Last summer I came back from a five-day section of the John Muir Trail with raccoon eyes so bad my trail partners nicknamed me "Panda." I had applied sunscreen that morning, but sweat, hat friction, and 12 hours above 10,000 feet had stripped it away without me noticing. That trip pushed me to find the […]

Spending a full day on the water means your face takes a beating from UV rays bouncing off the surface at nearly double intensity. I learned this the hard way after a red, peeling nose following an 8-hour offshore trip back in . That painful night sent me on a mission to find the best […]