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As part of testing the Active Agion anti-stink shirt all testers are entered into a contest to win an outdoor adventure vacation for two from Glacier Guides. Winners are voted on by you. I humbly ask for your votes in winning this great vacation. To vote for me go to the My Life Outdoors Active Agion Experiment Page, below my picture, on the right hand side, there is a place to vote. I will thank you in advance.

Snow is very rare in Texas

I received my Active Agion Anti-Stink shirt today. Read my previous post to find out more about what Active Agion Anti-Stink is all about. It seems like a nice shirt, well made, a little thin, but breathable.There is a large seem that runs down the middle of the shirt. I assume to divide the anti-stink treated side from the stinky side. The shirt came with a card that labeled the different treated sides. Only problem is which way am I

Yesterday I won a contest I entered on Running Buddies. I had heard about the contest through Just Northwest. The idea of the contest was for everyone to submit their best excuse for why they never get out to exercise. My excuse was that I never see anyone smiling while exercising. I said "the first time I see a jogger smiling I’ll try it." Of course this is just an excuse. If you think about it…it would be weird

Blue Alpine has tuned me into The Season, a short “web television project following five athletes through the course of a single season in the Pacific Northwest.” The Season documents the innovations and struggles of the different athletes in full, free, high definition.The Season’s website says this:“A veteran climber invents a new piece of gear. A pro snowboarder searches for a way to return to the roots of his sport. A boulderer returns from a series of injuries

Long's Peak, Elevation: 14,259, Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo Credit: Flicker user UHLMANI would like to join Compass Points in saying happy birthday to Rocky Mountain National Park. The park is 95 years old today January the 26th.

Agion is giving away 5,000 free shirts that have been treated with a new technology called Active Agion. Active Agion is a anti-stink technology that, they claim, can be applied to any fabric. Go to the Active Agion website to sign up for your free shirt. The only catch

Not long after my oldest was born we set a family goal. Before she graduates from high school we want to have visited every state in the US. So far we have made it to 10 states (I think) which is a little more than one state per year. Now that she is 8 we only have about 10 years left and 40 more states. I think we need to speed it up a bit.Maybe our problem is we can’t

Cocona Fabrics is running a full page add in Backpacker Magazine looking for outdoor enthusiasts to test a new fabric called Xcelerator. They claim Xcelerator Fabrics perform 50% better than other similar fabrics, and are looking for 1000 testers who will receive free gear for testing. If you are interested in applying to become a tester you can go to the Cocona website to register. The website says:We are looking for people from all walks of life, to test the

We arrived in The Great Smoky Mountians today. Diddn't have much time to see or do anything before the sun whent down. I did manage to go take a few photos. Here is one of Laurel Creek.Tomorrow I will get to do some hiking in Cade's Cove. I don't know when I will be able to write about it