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Happy Hiker Holiday Gift Guide

Happy Hiker Holiday Gift Guide

Have you read a hundred gift guides and still don’t know what to get anyone? Are you completely over this over commercialized, buy all the things for all the people you don’t like culture? Well technically this is another gift guide, but we’re certainly not telling...

Happiness on Horseback

We are excited to announce our partnership with Camp Casey for this holiday season! When we learned what they were up to, it felt like a perfect fit. Please read below to learn how Camp Casey was started and what they are all about. Through the end of the year we will...

Winter Hiking Tips

Winter Hiking Tips

Welp, in our neck of the woods, fall recently came to an abrupt halt and apparently it’s now winter. In honor of our drastic change in scenery, we thought now would be a great time to help get you prepped for some winter hiking! Our goal this year is to embrace the...

Nominate our next community partner

Nominate our next community partner

We need your help! We are looking for our next organization to team up for the rest of 2019. We recently ended our campaign with Make A Wish Michigan where we donated $1 from every shirt sale to their Trailblaze Challenge. In the past we have put funds towards...

The Ultimate Michigan Road Trip

Any true Michigander will have a list 6 miles long about where to road trip and what to stop and see. While we personally have about 400 recommendations, we’re going to start with a fun and very accessible one for anyone looking to check out what the northern portion...

Microadventures

Microadventures

Alastair Humphreys defines a Microadventure as “an adventure that is short, simple, local, cheap – yet still fun, exciting, challenging, refreshing and rewarding.” He goes on to say: “The appeal of microadventures is that they make adventure accessible to people who...

Therapy and Nature

Therapy and Nature

We had the opportunity to meet with Art Therapist, Leara Glinzak of I Light LLC in Grand Rapids, MI. We learned about how she incorporates nature into her practice and her personal life. Stay tuned as we hope to do more with her in the future, but in the mean time,...

Recap: 2019 Trailblaze Challenge®

Recap: 2019 Trailblaze Challenge®

RECAP: We spent this last weekend with Make-A-Wish Michigan and the hikers that took on their Traiblaze Challenge. There were 38 hikers who raised over $100,000 to make wishes come true! A few of the wish kids and their families were at the event and really, I'm not...

Outside Experience Success!

Outside Experience Success!

Thank you to everyone who came out for Outside Experience at McCormick Place in Chicago on July 13th and 14th! We had an incredible time meeting you all and learning about all of the other outdoor brands and programs. Here's a sampling of photos from the weekend!

What sets your soul on fire?

What sets your soul on fire?

Do you know what sets your soul on fire? Is there something you get really excited to wake up for each day? A hobby that you just can’t wait to work on? If someone asked what you are passionate about, would you have an answer? If you’re like a lot of people, you have...

Trekking to Everest Base Camp

Trekking to Everest Base Camp

We sat down with a friend, Melissa Bixler, to hear all about her experience trekking to Everest Base Camp. Here's what she had to say! When were you there and did you book the trip through a company? Did you go with a friend? “I was there September 8-21, 2018 and...

Extreme beauty on the other side.

Extreme beauty on the other side.

Be in the moment. Why is it so difficult to take a step back and savor the moment we're in? It seems like we're all so set on figuring out the future or re-analyzing the past that we find it almost impossible to simply be. I've decided it's because sometimes the...

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