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First Timer’s Guide to Outdoor Retailer

by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Feb 1, 2019 | Advice, OR Show, Outdoor Industry

First Timer’s Guide to Outdoor Retailer 01 FEBRUARY 2019 Hiker Life Outdoor Retailer Gear As we speak, the long distance hiking community is taking over the Outdoor Winter Retailer Show at the Denver Convention Center. I’ve been to over a dozen Outdoor Retailer...

How to hike your biggest mile day yet

by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Jan 23, 2019 | 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...

How to hike your biggest mile day yet

by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Jan 31, 2018 | Community, Hike, The Hiking Community, Tips and Tricks

How to hike your biggest mile day yet 22 JANUARY, 2019 Hiking Life Gear 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...

Outdoor Retailer Winter 2016: A Year of Innovation in Gear

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...

A Thru-Hiker’s Review of the Walk in the Woods Movie

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...

New Energy Bars, bites, and chews from Outdoor Retailer

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,...
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