GEAR SHOP 12 Summer Hiking Apparel Essentials for Staying Cool and Comfortable on Trail Need some new digs for hiking the PCT and your other favorite trails this summer? Check out our picks for some of the best summer trail apparel and footwear for staying cool and comfortable for the short and long hauls. SOFTWEAR Norrona …
GEAR SHOP Not Your Ordinary Trail Wear: Hiking Jeans, Yoga Tops and the Best Beanies Ever! You’re probably pretty familiar with many of the popular outdoor apparel brands, what they have to offer, and how they perform on trail. This year, we decided to give some of the smaller, lesser-known outdoor apparel brands a try …
PRO TIPS 5 Tips for Winter Hiking Every winter, there’s inevitably a handful of incidents that befall hikers and backcountry travelers. Unfortunately, Mother Nature is not always kind to winter hikers, so vigilance to safety is key when adventuring in snowy mountains. Typically, Oregon and Washington’s Cascade Mountains will remain under a blanket of winter white until mid-June, …
In my final round of highlights from the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, I’ll share some of the new and upcoming outdoor apparel and footwear. There’s some notable items sure to appeal to both casual hikers as well as thru-hikers. You may be wondering, “How can a shirt or pair of boots get any better?” Believe me, they can. …