Arc'teryx in the Summer?
Would you entertain the idea of wearing the Outside Magazine's Gear of the Year Award, Arc'teryx, in the summer? Or would you prefer to wear skimpy two piece suits and lie on the beach for summer vacation? When most people probably picture their summer to be wandering in city streets or lazying on the beach wearing their skimpy swim suits, my picture of summer vacation somehow is different. Living in one of the major cities in US with miles of beaches, I do not plan our vacation in another city or in another beach, rather, vacation for us always means exploring the great outdoors. Our summer vacation this year meant wearing a superior lightweight, breathable, fully waterproof and full weather protection jacket for comfort and climbing performance. So, where we were this time of the year for our summer get-away? Anyone wants to take a guess? Here are some clues:
Clue 1:
It's Far Enough from San Diego We Had to Fly
Clue 2:
Its Mountains Are Full of Glaciers
Clue 3:
We Had to Hike in the Cold
Clue 4:
Yet We enjoy the Blue Ocean Close By ( with chilly winds )
Clue 5:
Saw a lot of American Bald Eagles Perched on top of the Tree and Flying Above Us
I am sure some of you can now easily identify where we spent our summer vacation. I gave too many clues perhaps excited to share our hits and misses in this trip. Well, in our entire trip, we had been aiming to take some fun REI pictures, and here is one of our fun REI moments :)
Everyone in this Photo is a Happy REI Member :)
I will be sharing a lot more about the different places we've explored in our trip to this beautiful State. Anyone would like to tell what State this is?
Have a Happy Friday Everyone.
PS.......Hope to get back to you soon, as I missed what had been going on in your side.
I am clueless. I am so home bound, and I need to get out. Where was it? It is so wonderful to take these trips on your blogs...LOL Thanks for the tour.
ReplyDeleteShoo..I'm the second commenter, so I can't cheat with my answer..hmm..where would you go that required winter gear? Alaska?
ReplyDeleteWow, Alaska? The third commenter cannot cheat so much too.
ReplyDeleteI am so clueless! Somewhere in the Arizona or Salt Lake City area.
ReplyDeleteI am a member of REI, was this organized by them?
Whoa! I cannot imagine its icy cold up there in the mountains.
P.S. I knew about this well planned vacation of yours, but do not know where it is....Salitype was posting great photos in your absence.
Yay! welcome back....
thanks Amanda, Icy, Rainfield and Ebie for guessing. I will share the answer in my next post after I am done catching up, right now, I have tons of laundry and cleaning up to do :( and errands too :(
ReplyDelete@ Ebie, no, this trip was masterplanned by me, it is so expensive to join REI for trips like this for 2 weeks, like $3000+ per person not including airfare. however, most our gears from REI :)
This looks like a great adventure! I like the idea of having snow to play with in the summer..
ReplyDeleteI hope the site is fixed, thanks for letting us know!
i can't make any wild guesses...i don't have any idea hehehe...nice trip btw...pretty cool for a summer getaway...
ReplyDeleteJust experienced a scorching summer heat in my recent trip. Not ready for another round of scorching weather. Thankfully, back home, our tropical weather isn't as bad as summer in other parts of the world.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea. My guess is also Alaska or British Columbia? Have a great time!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are amazing, I love the one with the starfish. My guess is Alaska, but I'm not very sure.
ReplyDeleteI think it is Alaska too.. Exciting photos.
ReplyDeleteYou always have such great vacations and your pictures are spectacular. I love to live vicariously through you.
ReplyDeleteI like the pictures. Since I got here late, I'll make my guess in the next post. I think I know it.
ReplyDeleteNahuli na ako... I can't guess anymore since you already have a follow up post for this. Anyway, I'm glad you had fun during your vacation.
ReplyDeletei am poor in guessing places but one thing i can say betchai...it's a wonderful place!
ReplyDeletehappy weekend!