Adventure Travel
Stand Up Paddle Lake Powell
Sol Fitness Adventures Melanie Webb and friends explore Lake Powell’s Labrynth Canyon on paddle boards. The crew loaded 5 boards on the Sting Ray in Wahweap marina and boated 30 minutes to their starting point. A head wind added to the core workout challenge as we paddled Labrynth’s undulating canyon walls.
Texas Cycling Trip
I’m back from a fantastic week of exercise and eating in the Lone Star State. Fredericksburg’s Hoffman Haus was home base for our little crew of 10 guests, 4 guides, and 3 bike mechanics. It was my first trip guiding with Gray & Co., worldwide cycling tours led by luxury superstar Cari Gray. Of all ...read more
Video of Zion by the Travel Channel
Thinking of a trip to Zion National Park in Utah? The Travel Channel has produced a great video of the history and main attractions in the main park. Check it out, and when you’re ready to beat the crowds and venture into the wild, join Sol Fitness Adventures on our Redrock Backpacker, Zion Outskirts expedition, ...read more
Free Admission in National Parks This Week
America’s National Parks are opening their gates free of charge through Sunday April 24th to encourage visitor’s to improve their fitness through the outdoors. Challenging the body outdoors is a concept that we at Sol Fitness Adventures have integrated into our training methods of preparing adventure travelers for their quests mentally and physically. We’re combining ...read more
National Parks Remain Open
Close call by the U.S. Congress – they came to agreed budget cuts about an hour before midnight last night. It looks like Sol’s season of Zion backpacking trips has been spared! This explanation of what gets cut during a government shut down from NPR: Parks And Recreation The 394 sites administered by the National ...read more
U.S. Forest Service Tours in Mammoth Lakes
Unique ways to explore Mammoth Lakes, California. Part 1. Take a tour with a Forest Service Naturalist It’s time for spring skiing at Mammoth and June Lakes, and that means there are only a weekends left to take a tour with a U.S. Forest Service Naturalist. Tours at June Mountain, Mammoth Mountain, and Tamarack (the ...read more
Powder Day at June Mountain
UK mountain guide and telemark skier Steve Hammond gets his first taste of Eastern Sierra powder at June Mountain.
Send John Collinson to the Seven Summits
Alright! I have to share the story of a Utah teenager with a lofty and admirable goal. 16 Year old John Collinson plans to set the world record as the youngest climber in history to do the Seven Summits: Aconcagua, Everest, Kilimanjaro, Denali, Elbrus, Carstenz Pyramid, and Vinson. Check it out, and support a local ...read more
Oprah Visits Yosemite National Park, California
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Oprah-and-Gayles-Camping-Adventure-in-Yosemite#comments I’m still on a kick about Oprah’s camping trip to Yosemite. She and BFF Gayle went camping in Yosemite National Park to investigate why only 1% of the 280 million visitors a year are black. It made me think of Bobby, a native son of Washington D.C., who came on Sol Fitness Adventures Zion ...read more
