There's no way around it, we're beach people. No matter how many days/nights I camp at Mt Rainer or backpack through the Russian Wilderness I'll always be the tan little boy who's favorite food is seafood. No matter how many times I listen to my Grateful Dead records, I always find myself reachin... View Post

There is a lot of effort and work that goes into creating a new product. It, to me, is one of the more exciting aspects of our operation here at Great Bear. I starting this business by creating a product that I was absolutely crazy about. Wooden no 1 is a candle that I burned the first time and w... View Post

Hiking has been a huge part of my life since I was about 20. One year I spent almost every dollar I had on equipment and every Christmas present that year had something to do with camping. A few years later I was leading hiking trips for teenage students at a camp in Northern California. I alway... View Post