World Rivers Day 2022
Tomorrow, Sun, 9/25, is World Rivers Day which is a day of celebration and recognition for the world's rivers (the image used is my fav swimming hole on a river here in Oregon). Water is 70%+ of the earth's surface and of that, ~96.5% is the oc…
World Water Day 2022
Today, March 22, 2022, is World Water Day. While this year's theme is Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible, before we drill in on that let's step back and take a look at how much water is on earth and what shape does it take.Roughly 71% o…
Giving Thanks
Four years ago yesterday I landed in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, as I was visiting my 50th state to watch my alma mater, UMass Amherst, play Hawaii in football on Thanksgiving Day. Great game even though UMass lost and the closest we have…
Happy Holidays 2019!
Just a quick note to wish everyone happy holidays and more beach time in 2020 time given the health benefits. Yeah, because of the health benefits. >;^ ) And while visiting the beach let's remember to keep our beaches clean so no litte…
A Brief History of Baja Hoodies / Jerga Hoodies
As baja hoodies / jerga hoodies are one of the more popular items we sell at BeachNecessities.com, we thought doing a deeper dive on their origins might be of interest to people. If you grew up on the left coast, particularly California, baja ho…