TrailCross
This past weekend I had the pleasure of trying a new-to-REI class, TrailCross, at Discovery Park and let me be the first to tell you… this sport ROCKS! Well, sport is a loose definition of it since...
View ArticleYelling TIMBER!
This week we had the pleasure of attending what is becoming a well-known outdoor event, the Timber Music Festival. I had seen classes at the Seattle REI store for months related to this festival and...
View ArticleParagliding takes you away…
This last weekend I went paragliding with Steven Wilson of PARAFLY Paragliding and what an absolutely amazing experience it was! Steven piqued my curiosity about paragliding earlier in the year because...
View ArticleMoving Mountains
“Climbing is for the adventure, summiting is for the ego” I’m so happy that I learned this phrase from Denise’s climbing guides because you might set off to move mountains when you climb, but...
View ArticleSeptember Stewardship
With summer quickly coming to a close, I look forward to the fall season with all the beauty it holds. And within September’s magnificence… I find that it is a great time to rededicate myself to...
View ArticleWhere the Zombies at?
Well, it is officially fall and that means Halloween is coming soon! I love this holiday since I have always made my own unique costumes (last year’s Starbucks Siren costume was a hit) and while I’m...
View ArticleSkate Like A Girl
When I was a little girl I never saw any other girls skateboarding, therefore I never had the impression that it was a girl’s sport. Now that I have a teenager who skateboards, I’ve noticed that a lot...
View ArticleZipping Through the Dark
Months ago I started seeing signs around the Seattle area for zip lining and thought to myself, that’s probably an amazing feeling! So this fall I knew that zip lining was a MUST TRY while completing...
View ArticleHolidays Are Here Again
Well, it’s Thanksgiving and that means one thing after the feast…. Holiday shopping! Throughout this year my boys and I have purchased (or been gifted) many, many wonderful products and services from...
View ArticleGrateful For Recreation
WOW! What can I say about a year-long challenge to try to learn every recreational sport by living the REI brand other than it was AMAZING! I came into my fourth year of living brands with my most...
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