Cyrus Sutton

It’s been a fun shooting/editing challenge to create vertical video for clients along with 16:9 this year. Stoked to be working with some great people in 2023 @patagonia @stanley_brand @pendletonwm @outerknown @vuoriclothing @keen @burgerville , now accepting clients for 2024

Pine Soda AKA Spruce Beer/Spruce Ale My process: • Harvest young bright-green spruce or fir tips in spring • Roughly 1/2 gallon tips per gallon of water • Simmer half the tips for flavor extraction • Add around 3/4 cup sugar per gallon plus some maple syrup • Let cool • Add remaining fresh tips afterward to preserve wild yeasts and brighter aromatics • Ferment under a breathable lid around 75–80°F • Optional: add a small amount of Champagne yeast to speed fermentation • Bottle once slightly tangy with light bubbling The flavor lands somewhere between Sprite, crème soda, citrus, and vanilla. A few important safety notes because bottle fermentation can absolutely become dangerous: • DO NOT seal active fermentation in thin glass jars or weak bottles • Pressure can build fast and bottles can explode hard enough to cause injury • Swing-top beer bottles or plastic soda bottles are safer than random mason jars • “Burp” bottles daily if actively carbonating • Refrigerate once carbonation is where you want it because cold slows fermentation • If bottles become rock hard, overpressurized, or foam aggressively when opened, release pressure immediately Tree ID matters too: Safe/common choices: • Spruce • Fir • Pine (most species) Avoid: • Cedar • Yew (highly toxic) • Norfolk Island pine • Any tree you cannot confidently identify Not all evergreens are interchangeable. Some are medicinal, some are mildly irritating, and some are poisonous. Also harvest lightly. Spring tips are new growth and overharvesting can stunt young trees.

Alternating-tread stairs are trusted on ships, oil rigs, steel mills, and power plants… but largely restricted in homes. They’re not a replacement for a main stair. They’re a smarter alternative to ladders and unsafe steep stairs when space is tight and use is intentional. Mine serves a storage loft, one of the few uses widely considered legal. Low-level lighting runs the full rise so each tread is visible at night. And a handrail is present. When the IRC allows ladders, and OSHA approves alternating-tread stairs for ships and power plants, calling this “too risky” for homes isn’t a technical judgment. It’s an institutional one. #smallspacedesign #tinyhouseliving #architecturereels #designtok #witchesstairs

@cyrus_sutton ’s got one helluva GIVEAWAY goin’ on right now🚨 A decade of building, welding, carving, and learning led the surfer/filmmaker to create a sanctuary that reflects a life shaped by curiosity and craft 🪚🔨🏡 We’d like to introduce you to @gorge.onsen 💚And now, you have a chance to win a two-night stay with your whole crew at the 4 bedroom hand-built homestead retreat in the stunning Pacific Northwest 🌲🌲 All the entry details are below, and be sure to check out the full story at Surfer.com. Hit the link in bio. ✍️: @_grateful_chris Here’s how to enter: 1. Like & save this reel 2. Follow @gorge.onsen and @gorgepermaculture 3. Tag as many friends as you’d bring with you in the comments: each tag = one entry 4. Bonus: Share this to your stories for an extra entry 5. Beware of fake accounts. Cyrus will announce the winner in his stories on Jan 18 - he’ll never DM you for info or ask you to click any sketchy links. Fine Print: • Giveaway ends Jan 18, 2026 • Valid for stays Jan–May 2026 (excludes holidays, concert weekends & blackout dates) • Max 6 adults, no pets • Winner must confirm dates within 2 weeks of winning • Winner must be present during the stay • Non-transferable Value: ~$1,300 via Airbnb

My labor of love in the Columbia River Gorge, is celebrating its third year. Spring water. Wood sauna. No chemicals. No shortcuts. �Just peace: 35 min from Portland. BOOK DIRECT & SAVE 20–25% off Airbnb fees.�Lodgify link’s in my profile. It’s easy. The giveaway’s live too until Jan 18th- 2 nights free for you + 5 friends. �That post is in my profile as well. Don’t miss it.

🚫 GIVEAWAY CLOSED 🚫 Entries after 1/18/26 won’t be counted. Winner announced on our stories 1/19/26 To kick off 2026, I’m giving away a 2-night stay for you and 5 friends at The Gorge Onsen: my cozy spa retreat tucked in the Columbia River Gorge, just 30 minutes from the Portland airport. This includes: 🌿 Two nights in a four-bedroom homestead 🔥 A wood-fired sauna + infrared sauna 💧 A chemical-free, spring-fed hot tub 🌲 Access to hikes, waterfalls, and all the cold plunge magic 💆‍♀️ Optional facials & massage (bookable separately) Whether you’re overdue for a personal retreat, birthday escape, or just want to slow down, this one’s for you. Here’s how to enter: 1. Like & save this reel 2. Following @gorge.onsen and @gorgepermaculture 3. Tag as many friends as you’d bring with you in the comments: each tag = one entry 4. Bonus: Share this to your stories for an extra entry 5. Beware of fake accounts. I’ll announce the winner in my stories on Jan 18 - I’ll never DM you for info or ask you to click any sketchy links. Fine Print: • Giveaway ends Jan 18, 2026 • Valid for stays Jan–May 2026 (excludes holidays, concert weekends & blackout dates) • Max 6 adults, no pets • Winner must confirm dates within 2 weeks of winning • Winner must be present during the stay • Non-transferable Value: ~$1,300 via Airbnb Good luck! And thanks for spreading the word 🍀

@isabellucas and I welcomed a new life into the world a couple weeks ago in Byron Bay, Australia. He’s a healthy little guy who enjoys his mama’s milk and naps (typical). Isabel and I met through mutual friends, I spent a good amount of time here from 19 through my twenties. We connected over our shared values and respect for each other’s work. We quickly found ourselves on our way to celebrating a new beautiful life. It’s been an adventure and we are joyfully navigating the challenges of child rearing in our rooted bi-hemispheric realities. Watching Isabel become a mother has been deeply moving. I have enormous respect for her strength, grace, and the care she brings to our son.

Recent portal reverence 🌀

John Peck got tired of riding waves on Earth. He has slipped free of his human body and now rides the cosmic waves full-time. Born a year before the end of World War II, the son of a Navy pilot, he made his way from Texas to San Diego, where he caught his first waves at fifteen, then onward to Waikiki. By his mid-twenties, he stood among the best surfers on the planet and was one of the early pioneers at Pipeline. John worked hard to overcome his desire to be seen in his ability to dance with nature and prevail, and use his intensity to shake people out of their trauma and complacency to see the world with eyes of joy. Cheers to the grand eternal tube we call time: thanks for your grin and always striving toward impeccable service. See you beyond the breakers, beyond the veil, in the endless dancing sea brother Portrait: Sean Armenta Footage: @jack_colemang @erikderman @cholivas @me Archival Footage: Greg MacGillivaray, Hal Jepson, Bruce Brown, Bud Brown, and Bob Evans via Encyclopedia of Surfing

Learned a lot on this one. Two years, two months & it’s done.

The forest behind the @gorge.onsen is starting to come together. The latest project has been converting the hot tub into a propane/woodfire hybrid. @isabellucas likes to take long hot baths so I teed off the shower and added a propane heated tap. It comes out around 120F and when filling up I start a fire. Just a couple logs keep the bath hot for hours ❤️

Formula: • 1 gallon of 30% white vinegar • ½ gallon of water with 1 cup of dissolved Epsom salts and 1 cup of “green” dish soap (Note: Castile soaps like Dr. Bronner’s tend to coagulate and clog sprayer heads: avoid them for this use) Application Tips: For best results, apply to young plants in the late morning on a warm, sunny day with no rain forecast for at least 36 hours. Other Considerations: This works best on hardscapes, gravel areas, and trimmed lawns. In small amounts, it won’t kill well-established plants: but use common sense. Avoid applying to garden beds or heavily onto landscaping unless you’re confident in your conditions. In dry climates with clay soils, even light use can be potent—both in stunting unwanted growth and making the soil less welcoming for desired plants. In contrast, wetter climates with fast-draining soils will need heavier or more frequent applications. Also, if you want to remove large quantities of sod cover with black plastic or fence chickens around it. If you want to spot treat weeds- spraying a pesticide, however natural it may be, is treating only a symptom. “Weeds” are dynamic accumulators which thrive in poor soils, nature is trying to tell you to add fertilizer, because grasses have co-evolved with animals. Trying to kill these broad perennial “weeds” is just getting on an expensive, time consuming, soil sterilizing treadmill. Vining plants like ivy will likely need multiple treatments and a stronger vinegar concentration. But honestly, you’re better off pulling them by hand, using goats—or in extreme cases, pigs—then reseeding or planting afterward. I did this with blackberries and ended up with a freezer full of meat. Rest their souls. Safety Notes: 30% vinegar is strong. While its effects aren’t cumulative (something LD50 tests don’t fully capture), it can irritate your eyes and lungs. Use eye protection and consider a mask if you’re spraying in enclosed or poorly ventilated areas.