Adventure Sports Journal is a spirited, grass-roots publication that exists to provide a regionally targeted go-to resource for northern Californian/Nevadan athletes and outdoor enthusiasts. ASJ is distributed free every other month
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January 2001
 
Recharge - The Natural Sports Drink

Recharge - The Natural Sports Drink  Check out this article by our friends at Adventure Sports Journal - a tour of mountain biking in the Sierra Nevada. Is it the weekend yet?

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Mark Pawlak-Work

Mark Pawlak-Work Just put this up on safety in adventure sports/ extreme sports, enjoy!

http://www.adventuresportsholidays.com/blog/2010/07/20/keeping-extreme-sports-safe/

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    Adventure Sports Journal An exclusive story (except aren't all ASJ stories exclusive in one way or another?) that's been begging to be told by none other than ASJ's class-act of a writer and jack 'o all adventuring trades, Seth Lightcap.

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    Three All-Day MTB Epics from Bishop to Tahoe Story and photos by Seth Lightcap [caption id="attachment_1261" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Sierra Adventure Rides"][/caption] Though the dirt is decent and the rocks are wicked fun, one of the best things about m...ountain biking in the Sierra N...
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    July 19 at 10:02pm · Comment ·
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    Adventure Sports Journal ASJ's master of the masthead (and a damn fine writer himself) Pete Gavin profiles legendary outdoor writer Tom Stienstra.

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    Iconic columnist and guidebook author has shared his adventures in California and the West for 30 years By Pete Gauvin [caption id="attachment_1261" align="alignright" width="253" caption="Tom Stienstra: Ambassador to the Outdoors"][/caption] In 1978, as a young sportsw...riter for the Peninsula Times ...
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    July 17 at 9:42pm · Comment ·
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    Adventure Sports Journal Can you teach a long-time skier new tricks? Apparently so in this enlightening piece by Craig Dostie.

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    A windsurfing convert gets his first lessons in kiteboarding Story and photos by Craig Dostie [caption id="attachment_1261" align="alignright" width="300" caption="kiteboarding"][/caption] If windsurfing is like sailing, then kiteboarding is like flying.
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      Adventure Sports Journal We are looking forward to sending our July/August issue off to the printers, but equally excited to be at the Jay Race this weekend. Great event, great people and a great cause!

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      Wrap up of 2007 Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race. Unreal event! Great conditions and amazing athletes challenging themselves in the frigid kelp filled waters of the Monterey Bay.
      June 24 at 8:42pm · Comment ·
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      Adventure Sports Journal Got some Chaco “Z” tan lines? Send images between now and Labor Day for your chance to win.

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      Official site of Chaco(r) - fit for adventure,Official site of Chaco(r) - fit for adventure
      June 22 at 11:19am · Comment ·
      Dave Cook

      Dave Cook Get Lost Magazine chose the Best Of Asia Overland - Bangladesh Explore trip as one of the top 5 trips around in their travel the unknown section, read the attached article below....

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        Tim Leefeldt

        Tim Leefeldt The WaterRipper at www.RipperBall.com
        A real waterball to take camping or anywhere you done need water but it performs best on water. Innovated on Northern California waterways.

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        The WaterRipper will not hit store shelves until Spring 2011 but for a limited time we are offering the WaterRipper exclusively here for the low price of $9.95!
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          Adventure Sports Journal Stage 1 of this year's Amgen Tour of California took place today, with racers riding from Nevada City to Sacramento.

          The top three finishers were ...
          -- First – Mark Cavendish (GBR) of HTC-Columbia
          -- Second – Juan Jose (“J.J.”) Haedo (ARG) of Team Saxo Bank·
          ...-- Third – Alexander Kristoff (NOR) of BMC Racing Team
          Results attached.

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          May 16 at 8:14pm · Comment ·
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          Adventure Sports Journal Have you ever wanted to catch a big fish from a small boat? Kayak Connection along with the Elkhorn Slough Yacht Club in Moss Landing will host their annual Kayak Fishing Derby in June, a benefit for the Monterey Bay Salmon & Trout Restoration Project.

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          May 13 at 4:37pm · Comment ·
          Yosemite, the Southern Sierra Nevada & Death Valley

          Yosemite, the Southern Sierra Nevada & Death Valley  Just stumbled on this: nice profile of high sierra first-ascent monster Norman Clyde (from last year's Adventure Sports Journal @asjcalifornia):

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          In the annals of wilderness exploration, being the first to succeed at a given challenge has always been one of the primary motivators of inspired adventurers. The rich buzz of knowing not a soul has passed there before you is, human history would suggest, highly addictive.
          May 11 at 2:37pm
          Lara N Popyack

          Lara N Popyack Where can we pick up a copy in Sacramento?

          May 10 at 3:25pm · Comment · · Flag
            • Adventure Sports Journal REI (Sac, Folsom, Roseville), Granite Arch climbing gym, California Canoe & Kayak, bike shops ...
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          Adventure Sports Journal We're heading to the Reno's whitewater park for this weeend's Reno River Festival. The next three days will be filled with kayaking competitions, clinics, live music, microbrews and a whole lot of fun. Hope to see you there!

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          Footage from the Reno River Festival. Mostly from the Junior class.
          May 6 at 3:31pm · Comment ·