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This is a great little entry about something we all face when we get a bit older. - Tony

Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become, the hours of practice, and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back…Play for her. ~ Mia Hamm

When I was a kid, I loved to run.  It was one of my favorite things, moving fast, giving it my all without thinking about anything but getting…there.  It didn’t matter if I made it there first (sometimes I did), where we ran (sometimes in circles), just the simple act of running, barely feeling my legs moving under me was exhilarating.  I ran everywhere.  Go get the mail? Run. Go get the milk from the fridge? Run.  Go to bed? Run.

I lost that somewhere between wanting to be a cool kid and trying to fit in. [click to continue…]

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Fail Friday’s: Playground Human Equipment Fails

by TonyDasilva September 9, 2011 Fail Friday's
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Playground equipment shouldn’t be taken lightly. This is why… – Tony

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Charlie Kelly’s Upcoming Epic Summer

by Trailblazer June 21, 2011 Climb
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If the way this summer started off is any indication of how it will play out, the only word that will be able to describe it is epic. Okay, I know—this word is way, way, overused. It does not describe that time you took your fastest loop around your block, or the time you went [...]

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Fail Friday’s: Best Of February FAILS

by TonyDasilva March 4, 2011 Camp
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The title needs no explanation. Free up a few minutes because once you hit play you’re a prisoner to this clip. – Tony

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The Most Insane Rope Swing in the World (VIDEO)

by TonyDasilva December 11, 2010 Climb

One of coolest and most creative ways I’ve seen a rope swing used in my life. Oh, and crazy! I’m going to shut up now and let this video speak for itself. – Tony

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Did Climate Change Play a Role in the Recent East Coast Overflow?

by TonyDasilva October 5, 2010 Camp
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The heavy rains that inundated the East Coast during the last week of September were the result of a rare combination of ingredients–namely a wide-open, 3,000-mile-long pipeline of tropical moisture extending from the Caribbean all the way up to Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, a stalled frontal boundary, and multiple waves of low pressure that [...]

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Get Out There & Play: Upcoming Events for August 2-8

by Trailblazer August 1, 2010 Events
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Need an excuse to get out there & play? The Trailblazer Hub events calendar has been updated with some great local & national upcoming events for the week of July 2-August 8. For events posted farther out than August 8, we keep a longer running list on the Trailblazer Hub Events Page & on Facebook. [...]

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The Places We Play Are Changing Rapidly

by Trailblazer July 26, 2010 Hike
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The places we play in are changing rapidly. These changing places are important for recreation, home to wildlife, provide water we drink & clean the air.

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Get Out There & Play: Upcoming Events for July 26-August 1

by Trailblazer July 25, 2010 Events
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In case you really needed a good excuse to get out there & play, the Trailblazer Hub events calendar has been updated with some great local & national upcoming events for the week of July 26-August 1… Monday, July 26 City Seed Farmers Market Edgewood Park: 10AM-2PM (Edgewood Park, New Haven CT)  This is a [...]

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Gear School: How To Find Fix Or Maintain The Things That Keep You Playing Outside

by Trailblazer July 22, 2010 Hike
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We recently stumbled on a Gear School video series, created by Backpacker Magazine in 2007, that pretty much walk you through how to find, fix, or maintain, the things that keep you playing outside.  These videos are so helpful, we’ve used them to start a special Gear School Playlist on our YouTube channel. We’ve placed [...]

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