Posted on January 3, 2019
by Jennifer Potts
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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season. Here in the Midwest we’ve had some pretty mild weather so far which is great as I have some plans for myself through January. I decided not to set any actual resolutions for…
Category: River to River Trail, Turkey and SnackPack, UncategorizedTags: adventure, appalachian trail, AT, backpacking, camping, epic social adventures, goals, happy, health, hike, hiking, illinois, life, love, mental health, missouri, national park, national parks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, roadtrip, section hike, summer, travel, vacation, 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 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
Happy Tuesday! I would love for you to “pack with me” and take a look at the gear I’m taking for my upcoming overnight trip. My base weight varies between 11-15lbs depending on the length of the trip, before adding food, extra clothing, and…
Category: Trail Tuesday, UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, camping, epic social adventures, friends, hike missouri, hiking, missouri, nature, opt outside, outdoors, travel, weekend, weekend warriors
Posted on March 27, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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Today I will be posting a Jeneral (Ha! See what I did there?!) update on some things going on in my neck of the woods! A lot has been happening – so much that I had nothing actually prepared for today! What better than…
Category: Hank the Tank / Ramblin' Rennie, Mt. Whitney, UncategorizedTags: adventure, california, camping, epic social adventures, hiking, missouri, mount Whitney, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, Ozark trail association, roadtrip, Sierra, trail building, trail maintenance, travel, vacation, weekend
Posted on February 20, 2018
by Jennifer Potts
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Today’s Trail Tuesday will be highlighting one of my favorite Missouri parks. There are so many great places to go around here (Missouri AND Illinois) that are within a 2-hour drive that we utilize quite a bit. We don’t seem to stretch out of…
Category: Trail Tuesday, UncategorizedTags: adventure, camping, epic social adventures, hike, hike missouri, hiking, illinois, missouri, mostateparks, nature, opt outside, optoutside, outdoors, st. francois state park, weekend warriors
