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Enjoy the outdoors.. in late November?
by tdicola 11y ago
Enjoy the outdoors.. in late November?
- outericky 11y agoSure, why not? Most people have the day off. It's a great time to get outside. Most locations aren't prone to snow just yet at that time of year.
- urda 11y agoYeah, it's pretty fantastic you should try it sometime.
- manachar 11y agoThe old adage, "there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes" is especially relevant to REI staff and customers. Some activities work better than others of course.
- morcheeba 11y agoOh yeah!! The trails were less crowded this weekend and my spiked shoes made easy work of the ice. Can't wait for enough snow for snow shoes... treking out hours before sunrise to catch the alpenglow on the mountains -- majestic!!
- thaumaturgy 11y agoThanksgiving is a prime time to stay in Joshua Tree. The weather there is usually really nice and often the entire park will fill up the day before Thanksgiving. Even if you're not a climber, there's a ton of fantastic hiking and exploring to do there.
- wwweston 11y agoSure! I mean, I guess it depends heavily on where you live. But I've lived in Sacramento, So Cal, and Utah. For the first two November is actually quite a bit nicer than the hotter months July-September. And while November isn't the prettiest month along the Wasatch Front in Utah, if the snow has started falling it's great for snow sports (including snowshoeing, if you're not a slide-down-it kindof person). And if the snow hasn't fallen (and/or if you want to drive a few hours south), there's plenty of hiking to be done.
- egypturnash 11y agoTheir headquarters is in the south side of the Seattle sprawl. All the natives are gonna be raring to get out on a grey fall day. Me, I'll be huddling around my sunlamp wondering why I ever moved anywhere north of the Mason-Dixon line, but that's Seattle for you.
- bleakcabal 11y agoOf course. When you're dressed properly you can go out and enjoy yourself every day of the year. I live in Canada and I like the rainy days of autumn and the cold days of winter. I feel like I have the trails almost to myself... and sometimes I do :)
- Nicholas_C 11y agoThe type of people who are into enjoying the outdoors and working at REI probably aren't the kind of people who mind the cold too much.
- avn2109 11y agoGood point, at most elevations/latitudes there isn't enough snowpack to really ski or snowshoe comfortably till December, so you might end up having to settle for taking one last hike.
- bdcravens 11y agoI can't speak for the other stores, but at their 2 stores here in the Houston area, I'm sure there will be plenty to do :-) If nothing else, they could go camp out at the Ren Fest that wraps up that weekend.
- stevewilhelm 11y agoSome of the best boogie boarding I have ever done was at Seecliff Beach in Santa Cruz county the day after Thanksgiving.* * I was wearing an O'Neill a wetsuit, which you can buy at REI.
- ascagnel_ 11y agoA few years back, I hiked a chunk of the Appalachian Trail during the week between Christmas and New Year's. Despite the high hovering around something like 30 degrees Fahrenheit, my friends and I had to take off our heavy coats and hike with T-shirts on to avoid sweating. When you're moving around in cold weather, sweat is one of the most dangerous things that can happen, and you warm up quickly and stay very warm when you're exerting yourself. Look at athletes -- when they play outside during the winter, they tend to use the same equipment they would during warmer months while playing, and then bundle up when they're on the sidelines.