About Root and Rock
RAR was created as Mike’s personal response to cancer and to acknowledge the restorative power of the natural created world. RAR engages with fellow explorers through story, community, and gear. We believe life isn’t just an adventure…it’s the adventure. So we celebrate life through exploration of the beauty and the journey found on the trail. We’ve learned that navigating terrain connects us to ourselves and each other while building deeper relationships, perspective, and resiliency. Join us on the trail.
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After surgery in 2018 that I thought removed my colorectal cancer, it emerged in 2021 as Stage IV colorectal cancer in my lungs. Today, I’m...
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Stand at the crossroads and look, ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.
Jeremiah 6:16
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