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Product Review: Oboz Ousel Hiking Shoes
Oboz Ousel Waterproof Low Cut Hiker When it comes to hiking, few items are more important than a good pair of shoes. The shoes provide the traction over the rough terrain, protect your feet from the jagged rocks and hopefully keep you dry! Nothing makes or breaks a hike faster than the hiking shoe. That…
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Outdoor Holiday Gift Guide ’23 Vol 1
Outdoor Holiday Gift Guide from The Fatman It seems like just a week ago I was hiking up some mountains and enjoying the long summer days. Now all of a sudden the holiday season is upon us! There are so many products out there for outdoor lovers that it can get a little hard to…
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Review: Smartwool Women’s All season Base Layer Plus
Women’s Classic All Season Base Layer Plus There is no worse feeling as a bigger hiker to get motivated to make it to the trails and then not be able to find any clothes or gear that fits. Most outdoor gear is made for smaller bodies which makes it harder for plus-sizes to get out…
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Hiking to Kelly Lake in State Forest SP
Distance 14.85 mi Elevation Gain 2,484 ft. My Time 7 hr 7 min Difficulty Hard Closest Town Walden Food Nearby Mansker Station Hiking to Kelly Lake in State Forest State Park State Forest State Park is a rustic, 71,000 acre state park located in northern Colorado. The park offers camping, hiking, horseback riding, fishing and…
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Mansker Station Pizza – Walden, CO
Mansker Station Pizza and Pub I always look at the signs to find the best local places to eat after a hike but for the first time a sign actually changed my plans. The sign for Mansker Station was simple. It just said Pizza and Beer. That was enough for me to ditch my plans…
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The First Snow
The First Snow The sky is a different gray before the first snow. The cobalt and crystal blues are gone. Gone too are the angry clouds of a summers storm. The snow is transported in with a blustery gray. A smothering gray. Yet, with all of the gloom, excitement is bred. The gray and dismal…
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Lookout Mountain Loop – Del Norte, Co
Distance 2.84 mi Elevation Gain 436 ft My Time 1 hr 2 min Difficulty Moderate Closest Town Del Norte Food Nearby Carthers Roadhouse Hiking the Lookout Mountain Loop In Del Norte, Co If you have ever been around the Del Norte, Colorado area and saw the big hill with a letter D on it you…
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Review: Mystery Ranch Catalyst 22 Pack
Mystery Ranch Catalyst 22 backpack As the work landscape changes to a more hybrid model, work/life balance has extended into the backpack world. Why have separate packs for the plane, the office, coffee shop and the trail? That is the question that Mystery Ranch tries to answer with their Catalyst 22 backpack. A hybrid pack…
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Colorado’s Natural Arch, La Garita Arch
Distance 1.42 mi Elevation Gain 325 ft My Time 42 min Difficulty Moderate Closest Town Del Norte Food Nearby Carthers Roadhouse Hiking Colorado’s Natural Arch, La Garita Arch Colorado’s Natural Arch, La Garita Arch is located in the Rio Grande National Forest near the towns of Del Norte and La Garita. According to the Forest…
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Product Reviews
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Product Review: Oboz Ousel Hiking Shoes
Oboz Ousel Waterproof Low Cut Hiker When it comes to hiking, few items are more important than a good pair of shoes. The shoes provide the traction over the rough terrain, protect your feet from the jagged rocks and hopefully keep you dry! Nothing makes or breaks a hike faster than the hiking shoe. That… Read…
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Outdoor Holiday Gift Guide ’23 Vol 1
Outdoor Holiday Gift Guide from The Fatman It seems like just a week ago I was hiking up some mountains and enjoying the long summer days. Now all of a sudden the holiday season is upon us! There are so many products out there for outdoor lovers that it can get a little hard to… Read…
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Review: Smartwool Women’s All season Base Layer Plus
Women’s Classic All Season Base Layer Plus There is no worse feeling as a bigger hiker to get motivated to make it to the trails and then not be able to find any clothes or gear that fits. Most outdoor gear is made for smaller bodies which makes it harder for plus-sizes to get out… Read…
Fat Man Little Trail the Podcast
If you are looking for even more FatMan you can now listen to the podcast!
Explore, Hike, Teach with Miriam – Fat Man Little Trail
- Explore, Hike, Teach with Miriam
- Table To Trail: Plant Based Recipes for Day Hikers with Marty Cowan
- Hiking Alone not Lonely Hiking
- Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Donations from the Colorado Lottery with Director Tom Seaver
- Hiking challenges and 13 Hikes.
- A Thousand Summers
- Waiting to Inhale
- A Couple of "Hefty Hikers" with Nelson Holland from TikTok's Fatblackandgettinit
- Backcountry safety with Anna from Summit County Rescue Group
- Episode 203 Talking with my favorite Canadian – Tia on the Trail
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