Oboz Footwear
Oboz designs and builds men's and women's hiking boots, hiking shoes, insulated footwear, sandals and more from the ground up for wherever the trail takes you.
Trail Finder: Freel Peek Summit South Lake Tahoe, CA
The tallest peak in the Lake Tahoe Basin at 10,881 feet, Freel Peak is a challenging, yet incredibly rewarding peak with views of Hope Valley, Monument Pass, Jobs Sister and Jobs Peak, and of course, the clear blue waters of Lake Tahoe.
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5 Biggest Myths Hurting our Public Lands
For the past 16 months my partner and I have been traveling the Western United States, visiting national and state parks, designated campgrounds, BLM sites, and wilderness areas to teach visitors how to protect our public lands by recreating ethically and responsibly. We’ve camped 250 nights and have seen some incredible places—and some not so incredible places.
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A View from the Conservationist Corner
Living and working from the road means many things: witnessing the gradual wax and wane of the moon every night from our 1,000 Star Hotel (our tent, of course). It means hitting a trail in the middle of the workday. It means visiting national parks and wilderness areas that most people plan months in advance for.
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Oboz Review: Women’s Luna
I’ve been searching for a lightweight shoe that could actually stand up to the use and abuse of life on the road, a life filled with the grit of hiking, biking, lugging equipment, and lounging around camp but still be light enough to keep my feet and legs feeling fresh.
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6 Underrated National Parks and Monuments in the West
There's a reason National Parks are called America’s best idea. Setting aside vast expanses of pristine land for timeless preservation provides a refuge for millions of Americans to experience the outdoors and press the reset buttons on their busy lives. So many people are now flocking to the National Parks that 2015 saw a whopping 307 million visitors, almost on par with the entire US population.
The Biggest Little Secret in the World: How Reno Became Cool Under the Radar
You may know Reno as the city where bumbling police officers were depicted on Reno 911. You may know Reno as the city where Johnny Cash sang about shooting a man, apparently just to watch him die. You may know Reno as the city you drove by on your way to scenic Lake Tahoe or much more likely, where your car broke down after Burning Man and you spent a night in a shady hotel cursing at the smoky air and your damn luck for spitting you up here, in this pitiful place.
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