My Hiker Origin Story
Growing up,yearly trips to Montana filled my midwestern dreams with nightly images of peaks, trails, and raging rivers. However,I was never what you would call outdoorsy – being surrounded in every direction by never-ending cornfields and sprawling suburbs certainly didn’t help. I never went backpacking, on a real hike, or had any outdoor adventures. Anytime I would accept the motivation to carry out more,I would disappear to a gear store and promptly be reminded that the outdoors industry was not catered for people like me. ...
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