the beauty in spaces around them and in the place where they are right now because you never know what passion you’ll find, this year or next year, or how it will enrich your life and the places that you love.”

Allyson Gunsallus’s website is inspired by wild places and the community that has gathered around climbing, advocacy, and passion for the mountains. It documents her many pre-COVID, global and local adventures, as well as showcasing her art. allysongunsallus.com Tracy Barbutes is a visual journalist and writer based near Yosemite National Park. @tracybarbutes

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JAN TIURA Photographer, tugboat captain, and adventure guide

By Chris Van Leuven

While her time as a professional climbing guide was short, Jan Tiura used climbing as a springboard into an adventurous career that broke barriers and spanned decades. In the 1970s she left the Sierra to sail across the ocean, pursue a career as a tugboat captain, and hone her skills as an adventure photographer.

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worked alongside Jan as a fellow climbing guide at the Palisades School of Mountaineering in the late 1970s,” said climbing author Doug Robinson during a recent phone call. “She was one of the first professional climbing guides in California and maybe the US. This should be researched and verified but it wouldn’t surprise me because Jan is understated and modest about her achievements. I think of her as the first female tugboat captain in the San Francisco Bay, but maybe it’s time to think of her as the first female climbing guide in California as well.”

Tiura credits her ability to thrive in high-pressure environments partly to her Finnish “sisu,” a word that roughly translates to “sustained courage.” She also credits her time at the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence in Carmel Valley alongside legendary folk singer Joan Baez in 1966.

Also in 1966, Yosemite climbing pioneer and photographer Bob Swift hired Tiura to work at his guide service in the Sierra. The historic school, then called Mountaineering Guide Service, is nestled beneath the Palisades, in the central Sierra. When she reached camp, the cook had just walked off the job, leaving the position open. “Suddenly, I was the cook,” she says with a laugh.

She continued working for the school and exchanged a summer of work for the one-week mountaineering course and learned to climb. She returned to work at the school for several years, which was owned by Swift, Smoke Blanchard and John Fischer. After six seasons of learning the trade, Fischer employed her as a guide at what today is called the Palisades School of Mountaineering.

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Resigning High School and Setting Sail

Becoming a Tugboat Captain

Tiura never finished high school. “We were in the middle of the Vietnam War. There was the Civil Rights Movement, the Freedom Rides,” she says. “Instead of learning about these topics, I received standard education.” Not a conventional style learner, Tiura knew she needed hands-on teaching.

Days after their return, all three sailors headed back to work in the Sierra. Tiura returned to the Palisade School of Mountaineering and began leading treks for Mountain Travel, which took her to Hawaii, Peru and Mexico. She also guided a cycling trip in China.

In response to this, she wrote her letter of resignation late in her senior year and presented it to her honors English class. “I said, ‘no, now education is on me. I take full responsibility for where this life goes.’” Despite a class dismissed bell, all the other students stayed and listened to her. Her decision to resign from high school is something Tiura has never regretted. “It felt like the honest response to what was happening in the world.”

When Swift led a trek for Mountain Travel to the Himalaya, he turned over the boat’s responsibility to Tiura and Brennan.

In 1976 while sailing along the San Francisco waterfront, Tiura recalls, “It came to me that I had boat sense. I can feel the motion of the boat and not fight the ocean. You can’t fight the ocean while sailing just like you can’t fight the mountain while climbing.” Then a Red Stack tug departed Pier 3. As we wallowed in its wake, I watched the deckhand flake down the stern line. I wanted to be him.”

In the early 1970s Swift offered Tiura and her husband Joe Brennan an opportunity to crew on a sailing voyage. Though he didn’t yet have a boat or much sailing knowledge, Swift pre-emptively had a trip in mind, and in 1972 the three blocked out four months and sailed the vessel Tyche to the Galapagos Islands and back to Sausalito. Twenty-four hours a day, they shared roles and kept a lookout while handling canvas, negotiating vast open water, reading charts, and perfecting celestial navigation for 9,000 miles.

Due to the complexity of carrying enough fuel for the lengthy voyage, they had difficulty reaching their destination. They spent days attempting to sail into port within sight of land at the Galapagos, only to have the winds at night blow them back out to sea until finally being successful. The return voyage from Academy Bay, Galapagos to Sausalito, was 51 days and when they came into the harbor, they were so low on fuel that they were unable to restart the engine after docking.

Her goal coincided with a successful class-action lawsuit allowing women in the tugboat union. “The tug, ferry, and water taxi unions didn’t want women to crew on their boats,” she says. Determined to see her dream through, she came to the hiring hall day after day for a month and endured “snide remarks and out-right hostility by some guys.” Her perseverance paid off, and in 1980 she became the first female tugboat captain in San Francisco Bay, where she captained a tugboat managing the vessel, barges, tows and crews for more than 25 years.

“It’s a unique world. You’re out there at all hours, in all weather and it’s the captain’s job to make sure everyone survives,” she says. “Tug boating is a contact sport. The vessels may be small compared to what they push around but by tugging with thousands of tons of thrust they can move 1,200-foot container ships, aircraft carriers, and seven-story barges.”

OPPOSITE PAGE: HOT POOL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SIERRA (JOE BRENNAN). THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: BOB SWIFT, JAN TIURA, AND JOE BRENNAN ABOARD TYCHE CELEBRATING SEEING LAND AFTER 51 DAYS AT SEA (JAN TIURA); DECKHAND TIURA HAULS HEADLINE ABOARD A TUGBOAT (TIURA ARCHIVE); TIURA AND BRENNAN HITCHHIKE THE GRAND CANYON BEFORE THEY GOT MARRIED (HEIDI TIURA); TIURA PRUSSIKS IN THE HIGH SIERRA (JOE BRENNAN).

Making Fine Art Images After two decades of staring at the hulls of enormous ships through her wheelhouse window, in 2004, Tiura grabbed a digital camera and began snapping images of the sea-worn vessels looming over her. Her eyes zeroed into the areas where giant anchor chains had scraped paint off the bow and areas where seawater had rusted the gashes. “I shot as a person possessed.”

She put her images through Photoshop and then made large prints of them on a Polielettronica Laserlab printer. As a nod to the large vessels rearing high overhead, she mounted the prints on metal. She titled her first collection The Heart of the Bay. Everything changed when her primary employer of 17 years left the Bay. Instead of replacing the lost hours with full-time work, Tiura became self-employed and

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Life on the Bad Dog Farm These days Tiura lives with Brennan at their home she calls the Bad Dog Farm in Moss Beach, south of San Francisco. Bicycling is now her preferred mode of travel. “Walking is too slow, driving too fast, biking is just right. You are part of the country through which you pass. You can smell and hear and stop wherever and whenever.”

Her friendship with Baez has continued throughout the decades. In 1999 Tiura and Baez joined rock star Bonnie Raitt in a meeting with forest activist Julia Hill high in a redwood tree. With Tiura shooting photos, the group discussed ways to use their collective influence to stop

the relentless cutting of ancient forests in Northern California. Their meeting resulted in the subsequent involvement of Senator Diane Feinstein, who began formal negotiations with Pacific Lumber Company to save thousands of acres of ancient redwoods. The negotiations were ultimately successful. “I wish I had those photos but unfortunately they are lost. I sent the negatives to Bonnie Raitt’s publicity team and never saw them again,” said Tiura wistfully.

At age 71, Tiura still climbs and camps. For climbing she prefers Pinnacles, Yosemite, and Lover’s Leap. For camping she enjoys wild camping anywhere, especially anywhere on the east side of the Sierra.

Baez often joins her for full moon camping.

When asked about her legacy as a trailblazer, Tiura thinks for a moment. “I wasn’t trying to be the first or the best at anything. I don’t care about getting credit for that. After resigning from high school I sought a life of adventure, followed my heart, and never looked back.”

EARN YOUR BEER

San Diego MTB and Border X Blood Saison Words and photos by James Murren

THE EARNING

One of my favorite mountain bike rides in San Diego involves linking up trails to connect Cuyamaca Rancho State Park with Laguna Mountain Recreation Area in Cleveland National Forest. Technically, you even roll tires through Anza-Borrego State Park, as well.

Three land management designations exist, overlaid on what was entirely indigenous land, primarily that of the Kumeyaay people.

The interface of desert and mountain, with seemingly countless microclimates and ecozones, makes for a stunning ride up and over pine-forested mountains with meadows and canyons that have seasonal waterfalls. On a recent outing, I hooked up the trails this way: Up East Mesa and down the backside > Up Indian Creek to Champagne Pass > Down Indian Creek to Noble Canyon Trail > Top of Noble and a lap around Laguna Meadows > Back to Penny Pines and down Sunrise Highway to Lucky 5 > Across the “top” of Cuyamaca on La Cima > fire roads to Cold Spring Trail > West Side Trail > East Side Trail back to East Mesa.

It’s a doozy of a ride, coming in around 32+ miles. You can easily add on more miles, if you want, and spend more time in the saddle to knock off Chico Ravine and Los Gatos or Red Tail Roost. Variations could be done to add in Noble Canyon Trail. Essentially, the options are endless for putting in a big ride.

Pack food and plenty of water. In spring, you could filter water in some of the seasonal streams.

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For Charlotte Jo Lippolt, the bike ride from her Reno home to work each morning is more than a commute. It’s a chance for the 30-year-old mother of three girls to finally experience a rite of passage she missed as a child growing up in a chaotic home that swirled with addiction and abuse.

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wanted to ride a bike, but I didn’t even know how it worked,” Lippolt recalls. Her childhood was stunted by the darkness of exploitation when she became a victim of human trafficking, experimented with heroin as a teenager and got addicted to cocaine. Lippolt lost those formative years, but she didn’t lose her spirit. Now, one year sober and helping other victims find their peace, a bike ride is a spark of joy, and a chance to finally exercise the childlike wonder that comes from flying on two wheels, carefree and lost in the wind.

Lippolt lost those formative years, but she didn’t lose her spirit.

Now, one year sober and helping other victims find their peace, a bike ride is a spark of joy, and a chance to finally exercise the childlike wonder that comes from flying on two wheels, carefree and lost in the wind.

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“I grew up so fast, and had kids and just thought having a bike was for a child. Now I think of it as a way to escape reality, but escape in a healthy way,” she says.

Lippolt’s newfound connection with bicycles comes by way of the Reno Bike Project (RBP), a non-profit shop that serves as the city’s epicenter for bike education and advocacy. From its two locations, RBP deploys thousands of bikes onto Reno’s streets, most of them refurbished throwbacks from a not-so-distant bygone era of cycling.

Lippolt rides an early-90s vintage steel Bridgestone Trail Blazer, made good as new by one of the organization’s resident mechanics, and given to Lippolt, along with a helmet, lock and some basic bike education, as part of the Biggest Little Commuter Program.

Noah Silverman co-founded the Reno Bike Project on a shoestring budget in 2006 after volunteering at a community bike shop during college in Bellingham, Washington. He estimates that RBP has repurposed as many as 20,000 bikes in its 14-year run. Most are either sold for a fraction of the cost of an entry-level new bike, or given away to children learning to ride for the first time and low-income adults who need cheap transportation.

The shop even partners with organizations that help Nevadans coming out of rehab or prison. It’s a critical, budget-friendly alternative to traditional shops that earn most of their business from well-to-do weekend warriors.

“The core ideas behind the Reno Bike Project are really affordability and empowerment,” Silverman says. In addition to giving new life to older bikes, RBP is also ground zero for inexpensive bike maintenance and upkeep.

For $5 an hour (or free if $5 is a financial burden) Reno’s cyclists can use professional shop resources, including bike stands and tools, at either of RBP’s locations. Nine expert employees, many of whom learned to wrench themselves through RBP’s educational programs, are there to help newbies like Lippolt keep their bikes rolling. Along with do-it-yourself mechanic station rentals, the shop sells lightly used shifters, derailleurs, brakes, pedals, tires and wheels from dozens of colorful bins and racks that line the expansive warehouse space.

“Teaching people that they can actually do this is the heart of what we do,” Silverman says. RBP’s programming gives novices skills in everything from maintenance and repair, to learning to ride. “We spend a couple thousand hours a year on it. It’s not profitable, but it’s our mission.”

The work RBP does curating the alternative transportation ecosystem in Northern Nevada comes at a cost … about $600,000 a year. There are plenty of generous Reno donors, and foundation and government grants, but revenue from the business side is imperative to keep the doors open.

And a big chunk of change comes from Burning Man, says shop manager Kurstin Graham.

OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP TO BOTTOM: BIKE MECHANIC OWEN LATTIN ADJUSTS THE DRIVETRAIN ON AN OLD SCHWINN; RENO RESIDENT CHARLOTTE JO LIPPOLT REDISCOVERED CYCLING AS AN ADULT THANKS TO A FREE BIKE FROM RENO BIKE PROJECT. THIS PAGE, LEFT TO RIGHT: LIPPOLT POSES WITH HER NEW BIKE IN FRONT OF RENO BIKE PROJECT’S GROVE STREET LOCATION IN CENTRAL RENO; MECHANIC EDUCATOR SHAY DAYLAMI HELPS LIPPOLT PUT HER BIKE INTO A STAND FOR MAINTENANCE.

During the time Reno Bike Project has grown into a pivotal institution in Reno, the city has undergone its own major changes, rebranding as an arts and culture destination with an economy realigning around logistics and technology.

Each year, when tens of thousands of visitors from around the world descend on Northern Nevada the week before Labor Day for the counterculture festival, many stop by Reno Bike Project to purchase their two-wheel transportation for the Black Rock Desert playa. RBP spends the winter months maintaining, prepping and storing thousands of bikes in anticipation of the one-week windfall.

With the event canceled this year due to COVID-19, RBP will be pinching pennies when the temperature, along with the volume of business, drops in the fall.

“This fall is going to be really tough,” Graham says. The shop is minimizing its spending ahead to avoid layoffs or service reductions. “That’s usually where we make our winter war chest.”

During the time RBP has grown into a pivotal institution in Reno, the city has undergone its own major changes, rebranding as an arts and culture destination with an economy realigning around logistics and technology. As the city ditches its reputation as a tired gambling outpost, bike

culture is a fledgling force in redevelopment, with some notable successes. In recent years Reno’s transportation planners have restriped several key streets to reduce automobile congestion, make them safer for cyclists and encourage cycling as an alternative to driving. Reno City Councilwoman Jenny Brekhus laments the power of the “roadbuilding lobby” in Reno, and says government should make greater strides toward becoming a bike-friendly city.

She lauds RBP as a positive force toward an urban planning scheme that intelligently balances the priorities of all users, not just drivers.

“I was around when [RBP] started, and they were really part of this urban culture in Reno when Reno was without an urban culture,” she says. “And they stayed with it the whole time, through the recession. They were just a small group of people who all knew each other, and were all about bikes. As the recession turned, and urbanism became more of a thing in Reno, they were there at the right time.”

Brekhus also sees RBP as an organization that adds verve to city life while helping community members who have the greatest needs, using cycling as a conduit to serve disenfranchised residents. “They are really servicing the unsheltered, the working poor,” she says. “But if you ask me what’s unique to them, it’s the bike culture, which is a subpart of urban culture, with the integration of Burning Man and a focus on people who really need bikes the most.”

We take pride in being one of the top mountain bike shops in the Bay Area for over 20 years and we’ve been rider owned and operated since day one.

Over that time, we’ve followed the progression of mountain biking and have come to fully embrace this new wave of E-mountain bikes. We’re one of the top advocates and retailers in Northern California for Specialized Turbo E-bikes – we’re ‘all in’ on them.

We still love all forms of cycling, but E-bikes have opened up our world to what’s possible on a bike. We’re riding further and faster than ever, and more importantly, having more fun doing it.

Stop by the shop and learn what an E-MTB can do for your riding. Hope To See you there or out on the trail!

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: ALGIER WILLIAMSON DISCOVERED RENO BIKE PROJECT (RBP) AFTER MOVING TO RENO FROM FLORIDA EARLIER THIS YEAR; RBP MECHANIC EDUCATOR SHAY DAYLAMI REFURBISHES A BIKE TO PREPARE IT FOR SALE — RBP SELLS THEM FOR A FRACTION OF THE PRICE OF NEW BIKES; FORKS FOR FOLKS, RBP KEEPS COMMUTERS ROLLING BY OFFERING THOUSANDS OF INEXPENSIVE, GENTLY USED PARTS.

The bike-friendly ethos of Reno is palpable for 42-year-old Florida transplant and RBP customer Algier Williamson. He arrived in March 2020, right before the COVID-19 quarantine, but even with the restrictions, he says he was blown away by the feeling of freedom traversing the city by bike.

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Williamson says. He stopped by Reno Bike Project’s 4th Street shop to get a new cargo rack installed on his mountain bike.

“One thing I love about this place is that it’s all bikeable – you can go from one end to the other in one shot, and there are bikes everywhere.” He smiles. “I think I’ll stay for a while.”

Reno Bike Project is open with restrictions and by appointment during the COVID-19 crisis.

Locations include: 216 E. Grove Street and 635 E. 4th Street. By phone: 775.323.4488.

FIND A COMMUNITY BIKE SHOP IN YOUR AREA Community Bike Shops (AKA Bike Collectives or Bike Cooperatives) provide free or low cost access to bikes. They also offer low-cost repair and often host bike mechanic classes that give people the skills and confidence to work on their own bikes. The mission of most community bike shops is to get more people on bikes and to be a resource for those who are underserved in their community. These non-profits are usually run by volunteers and are a great way to give back to your local biking community. Here is a partial list of regional community bike shops.

Arcata Library Bikes

Good Karma Bikes

Waterside Workshops

Community Cycles of California

Bicycle Kitchen

The Bike Church

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• Santa Cruz // bikechurch.santacruzhub.org

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• Arcata // librarybikes.org • Berkeley // watersideworkshops.org • Los Angeles // bicyclekitchen.org

Cycles of Change

• Oakland // cyclesofchange.org

Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange • Palo Alto // bikex.org

Cycles 4 Hope

• Roseville // cycles4hope.org

• San Jose // goodkarmabikes.org • San Jose // communitycyclesca.org

• Santa Ana // thebicycletree.org

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Trips for Kids

• Marin // tripsforkids.org

Ventura Bike Hub

415 River St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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Wed - Sun 10am - 6pm

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ZENBIVY DRY SACK Dry sacks are a must-have for any and all adventures. But don’t risk your essentials with just any old bag; Zenbivy’s dry sacks offer exceptional protection at remarkably minimal weight.

Whereas most dry bags are sewn and taped (and therefore vulnerable to leakage), the Zenbivy dry sack is fully welded which keeps it watertight throughout its life. It’s constructed from featherweight, waterproof 30D rip stop nylon; the base is a burlier 75D nylon for that added strength where it’s needed.

The bag’s roll-top closure boasts a welded, rubberized stiffening strip that delivers a secure seal upon closure. Additionally, the Zenbivy dry sack features the company’s unique Duck AirDump Valve with reliable water seal; this clever component allows for ultra swift air removal and compression.

So, compress and store your sleeping bag/quilt, pillow and clothes with confidence that they’ll be kept dry in even the nastiest conditions. These dry sacks also make excellent storage for food and other necessities you carry on your adventures.

Zenbivy Dry Sacks come in 7L, 10L, and 15L sizes in assorted colors.

MSRP: $25 • zenbivy.com

Gear We Love

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HYDRAPAK SEEKER 4L ULTRA-LIGHT WATER STORAGE

MISHMI TAKIN JAMPUI A lightweight, waterproof, breathable, comfortable, sturdy grippy hiking shoe?

Sounds too good to be true, but Mishmi Takin’s Jampui covers all the bases and more.

Indeed, the Jampui is light and nimble like a trail runner, yet supportive and protective as a hiking boot. It offers superior traction on the slippery stuff while allowing for the dexterity needed for those techy bits.

This shoe’s ultra-breathable eVent membrane vents sweat which keeps your foot cool and dry. Vibram Megagrip rubber gives the shoe its excellent traction, while the Vibram Tubava outsole provides broad, self-cleaning lugs for maximum stability.

It features a mid-cut upper for ankle support, and a well-cushioned footbed for comfort.

We found the Jampui to be very comfortable right out of the box, and it’s stylish to boot (pun entirely intended).

Comes in men’s and women’s sizes in a variety of colors.

MSRP: $149.93 • mishmitakin.com

GIRO ENVI MIPS

We’re super excited about the latest addition to HydraPak’s Seeker series — the Seeker 4L. This higher capacity water reservoir is ideal for long hikes; add the optional Seeker Hydration Kit to convert it into a hands-free hydration system that can be stored inside your pack like a hydration reservoir, or strapped outside like a bottle. Filtration compatible, most 42mm threaded filters screw right on to the top.

The Seeker 4L’s versatility doesn’t stop with its drinking water features — you can use it as a camp shower with the optional Seeker Plug-N-Play™ Cap Kit. And since it’s freezable, it even comes in handy at home as an ice pack!

Despite its higher capacity storage, the Seeker 4L is remarkably lightweight. It’s also surprisingly compact: just flatten and roll once empty, and stow it into the bail handle. The bail handle is flexible and is designed for easy fill in a stream or lake, and easy pour and carry as well.

The Seeker 4L is made of abrasionresistant TPU and RF welded seams for exceptional durability and elasticity. It’s 100% BPA- and PVC-free.

MSRP: $30.00 • hydrapak.com

Zpacks is renowned in the ultralight backpacking community for their impossibly light, fabulously streamlined, and impeccably constructed adventure gear. We’ve been testing the Zpacks Arc Scout 50L backpack all summer, and to say we’re impressed is an understatement.

The Arc Scout 50L is designed specifically for folks with shorter torsos.

Its patented ‘Arc Frame’ system does an excellent job at transferring the pack’s weight to your hips instead of your shoulders … we were amazed at how comfortable this pack felt even at the end of 20+ mile days.

This ingenious system also allows for air flow between the pack and your back, which keeps you cool and comfortable.

You can customize this water-resistant pack with a variety of optional modular add-ons. Additionally, adjustable shoulder straps and an interchangeable belt offer the perfect fit.

The Arc Scout 50L may be super lightweight, but it’s extremely durable and can easily carry up to 35 pounds. It boasts plenty of space for several days on the trail, yet can be compressed down for those shorter getaways.

Available in a wide range of belt sizes.

Colors include Azure Blue, Army Green, Black, and Gray. 19.3 oz (546 g).

MSRP: $325.00 • zpacks.com

Giro really upped the tech ante this year. The all-new Giro Envi MIPS women’s snow sports helmet is not only astonishingly lightweight, it features a new and improved level of protection as well — the acclaimed MIPS (Multi-Directional Impact Protection System) Spherical technology.

Giro explains that MIPS Spherical “increases the rotational ability of the inner shell of the helmet should you take a rotational impact rather than transfer that energy back to your brain.” Keeping ADIDAS TERREX AGRAVIC BOA impact energy out of your brain? Sounds like a noThis trail running shoe was made for fast brainer to us! runs on rough terrain. Lightweight and Naturally, with that extra protection comes a boost of flexible yet durable and stable, the Agravic confidence. And because the Envi is so incredibly light and wellBoa® is ideal for those techy trails. ventilated, it also delivers the comfort you need on those earn-your-turns adventures.

Between this shoe’s sock-like design that Polartec Power Grid padding boasts bi-component knit construction that moves hugs your foot and the Boa® Fit System which allows you to dial in the perfect fit, moisture away from your skin while allowing for fast drying action. This unique fabric you’ve got quite the personalized footwear. also includes a Silver Salt (Salt Chloride) to keep odor at bay.

Moreover, the Agravic’s highly responsive Boost midsole is built for maximum energy Additionally, quick-drying Plush Max fleece adds extra warmth where you need return with every stride. This is especially helpful on those steep, rugged trails. it, while the In Form 2 Fit System allows for a perfect fit. You can even regulate the The Agravic is also water resistant and very breathable. It comes in both men’s and airflow via Giro’s Thermostat Control Adjustable Venting to help prevent overheating women’s sizes in a wide range of colorways. on your hike or skin. The Envi is the WSD (women’s specific design) version of Giro’s MSRP: $150.00 • adidas.com Grid helmet. It comes in a variety of colors; sizes small and medium.

WESTERN MOUNTAINEERING FACE MASK After 49 years of manufacturing the world’s highest quality sleeping bags, MSRP: $280.00 • giro.com Western Mountaineering is proud to offer 100% cotton double-layer adjustable face masks for adults and children. Made in San Jose, California. Fast shipping. MSRP: $10.00 • westernmountaineering.com

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Featuring ‘more space for trail snacks’ technology.

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spill-proof, drink-through cap, and it’s all that with extra space for kettle chips.

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