I had another post written for today, but it will just have to wait because I just discovered this post by another Mountain Khakis ambassador and it is HILARIOUS. You've got to read it:
A Beginner's Guide to Horseback Riding: For a Beginner by a Beginner
A couple excerpts:
"I have found that pulling the reins towards the right makes the horse
move his head right a little and then he keeps walking straight ahead.
Pulling to the left makes him take a nip at my leg. Either way I’m
screwed, so I think we’ll just keep going straight."
"They say to talk to the horse soothingly but they don’t explain what a
horse finds soothing. Just to be safe, I’m thinking you should avoid
words like “Rendering plant” or “Dog food.”"
"That big knob in the front middle of your saddle is called a knob.
Actually, if you’re riding a Western saddle it’s called a saddle horn.
Anywhere else I assume you can go with knob."
I was giggling all the way through. Those excerpts are just SOME of the really funny quotes throughout.
It's nice to see another ambassador compose a horse-based post for MK for once - even if they are a beginner! I'm usually the only one sharing my pursuits.
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Thursday, March 24, 2016
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Winter Gear
Emmi @ My Life On Horses started this winter gear tag.
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Well, for those who haven't suspected, its time for me to come out of the closet: I am a gear whore.
But in my defense, I am an outdoors professional (Nat'l Ski Patrol; and my career as a biologist), so some of my gear sluttiness is merited and enabled through my profession. And basically becomes a bigger problem by the year.
As a result, I have a distinct feeling no one's list of winter barn attire will hurt their bank accounts as much as mine has through the years. In my defense though, I use a lot of this gear for multiple outdoors pursuits in the cold months.
It is VERY rare that I pay full price for anything. I am THE QUEEN of shopping for cheap, quality gear. Seriously. (Though for all gear below I've linked wherever I can straight to the manufacturer's website where the full price is listed.)
The rundown on what I wear: I have an arsenal of baselayers, softlayers, and hardlayers. I start with appropriate baselayers for the level of cold. From there I double them with softlayers. If its snowing or raining I add a hardlayer. I will take my baselayer leggings and double them into my breeches BEFORE I put my breeches on. This way I have some pretty kickass warm breeches. (Though I'm considering some of those fleecy, wind-proof breeches from Kerrits for some point.)
Without further ado, my winter gear accoutrements for the barn (note: not all of these items are worn all together, this is just my quiver of gear that I layer to best manage whatever weather is thrown at me):
Baselayers (all synthetic or wool. death to cotton.)
- Smartwool midweight crew (merino wool)
- Smartwool midweight bottom (merino wool)
- Patagonia Cap-4 expedition weight bottom (synthetic)
- Mountain Hardwear Wicked Ts (synthetic)
- Various Smartwool socks or Darn Tough socks (made in the USA) (all wool)
- **a dream winter gear article** Patagonia Cap-4 Onsie!!
- Outdoor Research Neoplume synthetic down jacket (discontinued; similar here)
- Marmot Ama Dablam down jacket
- Marmot Threshold softshell (discontinued; similar here)
- Marmot wind vest (discontinued; similar here)
- Patagonia R1 hoody (I have the mens, but I linked the women's that just came out this year)
- Patagonia R2 zip
- Mountain Khakis Old Faithful sweater
- Prana Maura vest
- Prana lined jean
- Various Kerrits breeches
- A Carhartt-esque jacket
- Marmot Spire (my retired - aka now for horse pursuits - hardshell)
- Gore-Tex rain pant - old and from LLBean
- Outdoor Research liner gloves
- Leather gloves to go over the liners
- Mountain Horse insulated winter boots
- Muck boots
- Various hats I knitted
- Silk scarf
- Broad brim oil-skin hat
If you have any inquiries about what would be good for such-and-such outdoors activity - winter or non - feel free to hit me up and ask what I've had good/bad experiences with. I've done lots of research and personal experiments with a LOT of gear through the years and may be able to guide you in the right direction and help you find something at a good price. Seriously, ask. I'm more than happy to help!
Monday, December 31, 2012
2012: A Year in Review
January:
Kenai tried his hand at being a ski patrol dog during my NSP candidate training and loved it. I spent every weekend training for NSP on the mountain and loved getting in all those ski days, even if the snow sucked. There were a few phenomenal days and I really loved my first season as I learned to telemark ski. I found some time to try my hand at chasing cows and had a blast! I accepted the change in my life as a good thing and then adopted some more change in the form of a new horse, Griffin!
February:
I had some difficulty coming up with a name for Griffin at first, but I eventually settled and posted a much-awaited (at the time) photo of him. He was so little! Mountain Khakis published their first catalog and I was the featured female ambassador. NSP training, despite difficulties, continued and I really began looking forward to its conclusion in March. I also found out that my summer plans to do a Leave No Trace Master Educator course with an emphasis on stock use in the backcountry would be happening!! I also finally got the edited video of me riding a horse I helped start the summer prior. Kenai had troubles with measuring, and I visited NYC for the first time for my birthday with my mom. I got to catch up with an incredible person while I was there, too. I learned to dance with a horse.
March:
NSP training continued and I completed! Huzzah! I filmed a training session with Griffin and Kenai got to play with a starling after. We bid adieu to one of the greatest horses I've had the pleasure to know due to a freak accident. Kenai turned two! Griffin got his first trim, and I posted photos of his improvement. And the biggest thing of this month, I went to MONTANA! We squeezed in a car. We skied. And we frolicked. And we visited Yellowstone and saw WOLVES! 19 wolves from three different packs. Marked that one off my 30 before 30, big time.
April:
I spammed you with more photos from MONTANA. And I shared a video of us skiing western powder (squee!). And then spammed you with videos of the horses. And Griffin started tagging along on trail rides. I took a moment to reflect on how incredibly awesome life is. Griffin discovered his inner idiot. I updated on my year of yoga (which failed miserably due to a shoulder injury) and gave yummy recipe ideas. Somehow I had a ton of time to read books. We went to the Equine Affaire, too. Oh and of course, there were a lot of Griffin updates!
May:
I focused on the fact that I needed to be more present in my every day life instead of always looking toward the future. I scored a sweet deal on some minimalist shoes for running in a hope to start running more (which never happened because my ankles are whiny little bitches). I spent a fun week of adventuring and training with Griffin. I had a really big weekend of photography for prom, an engagement shoot, and finally went climbing. This Wordless Wednesday post got a heck'ova'lotta hits for some reason. I had another memorable weekend watching my good friend Chris graduate from college, taking photos for two of my best friends for their engagement, and ground driving Griffin. I went to a clinic/trail ride weekend in the southern part of the state with friends and met Q; I then proceeded to ask advice on her and ended up buying her. I think its safe to say she was a pretty good decision!
June:
I threw myself into life with two horses full-force. I found out that Q hates bears, but really doesn't mind ground poles, and she really has a knack for jumping! I got to fulfill a mini-dream of mine and play with Freisians for a day (and many after, actually). I finally left for 2½ weeks in the Great Smoky Nat'l Park where I learned to pack horses and practice Leave No Trace concepts.
July:
I re-hashed my pack experience gone wrong in three different parts (part I, part II, part III); it is the longest story I've told on my blog to-date, and was really hard for me to tell at the time. I went on a crazy-fast 20-mile training ride with a local endurance rider on two of her horses. And jumped back in action with my own horses, while finally pondering some of Griffin's potential TWH background. I continued to spend a lot of time with my horses, photographed one of my best friend's wedding, celebrated Griffin's birthday, and had an absolute blast fulfilling a childhood dream of riding my own horse in a parade!
August:
With August came the start of the coveted 30-mile ride. I had some pre-race anxiety, but Q exceeded all my expectations for this ride and did AMAZINGLY. I was (and still am) so happy with her performance. To get my mind of horse things I went and saw Mumford and Sons the weekend following the race (THEY ARE SO AWESOME LIVE!!). I shared a huge post of new experiences with my horses and then went to fulfill yet another horse-related childhood dream (wow, I really fulfilled a lot of these this year) and rode at Spruce Knob.
September:
I took some time this month to summarize the progress that both Q and Griffin had made during our time together. Q got a mystery ailment (which is still a mystery, though I lean toward a friction/heat cause) and I freaked out a bit and ended up not doing any more training or races this year because of it. I made the decision to really devote myself to getting into a better fitness routine for the upcoming ski season/life. I also dabbled with both horses lunging in a quasi-liberty exercise and decided it was something I would work on more this winter after I established both horses on the ground a little more. I embraced my favorite WV season (autumn) with several pursuits outdoors; this state is absolutely magical in the fall.
October:
Q and I did our second parade; the weather wasn't as great, but she did phenomenally again! A friend came and photographed Q and I jumping; our form is really improving. I spent a lot of time on the rail trail goofing around riding with cyclists instead of other horses. Q continued to amaze me during our last trail ride of the season.
November:
Frankenstorm (Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy) trashed my trails as over 3 feet of snow was dumped at the higher elevations. At this writing they are still clearing trees from roadways. I don't know if any of my summer trails will be the same for awhile. The horses weren't hurt, only a little sore. The weekend after the storm I put away studying to explore the woods with the ladies on horseback. Q and I had a blast. I worked on trailer loading with the horses some, and then goofed off with Freisian horses more. And then I went to Cape May with my bff Mandy and we caught some raptors and I met Dom IRL! Griffin's really gotten big and solid as of this month, and Q exceeded any expectation I had for her in our third parade of the year - a night parade.
December:
I reviewed 23 things I've learned in my 23 year of life. Spent a rainy Sunday training Griffin; put in my first ride on him. I spent an unnaturally warm December day climbing (finally). I took some time to recollect resolutions and goals I had for the year and make some new ones for the upcoming year, and I finally updated everyone on fitness and what I'd learned from my readings.
Man, 2012 was a busy year full of fun adventures, welcoming horses into my life, and developing myself as a person. Here's to a new year, new adventures, building upon foundations I've laid, and making 2013 the best year yet.
Kenai tried his hand at being a ski patrol dog during my NSP candidate training and loved it. I spent every weekend training for NSP on the mountain and loved getting in all those ski days, even if the snow sucked. There were a few phenomenal days and I really loved my first season as I learned to telemark ski. I found some time to try my hand at chasing cows and had a blast! I accepted the change in my life as a good thing and then adopted some more change in the form of a new horse, Griffin!
February:
I had some difficulty coming up with a name for Griffin at first, but I eventually settled and posted a much-awaited (at the time) photo of him. He was so little! Mountain Khakis published their first catalog and I was the featured female ambassador. NSP training, despite difficulties, continued and I really began looking forward to its conclusion in March. I also found out that my summer plans to do a Leave No Trace Master Educator course with an emphasis on stock use in the backcountry would be happening!! I also finally got the edited video of me riding a horse I helped start the summer prior. Kenai had troubles with measuring, and I visited NYC for the first time for my birthday with my mom. I got to catch up with an incredible person while I was there, too. I learned to dance with a horse.
March:
NSP training continued and I completed! Huzzah! I filmed a training session with Griffin and Kenai got to play with a starling after. We bid adieu to one of the greatest horses I've had the pleasure to know due to a freak accident. Kenai turned two! Griffin got his first trim, and I posted photos of his improvement. And the biggest thing of this month, I went to MONTANA! We squeezed in a car. We skied. And we frolicked. And we visited Yellowstone and saw WOLVES! 19 wolves from three different packs. Marked that one off my 30 before 30, big time.
April:
I spammed you with more photos from MONTANA. And I shared a video of us skiing western powder (squee!). And then spammed you with videos of the horses. And Griffin started tagging along on trail rides. I took a moment to reflect on how incredibly awesome life is. Griffin discovered his inner idiot. I updated on my year of yoga (which failed miserably due to a shoulder injury) and gave yummy recipe ideas. Somehow I had a ton of time to read books. We went to the Equine Affaire, too. Oh and of course, there were a lot of Griffin updates!
May:
I focused on the fact that I needed to be more present in my every day life instead of always looking toward the future. I scored a sweet deal on some minimalist shoes for running in a hope to start running more (which never happened because my ankles are whiny little bitches). I spent a fun week of adventuring and training with Griffin. I had a really big weekend of photography for prom, an engagement shoot, and finally went climbing. This Wordless Wednesday post got a heck'ova'lotta hits for some reason. I had another memorable weekend watching my good friend Chris graduate from college, taking photos for two of my best friends for their engagement, and ground driving Griffin. I went to a clinic/trail ride weekend in the southern part of the state with friends and met Q; I then proceeded to ask advice on her and ended up buying her. I think its safe to say she was a pretty good decision!
June:
I threw myself into life with two horses full-force. I found out that Q hates bears, but really doesn't mind ground poles, and she really has a knack for jumping! I got to fulfill a mini-dream of mine and play with Freisians for a day (and many after, actually). I finally left for 2½ weeks in the Great Smoky Nat'l Park where I learned to pack horses and practice Leave No Trace concepts.
July:
I re-hashed my pack experience gone wrong in three different parts (part I, part II, part III); it is the longest story I've told on my blog to-date, and was really hard for me to tell at the time. I went on a crazy-fast 20-mile training ride with a local endurance rider on two of her horses. And jumped back in action with my own horses, while finally pondering some of Griffin's potential TWH background. I continued to spend a lot of time with my horses, photographed one of my best friend's wedding, celebrated Griffin's birthday, and had an absolute blast fulfilling a childhood dream of riding my own horse in a parade!
August:
With August came the start of the coveted 30-mile ride. I had some pre-race anxiety, but Q exceeded all my expectations for this ride and did AMAZINGLY. I was (and still am) so happy with her performance. To get my mind of horse things I went and saw Mumford and Sons the weekend following the race (THEY ARE SO AWESOME LIVE!!). I shared a huge post of new experiences with my horses and then went to fulfill yet another horse-related childhood dream (wow, I really fulfilled a lot of these this year) and rode at Spruce Knob.
September:
I took some time this month to summarize the progress that both Q and Griffin had made during our time together. Q got a mystery ailment (which is still a mystery, though I lean toward a friction/heat cause) and I freaked out a bit and ended up not doing any more training or races this year because of it. I made the decision to really devote myself to getting into a better fitness routine for the upcoming ski season/life. I also dabbled with both horses lunging in a quasi-liberty exercise and decided it was something I would work on more this winter after I established both horses on the ground a little more. I embraced my favorite WV season (autumn) with several pursuits outdoors; this state is absolutely magical in the fall.
October:
Q and I did our second parade; the weather wasn't as great, but she did phenomenally again! A friend came and photographed Q and I jumping; our form is really improving. I spent a lot of time on the rail trail goofing around riding with cyclists instead of other horses. Q continued to amaze me during our last trail ride of the season.
November:
Frankenstorm (Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy) trashed my trails as over 3 feet of snow was dumped at the higher elevations. At this writing they are still clearing trees from roadways. I don't know if any of my summer trails will be the same for awhile. The horses weren't hurt, only a little sore. The weekend after the storm I put away studying to explore the woods with the ladies on horseback. Q and I had a blast. I worked on trailer loading with the horses some, and then goofed off with Freisian horses more. And then I went to Cape May with my bff Mandy and we caught some raptors and I met Dom IRL! Griffin's really gotten big and solid as of this month, and Q exceeded any expectation I had for her in our third parade of the year - a night parade.
December:
I reviewed 23 things I've learned in my 23 year of life. Spent a rainy Sunday training Griffin; put in my first ride on him. I spent an unnaturally warm December day climbing (finally). I took some time to recollect resolutions and goals I had for the year and make some new ones for the upcoming year, and I finally updated everyone on fitness and what I'd learned from my readings.
Man, 2012 was a busy year full of fun adventures, welcoming horses into my life, and developing myself as a person. Here's to a new year, new adventures, building upon foundations I've laid, and making 2013 the best year yet.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Girls Trip 2012 [raptors!]
Girls trip, except not your typical girls trip. These girls like to play with predators that fly. Predators that when in hand, have a desire to rip your eyes out with their beak or talons. Unblinking eyes that challenge you and demand respect immediately. Yep, that sounds like a perfect girls trip to me!
While it
completely slipped my mind to get a photo together, I do have this photo of Dom
from my camera (because obviously if there aren’t pictures, it didn’t happen). We have some future adventures in the works... So, hopefully more photos of shenanigans will be available by the end of winter. We've decided we could get into quite a few spectacular shenanigans together.
Let me state the following items for those who will understand and appreciate them (and because I never want to forget the following statements):
I only want to touch you once.
That is not okay.
And you thought this was going to be awkward for me.
Go home turkey vulture, you are drunk.
Go home rock, you are drunk.
Go home insert noun here , you are drunk.
I
traveled east to meet up with Mandy in MD on Thursday. It was good to have a
night to catch up before we headed further east to Cape May, NJ. I needed time
to unwind from the god-awful DC-metro area traffic (give me my windy country
roads any day, snow, sleet, hail - I’ll take them over that traffic nonsense)
before beginning anew with more driving.
We were
up and at ‘em pretty early the following morning. LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It”
was the first song of the day for the drive – dancing commenced immediately.
Fortunately
(for me), traffic wasn’t too horrid as we headed east. Once we reach NJ the
roads are small and pleasant. There was no lack of conversation as we traveled.
Mandy lives in San Diego, so this is the only time of year we get to see each
other and we definitely make the most of it. We had great music (Mumford and
Sons, The Apache Relay, etc.) playing to accompany the conversation and we
lapsed in and out of singing with music and continuing our briefly-interrupted
conversation. It was one of the most entertaining drives I’ve had in awhile.
We
arrived at the blind around 11a to find that Arthur had three birds he’d caught
in the past 10-15 minutes ready to be released! Excitement! Two red tails and a
Cooper’s.
Overall,
we banded far fewer birds than the year prior, but the quality (read:
badass-ness) of the birds we banded this year was far superior.
Last
year I got to see all three falcons (merlin, kestrel, and peregrine) in hand in
addition to two Accipiters (sharp-shinned and Cooper’s). This year I got to see
all three Accipiters (sharpie, Coop, and Northern Goshawk) and two Buteos (red-shouldered
and red tail), and even owls (saw whet)!
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| Sharpie |
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| Saw whet |
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| Red shoulder |
We
camped each night in my new two-person tent that we set up IN THE BLIND because
the ground was still quite saturated with water from where flooding had
occurred due to Sandy. Overall, Cape May had very minimal damage from the storm
– they faired MUCH better than the rest of NJ, it seems.
The
nights were increasingly warmer, as were the days, each day we were there. We
ate out a lot, hung out with some super-savvy birders and got all nature-nerdy
discussing a myriad of things. It was such a treat to meet and spend time these
folks.
Any time with Mandy and Arthur is sure to be full of nonsense. When you sit all day in a 6’ x 10’ shack with people you tend to get a little loopy. Jokes, snark, and innuendos were full-force this year. We thought we were doing pretty well for ourselves, but then Sunday Dom joined us. Our snark was put to shame. My stomach hurt for two days from laughing so much.
Any time with Mandy and Arthur is sure to be full of nonsense. When you sit all day in a 6’ x 10’ shack with people you tend to get a little loopy. Jokes, snark, and innuendos were full-force this year. We thought we were doing pretty well for ourselves, but then Sunday Dom joined us. Our snark was put to shame. My stomach hurt for two days from laughing so much.
But yes,
you read correctly, I took a day to convert the horse trainer/dog trainer/photographer
extraordinaire into a raptor junkie (is it safe to say you’re hooked on banding
now, Dom?). It was really great to get to meet a blogging friend in real life.
It was amusing how conversations just picked up as if we’d known each other for
ages since we were familiar with each other’s pursuits through the blogosphere.
Dom’s excitement and curiosity about banding and birds was very evident and
while we had a slow day, we did get to see one really killer adult female red
tail. Definitely the prettiest red tail of the trip!
Let me state the following items for those who will understand and appreciate them (and because I never want to forget the following statements):
I only want to touch you once.
That is not okay.
And you thought this was going to be awkward for me.
Go home turkey vulture, you are drunk.
Go home rock, you are drunk.
Go home insert noun here , you are drunk.
Overall,
such a great trip. So awesome to see NOGOs in hand after surveying for them 4
summers prior. And spending time with my best friend is always a huge plus.
This trip allowed me to completely forget the rest of the world for a few days,
laugh harder and more often than I have in awhile, and reset myself from
stresses that come from the rest of the world. And without further ado, more photo
spam for you.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Giveaway Winners!!
The two winners have been chosen from the middle of my cross-country journey home; we are currently in South Dakota.
Traveling with two engineers means we have graphing calculators, the only way to do a random number generator!
Without further ado, the winners are:
Stacey from RideEveryStride
And
Mare from SimplyHorseCrazy
Congratulations ladies! Make sure to get me your information so I can get out the gift cards to you!
And a big thank you to everyone who entered!! I promise more giveaways in the future.
PS - Internet via phone is pretty good in SD lol
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Sprimmer
Spring has sprung. Or is it summer?
75°F+ temperatures over the past several days and predicted for most of this week. Thunderstorms in the forecast. Flowers bursting EVERYWHERE with gusto. Everything seems to be 3 weeks ahead of schedule as far as growing goes. The fields are reallllllyyy greening up. A bit alarming as far as the horses are concerned. We have to be careful they don't develop any of the slew of issues new, plentiful, sugary grass causes due to it!
Its likely I will be scarce in the blogosphere in upcoming days/weeks. Friday I leave for MONTANA! Whoop whoop! Skiing and Yellowstoning for me!
However, before I go, I have to do the following:
- Pack
- Catch up on my OSU lectures, review, and take the final exam in my winter quarter course
- Train Griffin each night, little snot will thoroughly love his 8 days off I'm certain
- Prep Kenai + anything/everything he needs for his sitter
Not a lot, but daunting nonetheless.
Bathed Griffin today. Not a super bath, but enough for him to realize, "Oh hey, baths aren't the end of the world, okay." I soaped up his three socks and his blaze and got them pretty white...which he promptly walked through some deep mud to ruin his white socks. I missed out on getting photos, too. But I do have a pre-bath video of Griffin and Oliver. They were nibbling on each other, but quit when the camera came out. Of course.
Don't forget to sign up (by commenting either 1 or 4 times) for the give-away HERE! MK has something for everyone, and a $50 gift card will take you far! Two winners will be chosen when I return from MT!
75°F+ temperatures over the past several days and predicted for most of this week. Thunderstorms in the forecast. Flowers bursting EVERYWHERE with gusto. Everything seems to be 3 weeks ahead of schedule as far as growing goes. The fields are reallllllyyy greening up. A bit alarming as far as the horses are concerned. We have to be careful they don't develop any of the slew of issues new, plentiful, sugary grass causes due to it!
Its likely I will be scarce in the blogosphere in upcoming days/weeks. Friday I leave for MONTANA! Whoop whoop! Skiing and Yellowstoning for me!
However, before I go, I have to do the following:
- Pack
- Catch up on my OSU lectures, review, and take the final exam in my winter quarter course
- Train Griffin each night, little snot will thoroughly love his 8 days off I'm certain
- Prep Kenai + anything/everything he needs for his sitter
Not a lot, but daunting nonetheless.
Bathed Griffin today. Not a super bath, but enough for him to realize, "Oh hey, baths aren't the end of the world, okay." I soaped up his three socks and his blaze and got them pretty white...which he promptly walked through some deep mud to ruin his white socks. I missed out on getting photos, too. But I do have a pre-bath video of Griffin and Oliver. They were nibbling on each other, but quit when the camera came out. Of course.
Don't forget to sign up (by commenting either 1 or 4 times) for the give-away HERE! MK has something for everyone, and a $50 gift card will take you far! Two winners will be chosen when I return from MT!
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| WHAT YOU'LL WIN! (Shocked expression not included.) The two giftcards, stickers behind (unseen), and magazines! |
Sunday, March 11, 2012
GIVE-AWAY
I'm excited to announce my first blog give-away!
This give-away is courtesy of Mountain Khakis.
TWO lucky winners will receive a $50 gift card from MK to purchase any of their products! Pretty sweet deal, no?!
I've talked on and off about my love for MK on here and I am frequently wearing their clothing in many-a-photo of myself. They make bomber stuff that lasts through it all.
As of this spring they have loads more to offer in their women's department - seriously, go check it out.
For men, the typical get-out-get-dirty adventurer, they offer many options - I've seen men-friends put MK stuff through the wringer and back, it seriously holds up.
My go-to pant from them, the Alpine Utility, is described as "rowdy yet refined". Which, as I've come to discover, means that I can plow through snow, mud, dirt, rain, and thorns, while still having a form-fitting pant. No, not a tight oh-my-god-look-I'm-a-girl pant. A yes-I'm-a-woman-and-I'm-in-the-outdoors pant.
I was lucky this year to be asked to be the lady ambassador feature in their 2012 award-winning catalog, which I think everyone knows about by now (I was a wee bit excited and sort of shared this everywhere).
But seriously, MK's stuff is absolutely phenomenal. I'm really excited to be able to offer you the chance to experience it!
Now, the entry rules for this give-away.
There are FOUR ways to enter, that's right, FOUR. Which means each of you has the option to enter FOUR times. But you only have to do one to guarantee an entry! =)
1. COMMENT on this post telling me what your favorite MK product is after visiting their website.
2. Go to Facebook and "Like" Mountain Khakis (https://www.facebook.com/MountainKhakis) and then comment back on this post saying you did so.
3. Share this give-away on your blog OR share about it on Facebook and comment back on this post saying you did so (with a link to the blog post if you chose that method).
4. Follow Mountain Khakis (@MountainKhakis) on Twitter and comment back on this post saying you did so.
PLEASE, do NOT comment saying you did all of those things in one comment. Make them separate comments to be certain that you receive an entry for each!
This give-away will close and winners will be announced (per the usual random number generator) on April 1st. Everyone will have three weeks to enter and I will (of course) remind you all about it during the in-between time between now and April 1st!
(And a reminder, winners can be from all over, not just in the US. I know several of you that already follow my blog live in some pretty amazing places around the world and I wanted to be able to offer a give-away that everyone could enter. Potential international winners will just have to make a quick phone call to MK Customer Service to place the order.)
Without further ado, BEST OF LUCK to EVERYONE!
TWO lucky winners will receive a $50 gift card from MK to purchase any of their products! Pretty sweet deal, no?!
I've talked on and off about my love for MK on here and I am frequently wearing their clothing in many-a-photo of myself. They make bomber stuff that lasts through it all.
As of this spring they have loads more to offer in their women's department - seriously, go check it out.
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| No, sorry, that link won't take you to "shop now" in the MK women's department.... But THIS ONE WILL. |
For men, the typical get-out-get-dirty adventurer, they offer many options - I've seen men-friends put MK stuff through the wringer and back, it seriously holds up.
My go-to pant from them, the Alpine Utility, is described as "rowdy yet refined". Which, as I've come to discover, means that I can plow through snow, mud, dirt, rain, and thorns, while still having a form-fitting pant. No, not a tight oh-my-god-look-I'm-a-girl pant. A yes-I'm-a-woman-and-I'm-in-the-outdoors pant.
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| Black Bear Den Assessments, Winter 2011 in my Alpine Utility Pants |
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| Bar Harbor, Maine, Summer 2010 in my Alpine Utility Pants |
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| Labor Day 2011 in my Teton Twill Capris |
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| Planting trees, Autumn 2011 in my Alpine Utility Pant |
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| Hiking in Dolly Sods, Autumn 2011 in my Granite Creek (light-weight and SUPER fast-drying) Pants |
I was lucky this year to be asked to be the lady ambassador feature in their 2012 award-winning catalog, which I think everyone knows about by now (I was a wee bit excited and sort of shared this everywhere).
But seriously, MK's stuff is absolutely phenomenal. I'm really excited to be able to offer you the chance to experience it!
Now, the entry rules for this give-away.
There are FOUR ways to enter, that's right, FOUR. Which means each of you has the option to enter FOUR times. But you only have to do one to guarantee an entry! =)
1. COMMENT on this post telling me what your favorite MK product is after visiting their website.
2. Go to Facebook and "Like" Mountain Khakis (https://www.facebook.com/MountainKhakis) and then comment back on this post saying you did so.
3. Share this give-away on your blog OR share about it on Facebook and comment back on this post saying you did so (with a link to the blog post if you chose that method).
4. Follow Mountain Khakis (@MountainKhakis) on Twitter and comment back on this post saying you did so.
PLEASE, do NOT comment saying you did all of those things in one comment. Make them separate comments to be certain that you receive an entry for each!
This give-away will close and winners will be announced (per the usual random number generator) on April 1st. Everyone will have three weeks to enter and I will (of course) remind you all about it during the in-between time between now and April 1st!
(And a reminder, winners can be from all over, not just in the US. I know several of you that already follow my blog live in some pretty amazing places around the world and I wanted to be able to offer a give-away that everyone could enter. Potential international winners will just have to make a quick phone call to MK Customer Service to place the order.)
Without further ado, BEST OF LUCK to EVERYONE!
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