Trail Notes

PUBLIC LAND STORE: A NEW SHOP INTENT ON ENGAGING YOUR SENSES.

Part of the joy of sharing our products in the boutique world is seeing the unique way each shop chooses to showcase the goods. Public Land Store nailed it. In...

SAND TO SNOW: DESERT & DENIM EXCLUSIVE FIELD LAB

Sand to Snow is the newest National Monument, proclaimed by President Obama in 2016, in the stunning San Bernadino mountains. True to its name, the Monument starts in the lower,...

TAHQUITZ CANYON – FATHER’S DAY FIELD LAB

Appropriately, I asked my kid Jane to help me harvest the Creosote for this special edition Father’s Day Field Lab. We harvested for the afternoon in Palm Springs. It was...

BAREBONES IN THE BACKCOUNTRY

I made it just in time for sunset while on my first trip to the Trinity National Forest, catching glimpses of sparkling lakes and pink mountaintops as I made my...

THE JENNINGS HOTEL: HISTORIC HOTEL & ARTISTS RESIDENCY.

Greg Hennes has been “Demystifying dreams since ’06”. The dream currently resides in Wallowa County, Oregon — where Greg and his partner Ashley Tackett run the Jennings Hotel; a Kickstarter...

JALAMA DYE – AN EXCLUSIVE BEDDING COLLABORATION WITH GOLD DUST COLLECTIVE AND JUNIPER RIDGE

Jalama is a line of naturally dyed home goods and accessories, with clothing currently in the works. All of the dyes we use are found commonly in California, with the...

THE SECRET WILDFLOWER GARDENS OF TOPANGA CANYON

“On the wide level acres of the valley the topsoil lay deep and fertile. It required only a rich winter of rain to make it break forth in grass and...