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Chris Hiking the Smokies overlooking a cloud filled valley
08.17.15
NPS Centennial: Exploring the Great Smokies in Tennessee
I always like to visit the Great Smoky Mountain National Park because it is the most bio-diverse park in the NPS.  With everything from huge, exposed balds and ridge lines...
Adventure, Fall Foliage Primer, Mast Family Favorites
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A baby sitting next to a field of sunflowers
08.06.15
Savoring the Last Days of Summer
You know the summer is coming to a close when the sunflowers start to droop in the heat of the noonday sun. Checking in with a large field of cheery...
Adventure, At Home
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Woman in a seeping bag sittin on a Therm-a-Rest
07.02.15
Therm-a-Rest – Invented By Seattle Engineers
The year was 1971. Seattle aerospace giant, Boeing, announced its largest layoff in company history, resulting in 50,000 people losing their jobs. So devastating was the impact on the local...
Adventure, Mast Family Favorites, Travel
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A group of kids roasting marshmallows by a campfire with tents in the background
06.25.15
Join the Great American Campout On June 27th
Childhood summers are marked by memories of biking around town with a pack of friends, listening for the bell of the ice cream truck, staying outside well after the sun...
Adventure, At Home, Inspiration, Mast Family Favorites
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A man throwing a Frisbie in a field with a Kleen Kanteen bottle in the foreground
04.15.15
Klean Kanteen "Bring Your Own" for Earth Day
With Earth Day coming up on Wednesday, April 22nd, we are thinking about changes we can make in our everyday lives that will lessen our impact on the environment. Many...
Adventure, Mast Family Favorites
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Man wearing a Tilley hats in the outback
04.08.15
Tilley Hats: A Friend for a Lifetime
Alex Tilley, the founder of Tilley Hats, became frustrated when he couldn’t find a good sailing hat. He decided to oversee the making of some proper hats for himself and...
Adventure, Mast Family Favorites
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