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Glamis

<h1>Glamis Sand Dunes - Part 2</h1>
I guess we’ve decided that Glamis will be an annual ritual for Thanksgiving weekend. We all have Thanksgiving with our families and Friday morning it’s off to the dunes!
2 Campers, 2 trucks and 4 Can-am Mavericks. We love the big boy toys! 
When arriving to Glamis, first objective is to pick our spot. Out of thousands of people setting up shop, it’s not so easy to find your home for the weekend but we always seem to set camp in the best location. Once camp is set, it’s ride till you die, BBQ until there’s no more fire and meat and relax on a good ol’ American bud light. 
Let the adventures begin 👇

One of our few damages this weekend. 
Can-ams can definitely take a beating in the dunes but this should not have happened…on the whoops, the front hit the base and completely broke the arm of the car that holds the wheel…stuck in the dunes is not ideal…
Towing out of the sand is a nightmare but we made the best of it. All the “hiccups” just adds more fun to trip :)

You can tell we were patiently waiting for help to arrive ☠️

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Glamis Sand Dunes - 11/25/22 — @undefined's mag on Magma

Holidays

<h1>Glamis Sand Dunes</h1>
We headed out to Glamis near the Mexicali border for a weekend with the boys and toys. Glamis is a massive off-road park with endless sanddunes and no rules ☠️
200,000 people head out to Glamais for Thanksgiving weekend. We went 8 guys, 2 campers, 2 trucks and 2 side-by-sides and ripped through the sand all weekend. Great way to burn off those Thanksgiving calories. 
If you don’t own your own toys, contact this company for all your rental needs —&gt; (<a href="http://glamisrent.com">here</a>). 
Ps. For some reason my phone did not want to work out there, so whoever tried reaching out, now you know why I did not respond…

<h1>The Drags</h1>
The Drags is an open runway where all the big boys go to race their machines while everyone gets on both sides of the strip to watch. 
Below is my buddy racing his TRX with the 2 race flags. 
If you are not racing, you are watching with a good old American Bud Light🍺.

<h1>Oldsmobile Hill</h1>
Oldsmobile is where everyone meets up to race up the big dune. Saturday night, we drove all the toys up to the top and set up shop. We brought firewood, drinks, snacks and music. Everyone has their toys lit up with neon lights and rally’s at the dune with a full firework show throughout the night. 
Incredible experience and can’t wait until next year! <a href="magma://users/BaGix6Uj7sSFaFE1XS8EwsPuL9f2">@NateWeiz</a> 
FYI, Glamis is only 3.5 hour drive from LA so come out next Thanksgiving weekend!

Glamis Sand Dunes - Thanksgiving weekend — @undefined's mag on Magma

Yosemite National Park

<h1><a href="https://oceasoutdoors.com/pages/our-story">Our Mission</a> </h1>
To empower people to get outdoors
We see a problem, people spend too much time indoors. Our motto is "Get Outdoors" because we believe nature enables human growth. That's why our products are fueled by our obsession of getting people out of their living rooms and into nature's bedroom.

<h1>Our Story</h1>
We created Oceas in the summer of 2017, while camping in the High Sierras. After sleeping through a rainstorm, we awoke to a flooded tent and soaking wet belongings. We were downright miserable and knew immediately, there had to be a better way.

It was in that moment that we decided we were going to manufacture weatherproof outdoor gear. So we set forth and began designing what would end up being the first ever completely waterproof, polar fleece blanket.

<h1>Our Mindset</h1>
Life is too short to be inside!

Oceas Outdoor - Lifestyle Video

We continue to seek new ways to bring our customers a better outdoor experience, everyday. As we continue to grow, Oceas is committed to developing waterproof gear, empowering every one of our customers to get outdoors regardless of the weather.

Oceas Outdoors - Empowering YOU to get Outdoors — @undefined's mag on Magma

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Business

Fashion

Abbot Kinney Blvd

<h1>The balance between work and play </h1>
It’s at times extremely hard to balance building a brand and doing the things you love. It’s even harder to take the things you love and build a brand around them. It’s a risky venture. You can easily pigeonhole your self. The people you share interest with will fall into one of two categories. 

1. Your interest is large and has a large base of people that share interest in this activity. 

2. Your interest is small and a small base of people share this activity as a interest. 

Clearly the second category isn’t ideal for someone building a brand around something they consider fun but it’s all about what you consider fun right? If you are doing what you love you will succeed no mater what right?? I personally like to invest that energy into my project. In many ways I feel my brand is sort of a unicorn. I’m lucky that my hobby is shared by millions of people around the world but the more the shop is in existence the more I fine that even people who have never spent a night under the stars connect with it. People who have never even seen a adventure sprinter before. Even my new apparel is crossing borders with the fans. ￼i hope things continue on this path:) less of a story and more of a vent today haha but stoked to put it in a mag.

Campfire CULTure - creating a balance in branding..  — @undefined's mag on Magma

Crafts

Venice

<h1>Art of the pivot </h1>
How to change your work environment to fit the future

Over the last year we have all found our selves in a interesting predicament. Covid has caused some major restructuring in certain markets. My last Magma mag focused on how my imagery is evolving. How sometimes change is ￼necessary in order to reconnect with creativity when the our passion becomes stagnant. What I didn’t cover in that mag was the fact that I’ve been a Barber my whole life. Much like photo, barbering is a art. It’s something I use to get the creative juices flowing. It’s also a therapeutic outlet for my self and my clients. A place where we can talk about our world in a comfortable environment without having to feel judgment. Ultimately it’s a place that you should leave looking and feeing amazing. Covid took that for almost a year. Our safe space of conversation and relaxation disappeared into a world of stress and solitude like a harsh winter storm. 
 For those unfamiliar my name is Ryan Rich and I had several barbershops in LA up until a law change forced my buy out at the end of 2018. Although I stayed behind the chair at a shop located on Rose ave in Venice beach I knew I craved different. I was feeling like the conversation with friends in the chair was the only part of the day that I truly looked forward to which isn’t a good feeling when your job is to perform service and the service come secondary to the conversation￼. I knew it was time for a change. Even throughout 2019 I was trying to figure out what my new move was. I craved environment that was solely ￼mine, one on one, and sparked creativity.￼
 I had designed a floor plan for mobile Barbershop early on in 2019. The project overall was unrealistically expensive for a single chair Barbershop. I was looking into other spaces as viable options to put a single chair Barbershop.￼ I found a few locations that would fit my needs but never ended up pulling the trigger on the paperwork... 
 Then the world changed in a dramatic way. Covid forced mass closures￼￼￼￼ of the hair industry. All of a sudden a single chair Barbershop on wheels didn’t seem all that expensive of an idea. I went out and bought a sprinter van. ￼￼

I had a lot of familiarity with sprinter vans from my adventures and road trips over the years. It was actually a dream vehicle of mine. You can do so much with the sprinters. You can make them in the rugged off-road beasts or long glide tried and true roadmaster campers. Through this love of the sprinter chassis I had learned quite a bit about what exactly you need to have to run a successful power set up, insulation, and creature comforts￼￼￼￼￼￼.

Now my dream of having a sprinter was manifesting in a different way. 
 I wasn’t ready to separate from my dream. I needed my sprinter to be a fully functioning mobile barbershop￼￼￼ and adventure rig. I called my good friend ran over a van speed shop in Costa Mesa California to run my idea past him. he had never done a Mobil Barbershop before it was open ears to hearing my idea and with the solid floorplan and his knowledge of these incredible machines we would embark on one of the most unique barbershops the world had ever seen￼￼￼.

Upon completion we have been hit with such an overwhelming amount of support from not only the community but strangers on social media who simply have invested into the project and find it exciting, new, and different.

I finally have a space this fully moldable and impossible to get Stale in. It’s pure creativity in the truest truest form in the work coming out of it shows that. I’m located in Venice Beach on Abbot Kinney three days a week￼￼.

Art Of The Pivot — @undefined's mag on Magma

Boating

Everglades City

An Evening on Jewell Key, Everglades National Park
Looking for something different to do, something maybe a trifle adventurous? Consider paddling out to Jewell Key in Everglades National Park and spending the night. Heck, get crazy and spend two!
You'll need a vessel to get there, either a canoe or a kayak. Either can be rented in Everglades City (see Resources at the end of this article). You'll also need a camping permit from the national park. And you'll need camping gear, and food and water. It takes a bit of planning to pull it off.
You find options other than Jewell Key, too. Tiger Key, Picnic Key, Rabbit Key, and Pavilion Key all have lovely campsites. I like Jewell Key because you can see both the sunrise and the sunset from the campsite. Some of the other keys have this feature too, but require a longer paddle.
On the way out look for wildlife. Expect to see exotic-looking birds, bottle-nosed dolphins, and several kinds of fish. You might even see a manatee!
This is not a summer excursion. Visit during the winter, any time between about Thanksgiving and Easter. There are fewer bugs then, and the temperatures are much more comfortable. And those long nights are great for both star-gazing and catching up on your sleep!
So consider a trip out to one of the park's Gulf islands. Who knows, maybe we’ll meet out there!
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All text and photos copyright john kumiski 2021. All rights reserved.

Resources
Boat Rentals in Everglades City
<a href="https://evergladesadventures.com">evergladesadventures.com</a> 
<a href="https://www.evergladesareatours.com/">www.evergladesareatours.com/</a> 
<a href="http://evergladesadventuretours.net/everglades-canoe-rentals/">evergladesadventuretours.net/everglades-canoe-rentals/</a> 
Everglades National Park links
<a href="https://www.nps.gov/ever/index.htm">www.nps.gov/ever/index.htm</a> - ENP website
<a href="https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/gcdirections.htm">www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/gcdirections.htm</a> - Contact for the Gulf Coast Visitor Center
<a href="https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/wildernesscamp.htm">www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/wildernesscamp.htm</a> - the wilderness trip planner
camping trip equipment list- <a href="https://www.spottedtail.com/trip-equipment-list/">www.spottedtail.com/trip-equipment-list/</a>

Everglades National Park adventure! — @undefined's mag on Magma

Photography

Bryce Canyon National Park

Sunset at Bryce. 🧡 — @undefined's mag on Magma

Maine

In 1976, Jim bought the canoe- an Old Town Tripper. He came up with the idea to go to Maine, too, a great idea.
Backcountry trips require a lot of planning and preparation and a certain degree of skill. We bought maps and guidebooks, made lists, purchased equipment, tied flies, and went canoeing every weekend. We learned how to paddle the hard way. Hell yeah, it was rugged falling into those ice-cold rapids, but it was tremendously exciting and oh, so much fun!

<h1>In Camp</h1>
Make camp, break camp. Make camp, break camp. It quickly becomes a routine on a canoe trip. Layover days are luxuries, to be savored and appreciated. Most days are spent paddling.

Youth passes. Responsibilities grow. I look back on my days paddling in Maine and the rest of New England with fondness, knowing I will probably never paddle there again.

All photos were shot with a Konica Auto-S and a Canon AE-1 with a 50 mm lens between 1976 and 1980. Film was most likely a mix of Kodak Plus-X and Tri-X but honestly, I can't remember.
To see the entire memoir, visit <a href="https://johnkumiski.com/maine/">https://johnkumiski.com/maine/</a>

Canoeing in Maine- a Memoir — @undefined's mag on Magma

Fishing

Florida

<h2>A Trip on Florida's Big Bend Paddling Trail</h2>

Running tenuously along a portion of Florida's Gulf Coast, the Big Bend Paddling Trail snakes its way from the Aucilla River to Yankeetown. It's 160 mostly undeveloped miles of wild coastline, dominated by salt marsh, oysters, and turtle grass flats. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission maintains the northern section of the trail, the Florida Park Service the southern part.
Mike Conneen and I paddled a portion, from the Aucilla River to Steinhatchee. Although it was only 70 miles, fierce headwinds made every day but one a lengthy and tiring battle with the elements. We both agreed it was the toughest trip we had ever taken. In spite of that we had time to catch some fish and observe nature. We both agreed it was a trip well worth taking.
To get more information to help with your own trip planning, visit the FWC website at <a href="https://myfwc.com/recreation/lead/big-bend/paddling-trail/">https://myfwc.com/recreation/lead/big-bend/paddling-trail/</a> .

Paddling Florida’s Big Bend — @undefined's mag on Magma

Hiking

The Florida Trail runs 1,000 miles, from Big Cypress National Preserve to Fort Pickens at Gulf Islands National Seashore, in Pensacola. Another 300 miles are planned. Also known as the Florida National Scenic Trail, the Florida Trail provides permanent non-motorized recreation opportunity for hiking and other compatible activities and is within an hour of most Floridians.
Florida is home to a unique range of environments not seen anywhere else in the world; this means that there are amazing wildlife and nature viewing opportunities on the FT. The Trail crosses both urban and remote wilderness areas, and traverses a variety of semi-tropical ecosystems. From swamps to forests to prairies to springs, there are endless habitat exploration opportunities.
I'm fortunate that the trail passes within a five minute walk from my home. The other day I took a walk of a couple of miles, and got these photographs.
For more information, contact the Florida Trail Association at www.floridatrail.org.

The Florida Trail — @undefined's mag on Magma

Animals

<h2>River, a rescue dog and a service dog, has a human named Mike. River provides Mike with emotional support- friendship and much more. Their bond goes deeper than friendship, delving into love.</h2>
<h2>Recently they went kayak camping together. This is a small slice of that story. </h2>

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