Episode 99: First Day of Summer, Go Skate!

 

The First Day of Summer, Go Skate episode is our 99th Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show! Wow, that’s a lot.

Big News segment this week:

  • Ogden Canyon Road Construction
  • River Parkway Trail Complete
  • Bike Advocate Running for State House
  • Salt Lake to Launch Bike Share
  • Man Longboards Across Utah to Raise $ for Paralyzed Friend
  • Lost Idaho Wolf Puppy Moves to Virginia
  • Jeremy Jones Returns
  • Honnold Florine Set Nose Record
  • Japanese Climbers Missing on Denali
  • Man Climbs Kilimanjaro on Hands
  • Local Climber, Chuck Odette, is the Shiz
  • Man Bear Sprays Wolf Jumps into Yellowstone River
  • Teen Dies First Day on Job in Yellowstone
  • Man Dies in Canoe Race
  • Crocs Save Woman from Bear Attack!

In the GEAR:30 seg, we covered updates from Ride Snowboards, Gregory trail running packs, Garmont, and Millet.

For the Skillz Session, we remind how NOT to Backpack:

  • Wear new shoes
  • Bring untested gear
  • Forget maps or GPS
  • Wear jeans, cotton, or non active materials
  • Don’t filter water
  • Push too far too fast – smell the pines, know your limits
  • Pack in Tupperware full of foods
  • Don’t take Bear or wild animal precautions
  • Leave a trace
  • Get rowdy
  • Forget to leave an itinerary

Snowbasin helped us out with this weeks Adventure Brief: 10 Things to do at Snowbasin

I wonder what the blood alcohol level is of all these mosquitos that keep biting me? – unknown

 

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