In today’s newsletter,

• Mountain High fire

• Hottest summer ever

• Oceanside surfer wins world championships

• Snoop Dog shizzilling solo stoves

POV from Snow Summits main MTB jump line

It’s closed due to the fires at the moment, but Snow Summit arguably has the best mountain bike park in Southern California and the bonus of a lift to bring you back up the hill. This POV video from MTB Alan’s YouTube channel of a high-speed run down the main jump line is worth a watch. Wish I could ride like that…

Oceanside’s Caity Simmers is the youngest female World Surf Champion…ever

Caity Simmers of Oceanside won the World Surf League Finals held last week at Lower Trestles in San Onofre State Beach. At 18 years old, she is the youngest woman to win the world championship, besting San Clemente’s Caroline Marks, who took the gold medal at the Olympics earlier this summer.

This profile of Simmers from The Inertia will get you up to speed on our local bad ass:

Glendora to build a bike park in South Hills Wilderness

The city of Glendora in Los Angeles County is building a bike park in the town’s South Hills area. The park will feature three jump lines for advanced, intermediate, and beginning riders, two pump tracks (intermediate and beginner), and a climbing trail.

Snoop Dog chizziling outdoors

One of the best things about the recent Summer Olympics was Snoop Dog doing his thing around Paris. Now that he’s conquered the world of global sports, he’s headed for the outdoors market. It’s a clever ad — but a $700 fire pit isn’t what I’m hauling into the backcountry. That takes rap god money.

Black Outside documents PCT trek by first-time camper

What are the odds of a person who’s never spent a night outside in his life thru-hiking the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail? That’s the subject of Black Outside, which follows Gary Wilkerson as he challenges himself to conquer the PCT. Trailer above.

Speaking of unlikely adventures, Everett Kalin, a 93-year-old man from Oakland, in July became possibly the oldest person to summit Yosemite’s Half Dome.

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Is Baja getting too dangerous to visit?

It’s a perennial question for Southern California residents who love exploring the Baja Peninsula. While many foreign tourists still visit Baja, recent violent attacks give pause as to whether it’s worth the risk. Ron Gomez Hoff, the publisher of the Talk Baja Facebook page and website, recently recounted a horrific attack suffered by him and his wife and called for Mexico to do more to address crime.

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