We Love Wacky Wonderful Wicking Wear!

When shopping for atheletic wear you may notice gear tagged with all sorts of technical terms such as base-layer, anti-odor, microfiber, performance tee, quick dry, tagless, compression, etc. But perhaps the most significant for any athlete looking to work up a sweat is the almighty WICKING material....

January 28th, 2010 | Gear, Reviews, Shopping | Read More

The Right Socks: A Party in Your Boots

The Skirts have been hiking religiously for nearly seven months now and one thing I’ve learned is that we’re learning new things every day. You all may have picked up on the fact that one of the things I love about my new-found sportiness is shopping for gear. We like the light hiking sock...

December 7th, 2009 | Gear | Read More

Put on your boots!

Jill navigating rough terrain in her Oboz I’ve fallen in love. Yes, it’s serious. I hope it will last a lifetime. My new love…the Oboz Yellowstone Mid women’s hiking boots. I got a pair for my birthday and took them out on the trail for the first time last weekend as the Skirts...

October 12th, 2009 | Gear | Read More

Tarps. The more you know.

In case you haven’t heard, The Great Skirt Hike is now listed on Alltop, a fabulous new way to find stuff on the interwebs. As I was basking in the glory of seeing our blog’s name somewhere other than our blog, I came across Camping Blogger and a post about something near and dear to my heart,...

September 1st, 2009 | Gear | Read More

Nuu-Muus!

As Jill mentioned in her love letter to short pants, picking up a new hobby also means opening up an entirely new world of shopping possibilities. Today, I was starting to do some research on hiking shoes because Jill and I are still wearing our trainers to scale mountains and what not and we need something...

August 18th, 2009 | Gear | Read More

GSH Movie Night: Julie and Julia

When Julia Child became a foodie, she decribed her meal as ”an opening up of the soul and spirit.” And if you’re a foodie, you will absolutely love and fully understand one of the opening scenes in Julie and Julia where Meryl Streep (as Child) takes a bite of sole meunière. It is...

August 17th, 2009 | Reviews | Read More

Ode to the Short Pant

I like to shop. I can’t lie. It’s been fun to have new things to shop for now that I’m sporty and outdoorsy. During these past few months of fitness, one item has become indispensable…THE SHORT PANT. I owe my fellow Skirt, Beth, for turning me on to the short pant. It is here...

August 11th, 2009 | Gear | Read More

I puffy heart rate my Polar F4

Best. Birthday. Gift. Evar. It had never occurred to me to want a heart rate monitor, but we have a friend who is like, super-duper healthy and fit, and once he started talking about it I knew I must have one. I started seeing them everywhere. In the gym, on the street, in the park, on the trails. Ok,...

July 21st, 2009 | Gear, Training | Read More

GSH Night @ the Movies: Food, Inc.

Last night, Jill and I instituted the GSH Night at the Movies and allowed our friend Jason to bear witness. Food, Inc seemed like a great way to kick off this newfound excuse to take the night off from a hard work out and instead eat tater tots at the Highlander and catch a flick about the industrial...

July 21st, 2009 | Reviews | Read More