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Highlights and Trends from the Outdoor Retailer 2022 SnowShow

Whether its from of the first wave of lock downs, labor shortages, supply chain woes, or just weird new purchasing habits; …
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Guest writer, Bill Veazie, sends us this Mountain Dispatch from deep inside the Gunnison National Forest’s, West Elk Wilderness.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget there is another Colorado besides the …
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Few vehicles embody the utility, adventurous spirit, and sheer capability of Jeep’s venerable Wrangler.  Whether you’re lured by the cavernous 4 door Unlimited, the 2 door titan of off-road ability, …
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“This landscape is unlike anything I have ever seen. How inadequate are my words….” July 2, 1866 – Bayard Taylor.

Colorado’s reputation as a perfect summertime adventure destination didn’t seem to …
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The Spyderco Native5 folding pocket knife by Golden Colorado knife maker, Spyderco, has been around in its’ many various iterations since 1997 and has been a mainstay in the company’s …
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“There is nothing so American as our national parks, and the idea behind the parks is that the country belongs to (you) the people.” President FDR

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Backpackers and hikers rejoice – there’s a new long distance National Scenic Trail for you to break in your boots with.  The Pacific Northwest Trail (PNNST for short) route takes adventurers …
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Long regarded for its 117 year old rodeo celebration, Cheyenne, Wyoming’s 62,000 residents are shaking things up lately with some new ambitions.  We recently took the quick trip to Denver, Colorado’s …
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Straddling the borderland between Arizona and Utah lies a giant reservoir oasis in the red rock desert.  It dams the water of the great Colorado River above the Grand Canyon. …
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