Nike presented us with a fun opportunity and asked us (in a casual sort of “see what you think of them” kind of way) to test out some of their new ACG outdoor gear. We’re stoked! The shoe comes in bright orange too! Technically speaking the shoe is an innovation. The new fabric, named Flywire, has high-tensile Vectran [...]

Tags: 14ers, bright orange, Colorado, Fun, Hiking, hiking boot, nike, paces, suunto, Test, x10

Neal and I took a break last weekend from all the current economic chaos to relax and refocus.  What better way to recapture this perspective than to climb to the top of the second highest peak in the Continental United States?  Mt. Elbert (14,440 ft.) is 65 feet shorter than the tallest peak in the [...]

Tags: bluebird, Colorado, Elbert, Elevation, Garmin, Hiking, Latitude, mountain, nutrition, perspective, Tallest Mountain, trailhead