Posted by Anna on Jul 30, 2010 in Blog, Featured, Friday Faves | 0 comments
Why am I starting this Friday Faves out with a picture of a Swedish Fish truck? Because on our mega-huge to do list for next week’s Outdoor Retailer is to buy some Swedish Fish as part of our super cool Under Solen swag to give to our nearest and dearest. And so three block away from my house at the end of my morning run as I was mulling over said to-do list my jaw dropped when I saw this...
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Posted by Anna on Jul 26, 2010 in Blog, Events + Contests, Featured, Outdoors | 3 comments
Once again we’re getting revved up for Outdoor Retailer, and since our collection of all the hip and happening events was so popular last time around, we figured we’d do it again! Keep checking back as we’ll be updating leading up to the show. And if you’ve got something that should be on here, track us down at @undersolen or leave a comment on this post. (PS: yes, that is a Swedish...
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Posted by Emily on Jul 23, 2010 in Blog, Featured, Friday Faves, Things We Like | 1 comment
How often do you count your blessings? With the bustling lives we lead, it’s so easy to take our blessings for granted. Many times I forget to be grateful for my awesome family of friends, the delicious food growing ripe in my backyard, and this body that takes me for a run every morning.
And it’s thanks to the lovely ladies of 23 Feet that I’ve been reminded this week. So read...
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Posted by Anna on Jul 16, 2010 in Blog, Featured, Friday Faves | 0 comments
A sunny Friday here in Portland, which means we’ve got berry picking and biking on the brain.
It’s been a crazy week here at Under Solen (which included dancing in a salmon suit), with lots of exciting stuff happening. Plus it’s summer… and we couldn’t be happier!
Photo by Andrew Ferguson
Here’s just a small selection of stuff that got us stoked this week and...
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Posted by Anna on Jul 13, 2010 in Blog, Causes, Featured, Interview, Non-profits, Outdoors | 0 comments
We recently learned about 3 Peaks 3 Weeks, an annual all-female climbing event that raises money and awareness for key issues facing Africa, and we were immediately intrigued. Bringing women from around the world together to summit Mt. Kenya, Mt. Meru and Mt. Kilimanjaro, 3 Peaks 3 Weeks is certainly a combination of adventure, inspiration and positive change. We caught up with one of the...
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Posted by Emily on Jul 9, 2010 in Blog, Causes, Featured, Friday Faves, Outdoors, Save Our Wild Salmon, Things We Like | 0 comments
Dawn at Little Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth Valley of Idaho. © Neil Ever Osborne
Need a little inspiration this Friday? Here are two stories that are sure to get the job done…
From the Save Our Wild Salmon blog:
Snake River sockeye make an epic migration each year to Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth Valley, climbing nearly 7,000 feet and swimming more than 900 miles to get there. To get a...
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