Cortez, CO – July 27, 2015 – Osprey Packs, a leader in creating top-quality, high-performance, innovative packs to comfortably and efficiently carry gear, is redesigning their popular Viper and Verve Series for the Spring/Summer 2016 season, utilizing the Osprey LT Hydraulics™ Reservoir to deliver a lighter, high performance, cycling pack. In addition to the LT […]
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Join us for Tellico Wild this weekend
Tellico Wild: Explore our Big Back Yard! A Weekend of Wilderness on the Cherokee National Forest July 31st, August 1st and 2nd Tellico Plains, TN Tennessee Wild is hosting a weekend of free outdoor activities to connect people to their public lands, and to support protecting special forest places while promoting the Tellico Region and Cherokee […]
Travel gear list: Iceland, two weeks, one pack
How to Pack for Iceland An inexperienced traveler fits two weeks into one backpack By Drew Streip It’s no secret that I’m not the most rugged outdoorsman: I’ve never owned a tent, I Instagram my latte art, I do more manscaping than landscaping, and cold weather is my Kryptonite. So when my friend Konstantine said […]
A Comprehensive Gear Guide for Your Ultra Marathon
Depending on the distance, the time of year, and the location or terrain, the gear needed to contribute towards a successful ultra marathon finish may vary. Having run over 45 ultra marathons within the past 14 years, I have had the (un)fortunate, and quite painful, luxury of experience to learn from and confidently understand those […]
Lula Lake Lands New Executive Director
Mike Pollock tapped as new leader Lookout Mountain, GA July 1, 2015 — The Lula Lake Land Trust has tapped long-standing board member Michael Pollock to be its new Executive Director. Following an exhaustive national search dating back to November 2014, a transition committee of eight board members and community leaders chose Mr. Pollock to […]
Rock/Creek Race Team member to attempt Grand Slam of Ultrarunning
This Saturday, local Rock/Creek Race Team member, Nathan Holland will join a mass of anxious, highly-trained, and headlamp-clad runners, in the pre-dawn darkness of Squaw Valley, California. It will be the starting line of the 41st Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. Those participating are either: a) an elite ultra runner that “won” or made the “podium” […]