Guest Post: Hiking Weather

The low turnout at the bus stop should have been the final clue. Just three men stood there, clad in hiking gear and holding umbrellas. But our American optimism was unshakable, and we were well-prepared in any case, wearing ponchos and Gore-tex boots. We looked up at the sopping clouds. “They’ll blow over,” I said. …


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Gear I Love: More Merino from Joneswares

When companies ask me if I’ll write up their travel/outdoors clothing, I pretty much put it through the same drill. I never write about the stuff at first blush because while it might be pretty out of the box, it’s got to hold up to my patented test cycle before I come to any conclusions. …


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