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- Some Splash, then Rum….
- One Way to Catch a Tarpon
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- “Love Your Adventure Tops, RailRiders!”
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- The History of Our Planet
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Some Splash, then Rum….
Bruce Pate writes, “Here I am racing in my RailRiders X-Treme Adventure pants aboard Airborne, a J109, in Galveston Bay. We won 3rd place last week {in the Icicle Series} and were awarded a bottle of rum. These pants are … Continue reading
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One Way to Catch a Tarpon
Jory of Florida Paddlesports writes, “I got this tarpon a few months back on an SUP. You should like the outfit…all RailRiders!”
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Photo Workshop Classes — in Death Valley, Arches and Badlands
For all your outdoor photography buffs, here’s a chance to shoot — and learn — with one of the best. Award-winning nature photographer Carol Polich is holding six “in the field” Western photo workshops beginning in late March-early April with … Continue reading
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“Love Your Adventure Tops, RailRiders!”
Eric Marcano, of San Antonio, Texas, writes: “I wore your RailRiders Adventure Tops on two trips this year and I can’t say enough good things about them. The protected me from the harsh sun while in the Lost Creek Wilderness … Continue reading
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Cool ‘Cuda
RailRiders Adventure Clothing has the upper hand with this barracuda. Photo submitted by Paul Daniel Robertson.
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Geography Pop Quiz!
While Google Maps has shrunken the world down to our desktop, that doesn’t mean we have mastered world geography, or for that matter, even right here in the U.S. And we’re not just talking state capitals. So to test your … Continue reading
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The History of Our Planet
RailRiders Adventure Clothing has a long-standing interest in Earthbound matters. In fact, this concern goes with the territory for a company born at sea in the early 1990s, and now is known for “making the toughest clothes on the planet.” … Continue reading
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RailRiders at the Movies: Launch of Adventure-in-Cinema Series
RailRiders Adventure Clothing will be presenting on a monthly basis movie clips from an adventure-oriented film that you might have never seen, or one that deserves watching again. To launch our new adventure-in-cinema series, here’s scenes from the 1972 German … Continue reading
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Strangely Fascinating Hotels Around the World
In your travels to places far and new, think adventure when it comes time for finding a place to stay. Flavor Wire, an online publication, recently showcased 12 utterly bizarre hotels, many of which probably lack wifi or a … Continue reading
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Weighing Options for an Overnight Stay in Riverside, California
A quick check on Expedia lists a number of affordable hotels in Riverside, California– which is about an hour’s drive east of Los Angeles (when the traffic is forgiving). The top hotel is the adobe-style Mission Inn Hotel & Spa; … Continue reading
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Living the Adventurous Life: The Coke Zero and Mentos Rocket Car
How can you not love those zany YouTube videos showing off the combustible mayhem when Coke Zero and Mentos come into crazy contact? The experiments are becoming ever more elaborate. The video here shows a “rocket car” that traveled 209 … Continue reading
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Tickling the Plastic Ivories: Beethoven for Elephants in Thailand
Almost like a scene from the movie “Fitzcarraldo,” classical pianist Paul Barton lugged an old piano up into the highlands of the mountainous region of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, to play for old and injured elephants at a protected nature reserve. *Elephant-lovers … Continue reading
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Snowfall Time-Lapse Video
Judging by the number of YouTube videos on time-lapse recording of snowfalls, most are shot close to home, like in one’s backyard or patio. So when the next blizzard strikes, and you have time on your hand, grab your Nikon … Continue reading
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Great Outdoor TV Ad from the Past
This 2000 U.K. ad for John West canned salmon was made for the British market. It’s bear vs. man. It still draws a hearty chuckle.
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Photo Caption Contest– Winner Receives $100 Gift Certificate from RailRiders
Here’s the contest photo. Tibetan Buddhist nuns taking a lunch break from repairing a local road in Daofu, China. Contest rules are simple: we are looking for a caption that is humorous, pithy, or both! Submit your entry to info@railriders.com. … Continue reading
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Chasing the Silver Ghost in the Equator-HT Shirt
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What Airplane Travel Used to be Like…
Long before the initials TSA stood for anything but for what a child might find in his bowl of alphabet soup, or for those my-bladder-is-about-to-burst delays on the tarmac and the plane’s two disgusting lavatories are under siege by their … Continue reading
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Q: If a Tree Falls and There’s No One is Around, Does it Make a Sound? A: Only If It’s Dynamited
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Extreme Skiier is Killed in Avalanche in Utah
To extreme skiing aficionados worldwide, the name Jamie Pierre is a familiar one. In the video here, Pierre set a world-record jump in 2006 by jumping off the backside of Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort. It’s as if he jumped off … Continue reading
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