As a former bellman for Fred Harvey Lodges on the South Rim, of the Grand Canyon National Park, I made this DVD especially for those wanting to get away from the camera clicking masses that visit the canyon every year. This DVD takes you truely “off the beaten path” to places only the most seasoned Grand Canyon visitors know about. Some of these locations are more common to Mule Deer and Pink Canyon Rattlers than weekend warriors! There is plenty of rare footage with pictures taken while logging up to 500 canyoneering miles under the rim. From hiking Comanche Point and Cape Solitude to the former mines near Horseshoe Mesa, from the South Kaibab to Phantom Ranch, from Cheyava Falls to Ribbon Falls, from the Bright Angel to an intense scramble along a faint route intended ONLY for experienced hikers out to the top of the famous Battleship, from the rugged Hermit Trail to the remote South Bass Royal Arch Loop, from the forested expanse of Crazy Jug Vista on the North Rim down to the Esplanade and awe inspiring power of Thunder River, from the East Rim to the West Rim, from the Grandview Lookout tower to famous Hopi Point, from tenting lonley Jumpup Point to a spectacular FREE camping spot at the edge of the canyon 3000 feet above the mighty Colorado River at Toroweap Point! That’s not all, these disks even include the only “Rim to River” backroad adventure along Diamond Creek near Peach Springs. Just imagine that you can drive to the bottom of the Grand Canyon where only …
Our first of seven DVD’s in the Boondocking In Arizona series includes exciting trips to fun places like Peralta Trails in the Superstition Mountains. Superior with Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park. The Beeline Highway with stops up and over Four Peaks to Roosevelt Lake and into the ruggedly remote Sierra Ancha Wilderness, touring the rural farming town of Young. Sycamore Creek including rare footage of Bushnell Tanks recorded before the recent Edge Fire’s damage, with a nearby excursion high atop Mount Ord. Then, it is off to hidden, FREE CAMPING spots near Christopher Creek and a cool, crisp Ponderosa Pine and Aspen forest around Woods Canyon Lake entitled; “The Mogollon Rim Lakes Recreation Area.” That’s not all, we take you to many brisk and crystal clear, summertime swimming holes along the East Verde River, then up to Strawberry and an ever popular dive into Fossil Creek, with a side splash to the Verde River’s Hot Springs. The fun doesn’t stop there we finish off with a real “Prime Rib” special near the Field of Dreams, Potato Lake, Clints Well, and ending with spectacular Blue Ridge Reservoir. www.BoondockingInArizona.com Click to Order Yours Today!
Surfers and journeys go hand in hand; unfortunately this is a major reason why surfers never have money! Surf travel is EXPENSIVE! Wave riders need some assistance in this area; not to mention the community surf shops. Peaks and Barrels are planning to present just that. There is finally a website dedicated to surf voyagers. Navigation is easy and makes sense, they also are very easy to contact as well. To stay updated on Surf journey News they have made available a free member domain to stay connected.I hate spam, One cool thing about peaks and barrels is that they have many ways to stay updated so if email updates are not your thing it is not a problem. They are connected to all of the social sites like facebook and twitter. They have great coupons they tweet out for the neighborhood shops. What makes this service rare is that surf shops can use Peaks and Barrels to release their coupons and surfing deals. Here is a cool feature instead of worrying about keeping up with all of your favorites surf shops, get plugged into peaks and barrels and then you stay up to date on all of the local shops in the whole world! After you grab your coupon from the PNB website or Twitter, visit their Surf Travel Map which is very easy to use and makes touring a much simpler experience. You will find their map has all of the well know breaks as well as the neighborhood surf shops connected to those breaks. Their map is very exclusive and inclusive it is exactly what a surfer needs to plan a surf jaunt. Using peaks and barrels is fun and easy, I can line up a surfboard that I want to surf during my voyage at a local surf shop, and I can avoid a 0 board bag airline charge.By the way, when using Peaks and Barrels to organize your tour just mention peaks and barrels and the partner shops will totally take care of you!!!Peaks and Barrels has really jumped into the 21st century of surfing by finding a niche, identifying a problem and offering an innovative solution.They are essentially an extension of the community surf shop on the global level.
The goal is to show surfers where their community surf shops are around the world. They have a surf team that is headed up by World #6 Amee Donohoe. She can be quoted as saying “I really feel like I am at home with Peaks and Barrels.”She told me that she had never heard of them before they had approached her. We asked her if Peaks and Barrels had any other plans besides the interactive surf travel maps? She Smiled and replied “You will have to wait and see, but I can tell you this…It is exactly what the surfing world needs! “When you are on their site you can pick up a tee shirt. We could not get a straight answer on who designs their tees. To be honest we really love this site. They do a nice job on shirt design so if you want you can pick one up on the site too! Peaks and Barrels is really attempting to make their mark on the surfing world and they are doing a fine job at it. Peaks and Barrels are working on tools that are going to make surf travel easy and fun. Peaks and Barrels target is Surfers. If you surf, and you tour; then you want to be Surfing Peaks and Barrels: Where Surfers GO! Planning a surf trip requires a tactical plan that may or may not lead to scoring perfect waves. The deal with neighborhood surf shops that is killing them is online sales and the mega surf shops with the mega marketing budgets. Peaks and Barrels understand one concept so important to surf culture and that is the ability to get a locally shaped board that is designed for the wave you are journeying to surf. It has become all to common that you will pay to much and receive very little. The local surf shop needs to be on the map for surfers this is how they plan to help out the industry. They are trying to help provide a solution, they are working to make surf shops a global destination once again. Peaks and Barrels Where Surfers Go.
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