Tag: gear forward
Posted on February 12, 2019
by Jennifer Potts
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Good evening everyone! I know it has been a while since I have posted here. I have been working a LOT on other platforms and projects lately. You’re never far from my heart and mind, little blog. February is going to prove that big…
Category: Illinois Park Project, Trail Tuesday, UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, camping, Chicago, epic social adventures, gear forward, goals, happy, health, hiking, illinois, Illinois hiking, Illinois State Parks, life, love, mental health, Midwest, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, state parks, summer, trail maintenance, travel, volunteer, weekend, weekend warriors
Posted on September 4, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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There is nothing better than a slow, easy morning. Savoring coffee; embracing the silence and lighting a lone fall inspired candle stirs my desire for the months to come. The transition into September has been a breath of (although still very hot) fresh air….
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, anxiety, arizona, epic social adventures, gear forward, goals, illinois, life, mental health, missouri, nature, outdoors, travel, vacation, weekend warriors
Posted on August 25, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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I must say, one of the most exciting and rewarding things about working for Gear Forward (outside of seeing the joy on the kids faces of course!) is getting to partner up with wonderful companies; big and small. We are so fortunate to have…
Category: Gear and Product Reviews, Gear Forward, UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, camping, epic social adventures, first aid, first aid kit, gear forward, Hart outdoor, health, hike, hiking, life, national parks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, partner, partnership, rei, roadtrip, summer, travel, weekend, weekend warriors, wilderness first aid
Posted on July 28, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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This week I made a pretty major life change decision. There are a few things that brought me to this place. Let’s recap! I am a major believer that all things happen for a reason. I am about timing. I am about trusting my…
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, anxiety, epic social adventures, gear forward, goals, health, hiking, illinois, life, love, mental health, mount Whitney, non profit, opt outside, outdoors, travel
Posted on June 11, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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Ok. I don’t do gear reviews super often because I truly believe that unless you can try and compare every single thing out there – you don’t know which piece of gear works best for you. But trust me when I say I have…
Category: Gear and Product Reviews, UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, backpacking gear, camping, epic social adventures, Gear and Product Reviews, gear forward, hike, hiking, missouri, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, review, summer, Teton sports, travel, vacation, weekend, weekend warriors
Today’s Trail Tuesday will be a little different! You can catch me tonight – Tuesday, March 6th at 7pm central time LIVE on Instagram with Hike By Faith Outdoors. We will be doing an interview for our upcoming and highly anticipated #LHX2018 event! I…
Category: Trail Tuesday, UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, camping, epic social adventures, gear forward, Hbf outdoors, health, hiking, lhx2018, mental health, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, purinize, Sawyer products, Teton sports, travel
Posted on February 1, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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We did it. We made it through January. All 359,719 days of it. January was long, cold, frustrating…overall it was super weird. The energy was off. Some great things absolutely came out of it in the form of personal wins, I just feel like…
Category: Mt. Whitney, UncategorizedTags: adventure, anxiety, backpacking, california, epic social adventures, fit for whit, gear forward, goals, hiking, mount Whitney, national parks, nature, opt outside, outdoors, travel
Posted on January 28, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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The end of January is nigh. (Thankyouthankyouthankyou…) I’ve been feeling extra motivated to change things lately (so many things!) and my blog fell into that line of sight. I can’t believe I actually sat down today, focused on it and finished it! I hope…
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, epic social adventures, gear forward, hawn state park, hike, hiking, honey stinger, hshive, missouri, MtnChicks, nature, opt outside, outdoors, pickle creek, stingorbestung, weekend, winter hiking
Posted on January 7, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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Good morning! And a good one it is so far; it is nearing 11am and I am sipping my coffee in a big cozy sweatshirt and pj pants, with my feet kicked up. Yesterday Heather, Bailey and I decided to brave the cold (it…
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, friends, gear forward, happy, hbfoutdoors, health, hike, hiking, illinois, lhx2018, mental health, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, shawnee national forest, weekend, weekend warriors, winter hiking
Posted on November 20, 2017
by Jennifer Potts
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We interrupt your irregularly scheduled blog entries for these announcements! I am pausing my…already ridiculously spaced out AT Journal entries to share a couple things! Geeze, has it been a BUSY end of summer & fall. There is so much happening and I still…
Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, epic social adventures, gear forward, hike by faith, hiking, hiking forward, illinois, Laurel Highlands hiking trail, lhx2017, lhx2018, life, nature, opt outside, outdoors, rei, starved Rock State Park, travel
Posted on April 9, 2017
by Jennifer Potts
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If you are passionate about the outdoors, please read! I promise you it will tug your heartstrings. I am super excited to announce I have been accepted as Illinois Ambassador for Gear Forward. Gear Forward is a non-profit organization that accepts and distributes new…
Category: UncategorizedTags: backpacking, camping, donate, gear forward, giving, help, helping kids, hiking, kids, love, nature, nature lover, non profit, recycle, reuse, scouts, sharing, upcycle
