THE MOVEMENT JOURNALS

Paying attention in the places that matter.

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TRAILHEAD A Trail Running Series by LLRULE

How to Read a Trail
Craft Skill Trail Running TRAILHEAD Training

How to Read a Trail

Road runners look at where their feet are. Trail runners look at where their feet are going to be. The skill that separates them is...

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TERRAIN

Aerial view of surfers in a lineup at a California surf break — LLRULE TERRAIN

The Creek and the Break

By J.T. Galbraith

When herbicide runoff from Orange County landscaping washed into the surf, Creek Team OC put meters in the water — and made the results public.

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Aerial view of wildfire smoke rising through a forest canopy — LLRULE TERRAIN

After the Fire

By P. Stohl

Black Summer burned 46 million acres and forced ecologists to rewrite everything they thought they knew about how forests recover.

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Salmon leaping over a waterfall during the upstream run — LLRULE TERRAIN

The Run

By J.T. Galbraith

Every autumn, Pacific chinook fight their way home against the current. What happens when the rivers stop waiting for them?

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A shark moving through a kelp forest — underwater cathedral of green and gold light

The Underwater Forest

By J.T. Galbraith

From California to Tasmania, kelp forests are vanishing at alarming speed. In Norway and Japan, scientists are racing to bring them back.

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Moss-covered stream running through old-growth Pacific Northwest forest, fallen logs and towering conifers

ROOTS: A Day in the Life of Planting Forests

By LLRULE

Follow a restoration crew into the Cascade foothills as they hand-plant 2,000 native conifers — one hole, one tree, one acre at a time.

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"I Saw a Bird Today – Rediscovering Wonder in the Wild"

"I Saw a Bird Today – Rediscovering Wonder in the Wild"

Anthony Lebeauf
By Anthony Lebeauf

We've forgotten how to look. A single bird sighting can unlock something ancient in us — a capacity for attention that the modern world keeps...

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Wind. Basalt. Wildflowers.

Columbia River Gorge

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THE DRIFT

Assortment of hand-tied fly fishing patterns laid out for selection

The Fly Box

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · GEAR · FLY SELECTION The fly box is a record. Not a collection in the way a shelf of books is a...

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Fisherman rowing a drift boat on the Smith River, Montana

The Smith River Float

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · SMITH RIVER · MONTANA The Smith River in central Montana does not give itself up easily. To float the 59-mile permitted section...

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Angler fishing a cold, clear mountain river at dusk

Cold Water, Warming Fast

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · CONSERVATION · WESTERN WATERS The temperature gauge at the USGS streamflow station on the Yellowstone River near Corwin Springs read 72 degrees...

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Lone angler standing on the bank of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Idaho

The Henry's Fork: A River That Humbles

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · HENRY'S FORK · IDAHO There is a stretch of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in eastern Idaho called Railroad Ranch,...

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Two fly fishers wading a clear river before the morning hatch begins

Before the Hatch

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · FIELD DISPATCH · PRE-DAWN The hatch has not started yet. The sky is the color of graphite and the thermometer reads 41...

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Angler fly fishing on the Deschutes River with canyon walls in the background

The Deschutes: High Desert, Cold River

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · DESCHUTES RIVER · OREGON The Deschutes River drops out of the Cascade Mountains and runs 252 miles northeast through the Oregon high...

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Go before the heat arrives. Red rock. 5:30am. The trail is yours.

Running Sedona

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DISPATCH

Building More Than Activewear – The Vision Behind LLRULE

Building More Than Activewear – The Vision Behind LLRULE

Anthony LeBeauf
By Anthony LeBeauf

Performance is table stakes. What we're actually building at LLRULE is a framework for how apparel can exist in the world without doing damage.

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Hikers on a California coastal trail at golden hour, ocean behind them, forested mountains to the left

Mountains to Sea: The Geography of How We Move

By LLRULE Editorial

California compresses its entire geography into a single drive. Coast to alpine in under two hours. The people who move through all of it -...

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Two surfers carrying boards toward the Pacific at dawn, silhouettes against morning light

Why We Write: The Journal We Keep

By LLRULE Editorial

We surf. We move through coastlines, along breaks, through the towns and communities that have built their lives around the ocean. Every encounter teaches something...

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Resilience After the Storm: Stories of Hope and Help for Hurricane Victims

Resilience After the Storm: Stories of Hope and Help for Hurricane Victims

Anthony LeBeauf
By Anthony LeBeauf

After the hurricanes passed, the real work began. Stories from the people rebuilding — and the organizations making sure no one does it alone.

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How it started

How it started

Anthony LeBeauf
By Anthony LeBeauf

LLRULE didn't begin in a boardroom. It started with a question: what does it mean to build an apparel brand that actually stands for something?

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Breathing New life into our forests

FOREST ARE IMPORTANT: Planting Trees

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