Living, Romping & Writing in the Outdoors
This zany, all-consuming trek gets teams of 2-6 friends to complete some 300+ “challenges” (from doing a yoga pose in the wilderness to give a dollar to a homeless person) while earning points, bonding with teammates and checking off adventures from your bucklist.
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Outdoor industry executive leaders met last week and came up with the brilliant news that the Outdoor Retailer Show should be based in Denver. First off, big surprise. Not. With the SIA Snow Show and OR Winter Market merging for 2018 and beyond, it was just a matter of time before the newsies came out and said what we all […]
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It’s been an insane year for Emerald Expositions, LLC (“Emerald Expositions”), producer of Outdoor Retailer. When the largest conference for reps, retailers and manufacturers of outdoor goods (Outdoor Industries Association/OIA) recently took a political stand and bailed on Utah, it forced Emerald to hunt for new digs for the OIA expo when their contract expires with Salt Lake City in 2019. […]
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Fifteen years ago last week, Utah saw a party like no other. For a brief three weeks, the world’s eyes turned to Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake Olympics. Who would have guessed that the Beehive State with its crappy liquor laws and right-wing politics could host the world’s biggest party; especially after the devastation of 9-11 in 2001. […]
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The Outdoor Retailer Show blew into Salt Lake City with a shortened, three-day schedule and flurry that equaled the Wasatch storms of #Janubury. These were trying times; struggling to walk the show floor of the Salt Palace Convention Center while it dumped that famous Utah snow on the mountains outside. Dumped. The irony was noted; stuck inside looking at the […]
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