Wow. Totally blown away! Here is just a sneak peek of a couple of things that caught my attention at the Winter Outdoor Retailer.

KEEN.WARM Heat Trapolator- can a winter boot be warmer without being bulkier? According to Keen…hells yeah! This honeycomb, lofted insulation works a lot like an attic…the more air there is, the warmer…

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Recently at the Winter Outdoor Retailer Show in SLC, Utah, Teva made a HUGE announcement that they will be adding the Winter Teva Mountain Games. The games are scheduled to take place on February 9th-12th, 2012 in Vail, Colorado. Although I haven’t seen a full list of events yet, they will include art and music components, with snow and ice sculpture contests, free concerts, films and…

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Last week Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced datesworth marking on your calendars. The 2011 free admittance National Parkdays! This includes National Monuments as well.

Mark your calendar for these fee-free days in 2011:

• January 15-17 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday weekend)
• April…

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I guess the one thing that's good about an all day conference inManitou Springs is the fact that it comes with a one hour lunch break.Not only did I enjoy a slice of pie at the awesome Ruffrano's Hells Kitchen Pizzeria, and take a small jaunt up the Manitou Incline,but I even had time to meet and take photos of a family on their firsttrip up the incline! The… Continue