Those of us who write guidebooks for a living like to make a big deal about how it's totally a real job and we're not just getting paid to bum around checking out cool stuff on some fat company's dime. It's work, you guys! We...
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What was once nondescript area full of industrial buildings and abandoned warehouses, the River North Arts District (RiNo) bordering the South Platte River in Denver is now one of the coolest neighborhoods in the country. Jaw-dropping art murals cover seemingly every available wall and alley in the...
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Becky Ohlsen, author of Walking Portland, is one of our prolific writers. She is constantly out hiking and researching and writing books for us. So it was nice for Becky to slow down just a bit and amble through the streets of Portland, observing all its...
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, and to coincide with the new release of Walking San Francisco, it seems fitting to highlight a love story that traverses several very walkable San Francisco neighborhoods. Join us as author Kathleen Dodge Doherty rolls back the clock and turns...
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We're back from another exciting week of Outdoor Retailer Snow Show, appropriately named because there was a fresh blanket of snow covering Blue Bear outside the Colorado Convention Center when we arrived. As we landed and picked up our badges and started rebuilding the booth, it...
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There is a surge of popularity for hiking from inn-to-inn in Europe, and the same is true in California. Adventurers hike trails connecting coastal villages along the wild Pacific. They trek through the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains, along the serene beaches of Southern California, and...
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December is actually an ideal month to spend time exploring Yosemite National Park. The crowds and mosquitoes have vanished, the weather is still not too snowy for adventures, and you get to experience the park in all its winter splendor. It's a time of solitude....
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The Trinity Alps region is a beautiful place for winter recreation, a destination for hikers, cross-country skiers, snowboarders, and snowshoers. Except for this year. In the summer of 2018, while our new edition of Trinity Alps & Vicinity by Mike White was in production, sparks from the rim of a...
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Despite what overeager Christmas enthusiasts say, there is an important holiday next week—Thanksgiving! And for those of us who aren't big on sitting around a table eating too much food with people we may or may not like, the 4-day weekend ahead is the perfect...
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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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