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LuminAID Adventure Light: Turning a Bright Idea Into a Brand
Courtesy of MARIA WEIDICH & Garage Grown Gear Before Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta became founders of LuminAID, which makes inflatable solar lanterns, they were architecture students at Columbia University. After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, they were directed to create a product to support relief efforts. In addition to necessities like food, water and shelter, they pondered another vital essential: light. At night the makeshift tent communities set up after the earthquake turned dark, unwelcoming, and quite often dangerous. People would frequently rely on open candles, diesel generators, and kerosene lanterns as a form of light and electricity – which can be unsafe and costly. Sadly, those caught…
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Nevada’s Darkest Treasure
Courtesy of Shaaron Netherton & Patagonia Clothing. If you enjoy article like this…please consider following the link to shop at Patagonia Clothing. Not only does it help support this page, but Patagonia does a lot of positive things to protect our public lands. The Massacre Rim towers 1,000 feet above Long Valley in the vast reaches of northwestern Nevada. As with most hikes in this part of the world, getting to the top requires picking out an unmarked route, being flexible and overcoming obstacles. Halfway up, after skirting yet another talus field, sharp chirping barks alert you to a colony of pika within the basalt boulders. At a cleft in the rim cap, there’s a…
