Goodbye Summer and Hello Fall!
Top 5 places to see the leaves change in Colorado. Colorado if full of shimmering colors in the fall. These are the top 5 places that will point you in the direction of gleaming yellows, oranges and reds this…
Pinnacle Camper Cookwear Set
Along the line of comfort/vehicle based camper accessories the GSI Pinnacle Camper Cookware set is a great addition if you're looking to upgrade your current set up. In this Halulite set you will find a 3L pot, 2L pot, Frying…
HYDAWAY Collapsible Water Bottle
After cleaning the house this Sunday, one thing is glaringly obvious. We have TOO many dang water bottles! So...I played a little game of "keep, donate, recycle". While many water bottles did not make the cut, the HYDAWAY collapsible bottle…
Paleo Meals to go
Fresh is not usually an adjective used to describe dehydrated backpacking meals. In fact more times than not backpacking meals end up filling bill of calorie replenishment rather than much else. Now don't get me wrong I could live on…
GSI Pinnacle 4 Season Stove
If you are looking for a neat little remote canister stove then you'd be hard pressed to beat the new GSI Pinnacle 4 season stove. Lightweight and mind bogglingly small, when I first received the stove I was wondering how…
Rad Dog Pocket Bowl
Our adventure dog goes just about everywhere with us! Camping, trail running, stand up paddleboarding, you name it, she goes! Since she's so active, it's important for her to stay hydrated and sadly, we're not always around water. In the…
Global Fat Bike Day- Participant Review
On Saturday, December 5th, UpaDowna hosted a fat bike event in honor of the Global Fat Bike Day that is celebrated yearly all around the world! This year we were extremely lucky to get to host it at Camp Shady…
Unseen Danger
When setting out for any outdoor adventure or any adventure for that matter, there are always dangers and risks involved. When thinking of the outdoors and camping most people immediately think of bears, mountain lions, snakes, falls, rushing water, lightning,…
National Parks Week and FREE entrance weekend!
April 18th kicks off the "National Parks Week" which will feature a FREE admission weekend on April 18th and 19th. The parks week is put on in partnership with the National Parks Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks…
Bridging the Outdoor Generation Gap in Parks
The past year, the National Parks Service hit an all-time attendance record with 292.8 million visitors which jumped by 19 million visitors from 2013! This topped the previous record of 287.2 million visits set in 1987. The number of visitors…