Confession: we\u2019ve been feeling more sorta than outdoorsy lately and we\u2019re blaming it on the heat. When it\u2019s so hot out that we\u2019re sweating before we even get to a trailhead, things like iced cold brews and ros\u00e9 begin to sound more appealing than climbing projects and day hikes.<\/p>\n
But the heat of summer also comes with a lot of benefits especially for us weekend warriors. The days are longer, for instance, which makes fitting in an adventure after work actually possible.<\/p>\n
So we\u2019re challenging ourselves to plan a few activities over the coming weeks that will get us hyped about being outside, even if it feels like a permanent hot yoga class out there. The key will be adventures within proximity of cool, gushing water. First up, we scheduled time to volunteer with Stoked<\/a>\u2014an organization that spends summer Saturdays out in the Rockaways teaching their students to surf. You can lend a hand even if you\u2019re not the best surfer because Stoked mentors all levels of students including absolute beginners.<\/p>\n Continuing with the water theme, we promised a friend that one day after work next week, we\u2019d head to Pier 84 to jump on a stand up paddle board. Manhattan Kayak Company<\/a>\u00a0offers a range of tours on the Hudson River and after you take their series of beginner courses<\/a>, you can join them on a sunset SUP tour<\/a> of the west side or even the more strenuous 15 miles paddle under the George Washington Bridge to the New Jersey palisades<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you\u2019d rather sit down while paddling, our friends at Destination Backcountry Adventures<\/a>\u00a0have plenty of paddling adventures<\/a> planned for the remainder of the summer. We\u2019ve got our sights set on the St. Regis<\/a> trip in September which we\u2019ve heard is a can\u2019t miss.<\/p>\n Let us know what adventures you look forward to in the summer and how you manage to keep your stoke up in the rising humidity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Confession: we\u2019ve been feeling more sorta than outdoorsy lately and we\u2019re blaming it on the heat. When it\u2019s so hot out that we\u2019re sweating before we even get to a trailhead, things like iced cold brews and ros\u00e9 begin to sound more appealing than climbing projects and day hikes. But the heat of summer also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":10369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[795,763,761,836],"tags":[834,835,51],"yst_prominent_words":[631,589,418],"class_list":{"0":"post-10351","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-day-trips","8":"category-mappy-hour","9":"category-new-york-city","10":"category-summer-outdoors-trips","11":"tag-destination-backcountry-adventures","12":"tag-manhattan-kayak-c","13":"tag-stoked"},"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n