Summer is in full swing here at CLIF; and in the rest of the northern hemisphere for that matter. Two of Team CLIF Bar's top free riders on the mountain bike scene have recently been featured in videos that showcase their backyards. 

In Eric Porter's case, it's his new backyard and the zone he calls home. Where progression meets passion with the family close at hand. Porter rides GRAVITY!

For Jeff Lenosky, it's a blast to the past in taking a closer at his roots and the

Chadd Konig (Team CLIF Bar) prepares his ocean paddleboard for the grueling trip from Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara, California, to raise awareness about the practice of "fracking" in the oil and gas industry. Photo credit: Branden Aroyan.

FRACK OFF PADDLE- Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara

Journey: The coastline between Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara is home to some of the most magical and
raw landscapes, sea life and nature California has to offer. Santa Barbara-based

That's right!  Just when you thought that summer was getting good, winter film trailer season hits you like cold smoke dropping in from AK.  Further is number 2 out of  3 in the Jeremy Jones Trilogy of Deeper, Further and Higher.

So without FURTHER ado, here's the fresh hit to feed your winter stoke in the cycle of storms to come in the season ahead.

...and to get better sense of the scope of the project, check out this interview on TGR's site.

Forrest drops into an interview to shed a little light on his last season of shred.  Click the link below to read the complete interview on Jones Snowboards!
 And for a little taste of what kind of goodness Forrest likes to find himself in when the snow has gone....check out this fun little self edit taken from his POV: Surf Stylin in INDO

Just back from the International Whaling Conference, Chadd Konig (TCB) shares a bit about the experience and a couple of photos to capture the magic in the making.

"The creatures we came here to stand in solidarity for carry and communicate a gentleness that permeates our entire universe. The majority of cetaceans do not have predators, except humans of course.They have gone beyond fear and simply float and flow with love. In this day and age we, as humans, have given some of the