"I’ve been searching for roses In a land man made of stone here There’s waterfalls in the graveyard There’s fools gold in my pocket Is anyone still a dreamer?"

"I'm out here searchin' for cities made of gold. I don't know what is real, just some stories I've been told. Maybe some day I'll find out somewhere along this road. I travel on, I travel on."

It's hard to believe that we're already in the middle of September. Soon enough, it'll be a bit cooler. Campgrounds will start thinning out. The trails will become a bit more vacant. We get stoked about the slow seasonal changes .

My heroes have always been cowboys. "And they still are, it seems. Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of, Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams."

Everyone needs that go-to playlist. The one that can accompany you through the day, from foggy morning surfs to quiet evenings by the campfire this collection of tunes is guaranteed to feel just right no matter the situation.

This week's Music Monday on Spotify was put together by our buddies over at Guild Guitars in Oxnard, CA. Made up of their stellar arsenal of amazing musicians, this one is definitely should get a listen.

This Saturday, August 28th, at Ventura Coast Brewing Company, we'll have a wide range of Iron & Resin samples from previous seasons, gear from other brands, and more. All at some killer prices! Oh, did we mention we'll be holding it at our local brewery, too? Beers and deals!

"We all travel our own roads, some goods, some bad, yet each is a blessing of its own."

Getting a new pair of denim jeans can be one of the greatest things.  And when it comes to knowing how to properly break those jeans in, and care for them, it shouldn't involve an overwhelming search on the internet.  Sure, there are a number of opinions, and how-to-guides out there, but we wanted to share a few ways we found to be most successful for breaking in our own Enduro Denim Jeans.

On the fence about going to this year's Hooligan Hoedown No. 8 annual event up in Bandit Town, USA? Well, we hope a few years worth of glorious video recaps will persuade you otherwise. Go ahead, take a few minutes here and enjoy.

"Send me to the mountains, let me go free forever."

Our buddy @samsonhatae was one of the few to proudly wear one of our 1st generation waxed cotton jackets. This must have been back in 2013 or so. just this past year, we were able to persuade him to retire it to the archives here at Iron & Resin.