salomon -sick stick

If you are riding Salomon's 2011 Sick Stick powder-engineered board then you need Tara's knitted hat...

christian scott

If you want to get your Shetland on, try these from Christian Scott in Aberdeen. Looks like they may do the job... w/o overthinking it. $47 dollars. Made in Scotland using Shetland yarn spun by historic J.C. Rennie woollen spinners. Similarly well done lambswool blankets too.

ibex -boston store

[photo above via ibex_clothing]
Ibex the outdoor clothier have a new (their first and so far only I think?) physical store on Newbury Street in Boston. Swung into it by chance yday and chatted with store manager Vinita; turns out she is a friend of friends [VTmafia -ed.] Ibex have expanded their offerings since last time I looked -and if something not in the store, staff will fire up the 'Mac to help you browse their site.




Crisp, clean interior w/ some wood accents etc. Could see this as a place to drop in after a big snow weekend, everyone trading stories etc. Nice vibe. Ibex still based in Vermont and most of the big pieces made in USA; our first exposure to it was their classic vest found at the HN Williams store in Dorset VT. Mrs. 10e has been in Ibex head to toe for 2 winters now... woolies ftw. Great stuff. Know your merino micron diameters, knit densities etc.

forest service/usda historic photos

Historic photos from the USDA Forest Service collection. The cataloging is inconsistent; sometimes the title is a subject (recreation-hiking), sometimes a description (This patrol starts for the climb...) or sometimes just the filing name (photo 212141). I have picked between description and title fields below. Majority from the Pacific NW. Almost 4,000 images so far; get lost... All photo credits to U.S. Forest Service.

Hikers on Jefferson Park Tr., Mt. Jefferson Primitive Area.
CCC trapper, A. Schueneman and Wolf. Credit: Archibold
Ten year old boy's catch. Crecent Lake.
Members of Conscientious Objectors camp demonstrating 'one-lick method' of fire line building for Forest Service Reserves. Larch Mountain.
CCC Maintenance work on Swan Lake Road
Low Echo Girl Scout camp on east shore of Lake of the Woods. Medford girls learn camp cooking as part of training program.
Zigzag River - picking up a few old ones.
Small fry trying their luck at fishing near the dock at Tee Harbor while their parents are out fishing in the 1958 Juneau Salmon Derby. Credit: Prater
Trout fishing Karta River near Ketchikan, Alaska

carhartt.eu -catalonia

Last winter Carhartt(Europe) teamed up with La Neta Lab for some high shutterspeed experimenting. Further reading.

carhartt -1991