Happy Holidays from brodyleven.com?which is me. just me.

Barely a Photo of the Day

In addition to last week’s photo of the day on canyonsresort.com, yesterday once again saw the groomer’s reflection on both my lens and teeth, glimmering on the Canyon’s homepage. Ahh, yes.  Groomers and how my A-framed, detuned, rusty edges eat them … Continue reading →

I Can?t Go To Hawaii With Nothing To Do. Duh. part 5

Day 2: 24 miles A ridiculous first evening of the bike tour left us departing Hawi early on June 29th, 2011. At this point, Lindsay had never ridden long distances on a bicycle.  I hadn’t ridden anything other than rickshaws and … Continue reading →

Let?s Make Fun of Brody for Living Nowhere?AGAIN! Yeah! Great Idea!

Yet again, those easterners over at brobomb.com have recently resurfaced their themed humor, this time in the form of publishing something that I wrote in approximately 35 seconds. It’s currently sitting on the front page of the blog. On the … Continue reading →

VIDEO: Steep Skiing in Crescent Couloir. Complete with Hot Springs and Bikinis.

Last winter, a stupid week-long “ski mountaineering objective” turned into a month-long pow fest in Lake Tahoe, Nevadifornia.  It even concluded with a heart-wrenching craigslist ride that made me want to jump out of a moving truck into oncoming traffic.  But, … Continue reading →

7 Days in 10 Pictures

I Can?t Go To Hawaii With Nothing To Do. Duh. part 4

Day 1: 23.1 miles Casually leaving our Mauna Kea dwelling in the late morning, we were well aware that our day’s destination, Hawi, rested a mere 23 miles away.  But after assembling bikes that traveled thousands of miles with us, … Continue reading →

I Can?t Go To Hawaii With Nothing To Do. Duh. part 3

After a night in not only the last house we would stay in for an undetermined amount of time, but one of the nicest houses I’ve ever stayed in, we made some last minute food arrangements and said good-bye to luxury … Continue reading →

BAMF #31 & 32

Bike(s) From Another Mainland I wonder how hard it is to find Brooks, Aerospoke, and Knog in China? Probably not very, considering I found Black Diamond, Arc’teryx, Mammut, and Mountain Hardwear.  All fake. Yes.  Fake cams.

I Can?t Go To Hawaii With Nothing To Do. Duh. part 2

part 1 It wasn’t long before our bike tour’s departure date creeped up on us.  3 days, to be exact. Fortunately, before tent-bound misery once again consumed my evening life, the last night with the crew was spent at a … Continue reading →

I Can?t Go To Hawaii With Nothing To Do. Duh. part 1

Less than a week (read: 2 days) after returning from China in late June of this year, I squeezed my touring bike into a container, camping gear into a duffel bag, and skateboard into my carry-on, and hopped on the first … Continue reading →

Chaco Marketing: Apparently I?m Not The Only One Who Wears Sandals While Hitchhiking in 35-Degree Rain

Chacos, the only footwear company to use consumer tanlines as a marketing tool, recently came to the questionable (aka smartest in the history of the brand) conclusion that placing my face on their website would result in increased revenue. Now while this … Continue reading →

Chaco Marketing: MY Misery and Hitchhiking Sells THEIR Sandals

Chacos, the only footwear company to use consumer tanlines as a marketing tool, recently came to the questionable conclusion that placing my face on their website would, somehow, result in increased revenue. Now while this contains an underlying economic assumption, one that … Continue reading →

DRIVING a Jalopy on the Road to Hana, Maui, Part 4

part 1                        part 2                     part 3 Following the backpacking forays in Haleakala National Park, with a rental car as … Continue reading →

[video] Temporary Housing: H.O.W. (House On Wheels)

“Should I come to your place?“ “No, it’s cool.  I’ll bring my place to you.” watch in HD–the only real D worth your time– by clicking “vimeo”

Lake AvaBlanche, Utah: Don?t Follow Us! [video inside]

[Originally written March 11, 2011; posted for the 1st time in light of a recent Utah avalanche tragedy] The most recent snow has fallen like a ton of bricks.  And I don’t mean that in a good way. Two friends … Continue reading →

DRIVING a Jalopy on the Road to Hana, Maui, Part 3

part 1 part 2 Waking up in the morning, I was quickly reminded why I was so sore.  The day before, my hiking partner Lindsay had quickly become sick after our lunch of (go figure) peanut butter and jelly sandwiches … Continue reading →

DRIVING a Jalopy on the Road to Hana, Maui, Part 2

continued from yesterday’s part 1 [ed note: today, I'm flying to Ohio.  see ya.] The awe-inspiring experience of hiking into a volcanic crater was nearly outshadowed by the number of pebbles that were trapped between our sandals and our sandal-clad … Continue reading →

DRIVING a Jalopy on the Road to Hana, Maui, Part 1

Considering I was in Hawaii, I had no real disposable cash.  Lucky for us, I absolutely don’t think spending money on trips is “disposing” it at all.  In fact, I even deemed the Hana Road a perfect reason to exercise … Continue reading →

Line Skis Mixtape is Live and Alive

Thanks to the best ski company in the whole world, Line, for including me in an entertaining video with a bunch of baggy-pants skiers, regardless of my obvious affinity for tight snowpants. You can see me in some black and … Continue reading →