by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Jan 31, 2018 | Community, Hike, The Hiking Community, Tips and Tricks
However you define “big miles,” here are tips to do your first 10, 20, 30 or 50-mile day hike. A few weeks ago, I posted a story on Instagram about re-hiking Cactus to the Clouds, a dayhike called “one of America’s hardest and deadliest” by Backpacker Magazine. It got...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Jan 21, 2016 | Gear-NEW, OR Show, Outdoor Industry
It’s the time of year when the outdoor industry showcases their newest innovations in gear and give retailers a chance to see (and buy) what is getting rolled out in 2017. In 2015, I wrote about gear I saw at Winter Outdoor Retailer that is just hitting the...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Aug 24, 2015 | OR Show, Outdoor Industry
15 years ago, Bill Bryson’s book A Walk in the Woods became the biggest story about (ish) long distance hiking the publishing world has seen. 10 years ago, Robert Redford dreamed of turning the book into a movie. Now, A Walk in the Woods will come out in movie...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Aug 19, 2015 | OR Show, Outdoor Industry
The Outdoor Retailer trade show is the place to go when a new food items wants to show itself off to the outdoor market. Foods at OR recently trended towards all natural, low sugar, and low grain/gluten free. While in the past, bars may have focused more on flavor,...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Aug 17, 2015 | OR Show, Outdoor Industry, Uncategorized
This is Part 1 of the Food and Nutrition trend articles from Outdoor Retailer 2015. It is Part 2 in the Outdoor Retailer 2015 Summer series. Paleo Bars and Jerky It seemed like there was a new meat product around every corner of the Outdoor Retailer Summer 2015 trade...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Aug 11, 2015 | Gear-NEW, OR Show, Outdoor Industry
It seems like the past two months have been nothing but travel, hike, and travel, but this past week, I made another pilgrimage to the biggest outdoor gear trade show in the U.S. My purpose was to scout out some of the newest, most innovative gear for the ultralight...
