Growing up, we always had a fake tree (I think Andrew usually had a real tree, though). I think it was something like my mom was worried we would be allergic to a real tree, or the cats, or it's just easier. Anyways, my first winter in Colorado, a group of friends invited us to … Continue reading Our Favorite Holiday Tradition: Tree Hunting
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Our Holiday Gift Guide + Sales
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and spent some time outside yesterday instead of shopping with the crazy people! If you follow us on Instagram, you may have seen that we had a good hike followed by some patio time at a few breweries, during which Layla fell asleep in my lap. Adorbs. Here's … Continue reading Our Holiday Gift Guide + Sales
How are you going to #optoutside this Black Friday?
(Bearded Andrew above) How are you opting outside on Black Friday? After we've turned our leftovers into the year's best trail snacks, we are taking REI's lead to #optoutside on Black Friday, though let's be honest… we might still do some online shopping because SALES! For our leftovers, we'll be making the obligatory turkey crystals … Continue reading How are you going to #optoutside this Black Friday?
City Guide – Crested Butte
I've been wanting to start posting city guides for awhile. If you like this - let us know and we can make it a regular thing! We fell in love the first time we visited Crested Butte, last September (2016) and have been back twice since then! There are mountain towns that are fun, or … Continue reading City Guide – Crested Butte
Random Things – October
I feel like I just wrote one of these! Any who - November is here which means it's time to start thinking about the holidays. We haven't even bought our flights for Christmas yet (they are SO expensive), so are we already behind? Let's talk about real things for a minute. Andrew and I recently … Continue reading Random Things – October
Beer + Adventure Pairing
We aren't very secretive about our love for beer around here. In fact, we think it makes a great post-activity reward and have been known to carry one or two in our backpacks for a mid-hike break. But what are our favorite beers? Well, it was hard to narrow down, but here is our list. … Continue reading Beer + Adventure Pairing
Fall Hut Trip – Blue Lakes Hut
Two weekends ago, we made the trek to Southwest Colorado for a Fall Hut trip. We love Southwest Colorado SO much, I'd wanted to do some more fall leaf peeping, and I'd found this hut system earlier this summer that I wanted to try out. We booked the Blue Lakes Hut with 4 of our … Continue reading Fall Hut Trip – Blue Lakes Hut
The Art of the Weeknight Hike
The days are getting shorter, and it may be snowing in Denver this morning, but it's not too late to get out and do some weeknight hiking. It gives us something to look forward to in the middle of the work week and it's tons of fun! Here's how we make it happen successfully. Choose … Continue reading The Art of the Weeknight Hike
Random Things – September
How is it October already?! The weather suddenly cooled off here and it is feeling very fall-like. Which means lots of baking and slow cooker meals, finally being cool enough to run after work, and patiently waiting for the trails to dry out so we can get on them! Welcome to our semi-monthly (when we … Continue reading Random Things – September
The Ultra Bug
If you don't know already, I ran my first ultra in June. Many of you probably think I'm crazy, some of you think it's completely sane, and others might be suppressing the tiny feeling in the back of your head that you might want to run an ultra one day. This post is for all … Continue reading The Ultra Bug
Garretts Get Outside 