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Thru-hiking: The Trial Run | Part 2 of 3

By Ashleigh Brady | Adventures | No Comments
Written by AE Ambassador: Jessica Schroeder   In part 1 of this 3-part blog post, I shared a really big dream of mine to thru-hike the PCT. This really is...
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Ladies Only

By Ashleigh Brady | Community | No Comments
Nothing against the adventurous men in our lives — but sometimes it's nice to hit the outdoors or get active with other like minded women. Well Ladies, if you're not...
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Thru-hiking: The Trial Run | Part 1 of 3

By Ashleigh Brady | Adventures, Featured | No Comments
Written by AE Ambassador: Jessica Schroeder   About a year ago, I told my husband about some really big dreams that I had in regards to thru-hiking some of the...
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prAna’s New Fit: Pillar Legging

By Ashleigh Brady | Featured, Shop Local | No Comments
Try on prAna’s new fit, designed and tested by their active women, for you. AVAILABLE IN STORE Women's prAna Pillar Legging
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Active Storytellers: Calvin Johannsen

By Ashleigh Brady | Active Family, Active Storytellers, Community | No Comments
Calvin Johannsen shares his story of pursuing the 75 tallest mountains in the lower 48 USA in 75 days ("14ers"), and ends up going bigger along the way (100+ mountains...
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The Water Ride + World Water Day

By Ashleigh Brady | Community, Featured | No Comments
What is the furthest you have ever walked in one day? I remember visiting hilly San Francisco from flat Iowa years ago and from a day of exploration, we totaled an...
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Active Storytellers: Brad Dains

By Ashleigh Brady | Active Family, Active Storytellers, Community, Featured | No Comments
Brad Dains is a husband, father of 4 and an ultra runner with a new addiction to living each day to show the world that we are capable of accomplishing...
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Snowboard, Active Family

Packing for a Snowboard Trip | Part 2: Soft Goods

By Ashleigh Brady | Guides | No Comments
Now that we've tackled the big items, let's get down to the essential base pieces for your trip. Things that you need to consider first: What is the weather and...
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Active Storytellers: Laurie DePhillips

By Ashleigh Brady | Active Family, Active Storytellers, Community, Featured | No Comments
Laurie DePhillips a Sheshreds.co Ambassador who will share her story about overcoming an injury that forced her to explore the outdoors in a different way and how the Sheshreds.co helped her get there. Laurie...
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NOLA, NYE

Nola for NYE

By Ashleigh Brady | Community, Featured, Guides | No Comments
Written by AE Ambassador: Emily Steele If you’re reading this, you’re likely in Iowa and experiencing the ebbs and flows of winter. My husband, Zach, and I thought it would...
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Packing for a Snowboard Trip | Part 1: Outerwear + Hard Goods

By Ashleigh Brady | Featured, Guides | No Comments
Active Endeavors Ambassador Greg Bellville loves two things almost as much as his family: biking and snowboarding. Okay, that's not true, but he loves to shred snow and trails any...
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Gear Review: South Col™ 70 OutDry Backpack

By Ashleigh Brady | Active Family | No Comments
Often times people ask us what our favorite part about our job is. Our greatest joy comes from the moments when we are given the opportunity to equip someone for...
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How to Master Layering

By Ashleigh Brady | Featured, Guides | One Comment
Varying weather conditions, body types and output levels call for different amounts of insulation. Figuring out what works for you may call for a bit of trial and error, but...
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Shirley and Larry Ladd: New Zealand

By Ashleigh Brady | Active Family | No Comments
Here are some comments on New Zealand and tourism: Tourism is the #1 source of revenue for the country. Animals (sheep and beef) are #2. The country has 4 million...
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Shirley and Larry Ladd: New Zealand Glacier Helicopter Flight

By Ashleigh Brady | Active Family | No Comments
Larry wanted to do a “doors off” private helicopter photo shoot ever since reading Tripadvisors long list of complaints about NZ’s helicopter rides.  Typically, the helicopter is packed with people....
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Shirley and Larry Ladd: Soaring New Zealand Skies

By Ashleigh Brady | Active Family | No Comments
Back in 2009 in Guatemala, Larry and I met an Army helicopter test pilot from the US.  He told us about a major gliding center in Omarara, NZ.  He described...
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Animal Lifeline of Iowa

By Ashleigh Brady | Uncategorized | No Comments
You can change the life of a homeless animal this holiday season! The Animal Lifeline of Iowa is a special needs no-kill animal shelter that was founded in 1987. For the...
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Mountain Hardwear: The Impact Initiative

By Ashleigh Brady | Featured | No Comments
Different times call for different heroes As environmentalists, thought leaders, humanitarians, and storytellers, Mountain Hardwear’s Ambassadors of Impact are part of a collective mission to inspire us all to support...
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Storyteller Series

  • Michael Zimmerman of RipRoar EventsActive Storytellers : Michael Zimmerman September 3, 2019
  • Active Storytellers: Steve Cannon May 3, 2018
  • Active Storytellers: Calvin Johannsen March 22, 2018
  • Active Storytellers: Brad Dains March 5, 2018
  • AE StorytellersActive Storytellers: Laurie DePhillips February 1, 2018

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