Courtney moved to Boulder, Colorado, to pursue her dream of hiking, biking, skiing and writing about it. So far, things are working out. In the past four years, she’s transitioned from 100-mile days on her road bike to backpacking with a stuffed rabbit, Tonka truck and toddler in tow. Her husband comes too. She confesses to preferring Diet Coke to craft beer. REI member since 2011.
Head to the shoe department of your local REI Co-op, and you’ll encounter an expansive display. Leather hiking boots with burly lugs are parked near low-top tra...
“Gosh, he’s growing up so fast.”
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