ABALONE DIVING CLOSURE N. CA

 

California’s Red Abalone Closure

What Led to It, What It Means, and How the Future Looks

By Del Albright

For decades, red abalone diving along California’s North Coast was part sport, part heritage, and part coastal economy. That is now all changed. 

HOOKAH COWBOYS - URCHIN AND AB DIVING IN THE PAST

 

The Hookah Cowboys: Inside California’s Wild Era of Commercial Urchin & Abalone Divers

By Del Albright

Before the abalone closure, before kelp collapse, before purple urchin barrens — California’s coast saw a different kind of tide. It belonged to the commercial abalone and urchin divers of the 1970s and 1980s.

THE MOUNTAINS DON'T CARE HOW OLD YOU ARE

The Mountains Don't Care How Old You Are

And neither should your sense of adventure. By Del Albright

There is something downright magical about climbing a mountain in a 4WD, especially as the road keeps narrowing, the trees get shorter, and the world you left behind keeps shrinking.

GLAMIS VETERANS DAY GATHERING -- THE FLAG POLE CEREMONY!

23rd ANNUAL GLAMIS VETERANS DAY GATHERING

Team Albright Headed to Glamis!

We are super excited for our next big event with the Glamis Veterans and the 23rd Annual Glamis Veterans Day Gathering, better known to many of us as the Flag Pole Ceremony.

RESPONSIBLE TRAIL SANITATION; THE "POOP MASTER" SPEAKS

Responsible Trail Sanitation: Pack It In, Pack It Out

delalbright.com — Sustainable, Responsible, Common-Sense Adventuring

Words of wisdom from a guy they once called the “Poop Master.” And yes, there’s a story behind that.

PUBLIC LANDS DAY; GIVE BACK

 

Public Lands Day: Show Up, Give Back, and Earn Your Seat at the Table

Saturday, September 26, is National Public Lands Day, and I almost let this one sneak past me. That would have been a mistake.

WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE TRAILS WHEN WE'RE GONE?

 

WHO IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR TRAILS?

Mentorship, example-setting, and a Responsible Recreation Revival

There is a lot to this story...