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Chasing the Silver Ghost in the Equator-HT Shirt
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What Airplane Travel Used to be Like…
Long before the initials TSA stood for anything but for what a child might find in his bowl of alphabet soup, or for those my-bladder-is-about-to-burst delays on the tarmac and the plane’s two disgusting lavatories are under siege by their … Continue reading
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Q: If a Tree Falls and There’s No One is Around, Does it Make a Sound? A: Only If It’s Dynamited
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Extreme Skiier is Killed in Avalanche in Utah
To extreme skiing aficionados worldwide, the name Jamie Pierre is a familiar one. In the video here, Pierre set a world-record jump in 2006 by jumping off the backside of Wyoming’s Grand Targhee Resort. It’s as if he jumped off … Continue reading
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Set Your Desktop Odometer: Let’s Take a 12,225-Mile Road Trip in Five Minutes
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This RailRiders Fan Likes Playing the Escalante Slots
Adventure junkie Doug White writes, “There’s just not much more important than having ‘No BS’ gear when you’re in places that you can’t predict. No matter how beautiful the place is, getting thrashed and scuffed up, sunburned, wet, hot or … Continue reading
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The Raptor is Coming!
Karen Stubenvoll MD writes, “I’m a raptor-banding assistant at Hawk Ridge in Duluth, MN. It’s important to wear clothing with no buttons around the mist nets where we capture our hawks for banding. So I was thrilled to discover the … Continue reading
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El Camino De Santiago Path (“The Way”)
It’s not often that RailRiders trumps Hollywood. Several years ago, RailRiders customer John Hussey walked 600 miles along the historic–and extremely popular– El Camino De Santiago path. The journey by foot for most trekkers starts in the French Pyrenees and ends … Continue reading
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You Think You Know All Your State Capitals?
Here’s an alphabetical-by-state cheat sheet culled from movies. The intro is from Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion, then segues into 25th Hour, Forrest Gump, Juno, Simpsons Movie, Arsenic & Old Lace, Pelican Brief, Sling Blade, Pale Rider, Ferris Bueller’s … Continue reading
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Love Letter from an “Adventure-Seeking” Gal
Terry writes: “I am standing by one of the many Vintage Autos that come and show at our Events. I was cool, comfortable, and sun and bug-free e thanks to my new RailRiders wardrobe. For this event, I chose my Eco-Mesh Pants, … Continue reading
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Earth 2.0: New Sci-Fi Drama Should be Renamed “Terrible Nova”
The much ballyhooed, big-budget Steven Spielberg sci-fi family drama on Fox, “Terra Nova,” begins in the year 2149, a period when all life on planet Earth is choking to death on air pollution and over population. But faster than you … Continue reading
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Snorkeling in St. John… the RailRiders Way
David Sandoval sent us the following photo and email after a “deep-see” vacation in the Caribbean: “The RailRiders Eco-Mesh shirt was an integral part of helping me explore St John, USVI comfortably. I used it for cross-island hiking and even … Continue reading
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Ever Been to Vanuatu in the Middle of the South Pacific?
Julian Jamison, who is a Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Lecturer in the Harvard Economics Department, loves to travel–a function of his job and own personal passions. He often sends us short email dispatches and … Continue reading
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10 Surprising Things You Will Learn in this New Book, “Return to Fitness: Getting Back In Shape After Injury, Illness, or Prolonged Inactivity”
Here’s a just-published book that makes an ideal gift, or for anyone looking to get back on the fitness track. The author is Bill Katovsky, who is the same guy that’s been writing all of the RailRiders catalog copy and … Continue reading
These Railbirds Like Hanging Out on the “SV Lovely Lady”
Rose Loper writes: “I thought you might enjoy the attached photo of some “railriders” I captured on film in San Blas, Mexico. I left Seattle in September of 2009 wearing my first pair of RailRiders that I purchased in the … Continue reading
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Eco-Mesh Pants vs. Escalante Desert
Love Letter from Doug White: “Hi Folks! And happy holidays to all of you at RailRiders Clothing .I just wanted to drop you a note to wish you all the best and tell you how much I appreciate the quality … Continue reading
“We’re Not in Kansas Anymore” (Actually, the Photo was Taken in Montana)
Sean Heavey. a British electrician and amateur photographer, took this amazing photo of a supercell cloud in July west of Glasgow, Montana. He’s been shooting gathering storms for seven years. Massive storm systems such as this one are called mesocyclones … Continue reading
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