If you're into any outdoor activity, chances are pretty high that you have a friend or acquaintance or two who live in a van. Or maybe you're that someone. Either way, you need to get a physical address for people who live the #vanlife, and...
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Thanksgiving is great. So great. So many friends and family members and meals and naps and more meals and more conversations about being thankful and more family members annoying you and more servings of pie. It's so great! You have plans, your gear is packed, you're...
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The new Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, first of its name, breaker of traditions, has come and gone in the usual blink of an eye. There was a lot of speculation and questions on how the new show would deliver. AdventureKEEN decided to attend to see for...
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Outdoor Retailer alumni know the drill for the upcoming week—we all come to Outdoor Retailer for meetings and to write orders and check out new gear and attend education sessions and breakfasts and happy hours. We spend most of our time inside or right near...
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Halloween is here! If you frighten easily, that means all the ghosts and goblins will soon disappear for another year. Or will they? Every day can be Halloween in the woods if you encounter some of these terrifying tricks on the trail. Lose cell phone service You get...
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As guidebook authors, it's only natural that we have a vested interest in advocating for and protecting our trails and public lands. On the most basic level, we need to protect the lands and trails we include in our books. Obviously. If there are no...
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Labor Day. The unofficial last hurrah of summer. A luxurious three-day weekend full of plans to pack the entire family into the car and go to the beach/lake/campground to cram in every last bit of summer fun possible. A relaxing time together spent eating ice...
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Waking up in a tent in Cascade Locks, Oregon and watching the sky turn cotton candy pink over the Columbia River and the surrounding mountains, surrounded by tents and bivys and sleeping bags and sleepy people holding steaming cups of coffee was not the most...
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PCT Days is once again taking Cascade Locks, Oregon by storm this weekend! And once again, Wilderness Press will be right in the thick of the action showing off our collection of Pacific Northwest books, hanging out with Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers, and camping out...
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OK. We have now experienced one Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and one Summer Market in Denver. And there are definitely some noticeable differences. Not that one city is necessarily better or worse than the other. But after spending 22 years in one city and then moving...
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