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Looking Back at a Snowy Hike in February at the Lonberger Trail

March 14, 2024
With spring well underway, it’s easy to get filled with excitement about the upcoming season, the changing of the environment, and a fresh change...
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Get to Know a Vendor: On Running

March 8, 2024
By: Pei Schlosberg Today, it seems as if everyone is training for a marathon. Runners are taking over stride by stride and grabbing their...
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A Sunny Saturday Spent in Rothrock at the Lonberger Trail

February 5, 2024
As we’ve had some warmer-than-normal weather lately, it’s made for some great winter hiking opportunities, and with a ton of different options of where...
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Hiking Shingletown Gap, a Favorite Nearby Trail System

February 2, 2024
Located just a few short miles outside of downtown State College in Rothrock State Forest, the Shingletown Gap area provides unbeatable hiking opportunities with...
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A Local Hike in the Mount Nittany Trail System

January 31, 2024
When the conditions aren’t great for cross-country skiing, it doesn’t mean that you can’t get outside and enjoy the wonderful trail systems all around...
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Cross-Country Skiing along Laurel Run Road and Three Bridges Trail

January 29, 2024
So far this year, Laurel Run Road has provided some excellent cross-country skiing opportunities and this day was no exception. Spending some time skiing...
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Cross Country Skiing along Laurel Run Road

January 25, 2024
The conditions in Rothrock made for some solid cross-country skiing last week, and whenever conditions are optimal, sometimes taking a minute away from what’s...
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Cross Country Skiing in Black Moshannon

January 22, 2024
When cross-country skiing season is in full swing, sometimes you need to travel a bit to find the best conditions. Thankfully in Central PA,...
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A Snowy Hike in Rothrock along the Lonberger Trail

January 18, 2024
While Rothrock offers excellent outdoor opportunities every month of the year, there’s something particularly special about it whenever there’s a nice blanket of fresh...
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Laurel Run Road to Shingletown Gap

January 16, 2024
As the snow fell last week, a lot of us had our minds on one thing: getting outdoors and enjoying the wonderful weather! Geoff...
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Five on Friday: Iconic Patagonia Pieces

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by Jacob Gordon We discussed Patagonia’s history and philosophy earlier, and now it only seems appropriate to dedicate this Five on Friday to the...
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Get to Know a Vendor: Patagonia

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Get to Know a Vendor: Kuhl

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Five on Fridays: Down Sleeping Bags

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by Jacob Gordon.  Earlier in the week, Dave Gantz wrote about how to properly clean a down sleeping bag. Well, I thought it would...
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Caring for Down Sleeping Bags

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by Dave Gantz.  In October of 2005, I purchased an 800-fill down sleeping bag.  This beauty only weighed 2 pounds, but it was rated...
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Recapping Our Fall Expo

October 6, 2014
Well, that’s another fall Expo in the books! Before we begin this recap, we want to thank everyone for showing up. We know it...