http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com Writer : Editor Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:44:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Base Camp Communications was generous enough to document the insanity of my life as a freelancer… LINK photo courtesy Chris Thompson http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/whats-up/ “Transmission sent from a Turkish used furniture store while waiting for a Lebanese guy to turn up and show me an old VW van he has for sale…” http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/coppland/ Because there’s no out-fishing your dad… http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/happy-fathers-day/ I’m excited about the cover story I wrote for the latest issue of Outside’s Go. It’s a profile of Alessandro Benetton, heir to the Benetton empire and a Harvard Business School-educated economic savant, but what’s so inspiring about Benetton is his true commitment to socially responsible business. He studied with Michael ... http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/benetton-and-micro-credit/ Here’s a little video from my favorite ride at Frutia—a figure eight loop up More Fun, down Lyons, up over Mack Ridge and back down the road to the parking lot. It’s challenging in spots but never too difficult, the climbs were built for bikes, and it’s hard to beat ... http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/more-fun-in-fruita/ I don’t write for the Mountain Gazette for the money, but rather, because they let me write about chainsaws… LINK http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/honing-the-blade/ We closed out the season up at Eldora testing gear for the Outside Buyer’s Guide and enjoying some April powder. For this little excursion out the gates and into the backcountry we tested brand new Karhu Storms, Movement Goliaths, and Atomic RT86s. We also donned Marmot and Arc’teryx hard shells ... http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/gear-testing-in-spring-powder/ It’s National Poetry Month and Radha and I are taking on Robert Lee Brewer’s challenge to write one poem a day (he even suggests two for Tuesdays for true freaks) for the month of April. The challenge, as well as fantastic content on how to write and publish poetry, is ... http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/national-poetry-month/ I was happy to write the hot-springs service package in this month’s Backpacker. My only gripe? Backbone Media’s Nate Simmons is lounging in a thermal pool in Iceland on the cover instead of me… I have been to my fair share of hot springs, however, and some of my favorites got ... http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/backpacker-hot-spring-extravaganza/ I wrote a “Crucible” feature in the latest issue of BIKE (the 15th anniversary issue, on stands now). The story revolves around a trip to the Abajo Mountains south of Moab that was almost sabotaged by our guide. If you have any interest in seeing my mud-splattered legs, pick it ... http://www.dougschnitzspahn.com/mud-slinging-in-bike/