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Calling All Artists - Touring Skins Artwork Competition
ARTIST CALL Touring Skin Design Competition Due Date: June 15, 2020 We are seeking local artists to show their talent by providing designs for a...- Sara Austin
COVID-19 Response - We Remain Open
Dear friends and patrons of GEAR:30, We remain open. GEAR:30 is here to serve your outdoor recreational gear and apparel needs during this COVID...- Brandon Long
Show a little Love for the Outdoors
HOW YOU CAN LOVE OUTSIDE PLANT A GARDEN As spring approaches think about planting some fruits and vegetables in a backyard garden or just a win...- Sara Austin
Simba Hikes the CDT - Final Dispatch
My CDT thruhike attempt was unsuccessful. I am no longer on trail. I’m writing this blog from a cafe in Ogden with warm coffee on my side...- Cody Lee
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Field Notes - James Knight and Backcountry Skiing
James Knight - Arborist, ski guide, ginger extraordinaire. Hometown - Driggs Connection to Ogden - I got a job working at GEAR:30 a few years bac...- Sara Austin
Simba Hikes the CDT - Dispatch #7
I’ve reached a point on the trail that I thought would never come. I am finally in New Mexico. The last state. The home stretch. The “make it...- Brandon Long
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Simba Hikes the CDT - Dispatch #6
Hello. If you’re looking for a happy-go-lucky backpacking blog, this isn’t the one for you. I’ve reached the lowest low I’ve ever felt in all of ...- Brandon Long
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Simba Hikes the CDT - Update #4
Two States down, 3 to go. Bryden gets a Warm Wyoming Welcome from the GEAR:30 staff who drove 4 hours to visit him in Yellowstone National Park.- Brandon Long
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Simba Hikes the CDT - Dispatch #5
Starving, sun-baked, and alone. Wyoming's Great Basin turned out to be even harder than the infamous granite mountain passes in the Cirque of the Towers.- Cody Lee
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Simba Hikes the CDT - Dispatch #3
It’s been a while since I’ve updated everyone, so I’ll try to be as detailed as Possible. I’m at mile 747 and my feet keep reminding me. I’ll be s...- Cody Lee
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Simba Hikes the CDT - Dispatch #2
The Bob Marshall Wilderness is complete. I’m sitting in a hotel room in Helena, MT while I give my body a rest from the rollercoaster ridge lin...- Cody Lee
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Simba Hikes the CDT - DISPATCH #1
I’m sitting on a hostel porch in East Glacier sipping coffee and watching tourists speed down the road towards the entrance of GNP with their VW v...- Cody Lee
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