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TRAIL NOTES

Notes from the field

HALL & THE FOUNDERS OF ECHO PARK CRAFT FAIR

ECHO PARK: Describe the path that led you to the work you do now. Did you take any big risks to get where you are? HALL: I grew up in...

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HALL NEWBEGIN ON THE TIMBERLINE FIELD LAB

I’ve spent my whole life exploring the outdoors. It takes a few rides around the sun to realize how ephemeral the experience of a place is. Every day is so...

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DESERT & DENIM 2017

Two years ago, twenty-three pioneering brands gathered in California’s high desert to celebrate those who create, specifically the artist and craftsman. They were there to dance, drink, and party, but...

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DESERT. COAST. MOUNTAINS

Desert. Coast. Mountains. These are the wild places we go every year, chasing the yearly rhythm of the plants. We’re in the Desert following the seasonal transition of late winter...

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REDWOOD FOG

Redwood fog is different than ocean fog. When the first winter storms of the season come in from the Gulf of Alaska, they roll ashore into the coastal mountains of...

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WHY USE INCENSE?

“Most brands [of incense] are manufactured in India and China and they combine plant resins, wood powders, perfumes, and oils with glue containing formaldehyde and phthalates. When burned, this combination...

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TOPANGA CANYON FIELD LAB 2016 – OUR LOVE SONG TO THE SPRING

You’re driving down California’s Highway 1, somewhere south of Big Sur, Neil Young’s “Everybody Knows This is Nowhere” playing on the scratchy radio. Blue sky, the Pacific Ocean, unbearable beauty...

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TRAIL VIBES VOL. 16: TOPANGA CANYON – NAKED HIPPIES IN THE CANYON

There are two Southern Californias—the one made of freeways, stripmalls, and endless tract homes, and the better one. The better, deeper, counterculture dream Southern California. Dusty, sun-flared 70’s Polaroids, Graham...

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