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Govenor Easley Proclaims October "Mountains-to-Sea Trail" Month
>> Download the Govenor’s Proclaimation Mountains to Sea Trail Month set for October Guided hikes, trail building and raffle tickets for outdoor equipment will launch the first Mountains to Sea...
450 miles to Katahdin
A few more updates just in from Wilmington artist & customer James Davis. Thursday, August 14, 2008 No rain today!! Good day. We went about 12 miles today. We are...
Post from the Edge, Lin Peterson and Trail Mix Crunch
Late this afternoon, we received the following video dispatch from Lin Peterson at Great Outdoor Provision Co. Marketing. He was on the summit of Middle Teton with Chad Baird (Footwear...
Sol Suncreen Review
After two years of personal use, we now stock three sunscreens from Sol. I thought I should take a minute and explain why I feel so strongly about this product....
Ultramarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days
New York, NY (July 2008) – Screenvision has partnered with Journeyfilm to present the national premiere of the feature documentary UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons •50 States • 50 Days. The...
Life as a GOPC kid
Some “Personal” Notes: T. Fielder Valone I don’t really enjoy “tooting my own horn,” but I do enjoy writing and consequently this piece will likely run several sentences longer than...
59 and still truckin on the AT
A few updates just in from Wilmington artist & customer James Davis. July 9, 2008 Left 501 Shelter early, it was another hard day of hiking in the rain. The...
SmartCommute Challenge a Great Success
The 2008 Challenge was a great success with 12,210 participants. We saved 1.9 MILLION miles! That’s 270 trips to China! 86,485 GALLONS of gas — 13.3 tanker trucks full —...
Choosing a boat
Stop by your local shop to see our great selection of canoes & kayaks. The paddling season is in full swing! >> Boat Pricelist
Mountains to Sea Trail Month set for October
Guided hikes, trail building and raffle tickets for outdoor equipment will launch the first Mountains to Sea Trails Month in October co-sponsored by Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail...
Customers Vote to Save North Carolina’s Natural Places
RALEIGH, NC – Customers of Great Outdoor Provision Co. got more than a great deal on outdoor gear this month – they helped preserve open space within North Carolina. Customers...
Falls Lake MST - Trails Day report
We had 70 volunteers out working at Falls Lake this past Saturday – what a HOT Day! We put in over 550 hours of work in one day on the...
Day-Trippers: Experiencing the Mountains-to-Sea Trail
The Tar Heel state is a treasure trove of superlatives: she is home to the highest peak east of the Rocky Mountains (Mt. Mitchell, elevation: approx. 6,684 ft.), and sports...
Afternoon Paddle Demo
BlogSpot # 1: Canoe Demo, 6/5/08 T. Fielder Valone “There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats,” the River Rat...
And the winner is...
Congratulations to Piedmont Regional Greenway, Winner of our 2008 “Vote for Land” sponsored by Patagonia and Great Outdoor Provision Co. When the “polls” closed at 12 noon June 6th, Piedmont...
Grassroots Outdoor Alliance and Post Cereal Partner to Donate $50,000 to American Forests
Asheville, NC, June 4th, 2008 — Grassroots Outdoor Alliance and Post Cereal are partnering to benefit American Forests’ Global ReLeaf Program. In a joint effort, Post will donate $50,000 to...
King’s Cup - Disc Golf
>> More Pics On a cool sunny summer morning I sit with a group of people intently listening to Joe Noble. Joe, Tournament Director for the King’s Cup III Disc...
Black bear gets a taste of suburban life in Raleigh
from The News & Observer 5.27.08 Michael Biesecker, Staff Writer RALEIGH – Residents of northwest Raleigh stayed on the lookout Monday for the bear or bears that traipsed through their...