All I Want For Christmas- Stand Up Paddling the Slate Islands
August 20, 2019
A Trip report from the summer of 2019 by Down Wind Sports Owner Bill Thompson
"What do you want for Christmas?" For a person who doesn't really n...
Tenkara On The Youzawa Trout Stream Japan
July 30, 2015
A Trip report from July 2015 by Down Wind Sports Owner Bill Thompson
Tokyo, the biggest city in the world, where visiting is a mind blowing exper...
Hendrie River Water Cave- Spelunking In Michigan?
July 25, 2011
What the heck is spelunking? What it sounds like is a bunch of people standing around dropping rocks into a bucket of water. What it reall...
Presque Isle- The Gem Of Marquette
July 2, 2011
If you have ever traveled to Marquette...my guess is that at some point you found your way to "the island". Presque Isle- or the "island" as ...
Gear Review: Jetboil CrunchIt Fuel Can Recycling Tool
June 2, 2011
Ok- I just bought the new CrunchIt from Jetboil to recycle a cache of old empty butane canisters that have been sitting around my gear room. Fir...
Trip Report: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore- Fast Packing
May 24, 2011
All good adventures start with a plan. My plan was simple. I wanted to hike the entire length of Pictured Rocks, a national lakeshore that hugs ...
Gear Review: Optimus Crux Lite Stove
May 14, 2011
The Crux Lite is one of the lightest stoves in the world- at a weight of 2.5 ounces you will not even notice it is in your pack! Read more about this great little stove and our experience with it along the Lakeshore Trail in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
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