Coldwater Culture

While sitting at my desk on Monday, rejuvenated from a weekend trip to the coast and a fun surf session on Sunday, I got a text from a friend. He was just checking in, and ended up saying that he's only surfed a few times all year. And this is an avid surfer... I asked [...]

Raincoast Conservation Foundation Last week's showing of Groundswell went extremely well for Patagonia, Woodshed Films, and Raincoast Conservation Foundation. They completely filled the seats at the venue in the Eco Trust Building, with plenty of people standing in the back and sitting on the floor in the front. All of those people for a short 20 minute [...]

I'm more excited to see this surf movie than any other recently. Groundswell: A Small Film About Making A Big Stand is playing at 7:00 at Patagonia Portland on this Thursday, November 8th. There will be beer, live music, the movie, and a Q&A with Chris Malloy and Raincoast. The address is 721 NW 9th [...]

In a lot of ways, we're lucky here in the NW. In this specific instance, I'm talking about the fact that a lot of our waves come from far away storms (from up towards Alaska in the Fall or from way down by Antarctica in the Summer. Of course, the winter storms are an exception [...]

A couple of guests came to town this weekend, one from New Zealand and the other from Canada. We had a great time exploring the city-- checking out food carts, going to some pubs, eating too much at one of the wonderful breakfast places, But our eye was also on the coast for the [...]

Here is a quick video of the 2012 Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic, put together by our good friend Keith Novosel. The official contest video from Cody Cha will follow shortly, but thanks Keith and great job! Enjoy watching it everybody........

We just got these great photos from our friend Kevin at www.covephoto.com. Thank you buddy! There were so many good rides that day it is hard to pick the best to post. But, here are some of them for your viewing pleasure.

Here comes another opportunity to get your stoke on! Make sure you guys check out the Portland premiere of This Time Tomorrow, a film by Taylor Steele! Don't miss out on this, it's going to be fun! There will be two showings on October 17th at the Clinton Street Theater, one at 7pm and another [...]