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2019 Hike It List

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

September (Finally)

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

Gear Review – Teton Sports Altos Insulated Sleeping Pad

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

Trail Tuesday – 4/03/18

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Jennifer Potts

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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

Trail Tuesday – Jen Edition

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

Trail Tuesday – 2/20/18

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

Trail Tuesday – A Day In the Life of My Daypack

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Jennifer Potts

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“What should I pack for a day on the trails?!” You ask. Truthfully, it depends on where you’re hiking, the weather and how long the hike is. But these are things I have on hand every time I go out for a day, give…

Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, backpacking, camping, Daypack, epic social adventures, Featured, hiking, illinois, missouri, nature, opt outside, outdoors, purinize, rei, travel, water, water filtration, weekend

New site & some news and weekendy things!

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

What to do when it’s just *too* cold to go outside

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Jennifer Potts

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Oh, winter has a way with me. On one hand, the homebody & introvert in me lllllloves to hibernate. January and February you can easily find me sipping coffee and tea all day under piles of blankets on the couch. However, it’s been so…

Category: UncategorizedTags: adventure, adventure Archives, backpacking, camping, Dixie, gear junkie, hiking, Homemade Wanderlust, illinois, life, missouri, nature, opt outside, outdoors, weekend, winter, youtube

A first time solo camper’s journal…

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Jennifer Potts

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*Disclaimer: you may get to know me more than you care to after this post…* All week I have been impatiently waiting for my first solo camping trip. All week I have been going over all of the possible scenarios in my head; of…

Category: UncategorizedTags: anxiety, camping, camping with dogs, funny, hiking, hiking with dogs, marriage, mental health, missouri, nature, opt outside, self, self love, solo, solo camping, solo hiking, summer, trust

Mudlick Trail 

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Jennifer Potts

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At Sam A. Baker State Park in Patterson, MO. We woke up at 6am Friday to get an early start. We had a 2 hour drive ahead of us and I am not a morning person! I wanted to be on the road no…

Category: UncategorizedTags: backcountry, backpacking, challenge, goals, health, hiking, husband, lessons, life, love, mental health, missouri, mudlick trail, nature, opt outside, outdoors, strength, summer

Learning the old fashioned way…

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Jennifer Potts

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*This post will be all text. I plan to upload video and photos on a separate one later! Here I am one day after the return of our first overnight backpacking trip. Nursing my aching calves and thighs (feet are all good, minus the…

Category: UncategorizedTags: backpacking, beginner, hiking, john muir, lesson, marriage, mental health, missouri, nature, opt outside, outdoors, summer, ticks

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