by Jimmy Funkhouser | Feb 13, 2018 | Adventure
Welcome to part two in a series highlighting those involved in the upcoming film festival on March 8, 2018, No Man’s Land: “an all-woman adventure film festival based out of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado that meets a need and desire to highlight and connect...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Feb 9, 2018 | Feral
Welcome to part one in a series highlighting each panelist for the upcoming film festival on March 8, 2018, No Man’s Land: “an all-woman adventure film festival based out of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado that meets a need and desire to highlight and connect...
by Whitney Schuettpelz | Feb 1, 2018 | Adventure, Advice, Colorado, Feral
You’ve probably heard 10th Mountain Division hut trips are the must-do winter trip in Colorado: snow, food, friends, wine, and a wood burning stove… and lots and lots of stars. It’s certainly not an experience to be missed, especially if you love the quiet solitude...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Jan 29, 2018 | Adventure, Colorado, Family-Friendly, Feral
Foreword Brian Lewis’ recent Yurt Trip is the first in our series highlighting family-friendly adventure. Yurt trips are extremely popular among backcountry enthusiasts, almost always reached by skinning or snowshoeing in the winter. Because of this, yurt trips are...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Jan 22, 2018 | Colorado, Feral
On March 8th, International Women’s Day, we are incredibly excited to be hosting the No Man’s Land Film Festival. No Man’s Land is “an all-woman adventure film festival based out of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado that meets a need and desire...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Jan 17, 2018 | Colorado, Feral
Artwork by Andrea Slusarski. Same Feral, new town. We are excited to announce that this spring we will be opening our second location in the historic Erickson Building in Idaho Springs, CO. We’re proud to continue to call the Berkeley neighborhood home, and are...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Jan 15, 2018 | Adventure, Colorado, Feral
Climbing on rock is fun, so it should be even more fun on ice, right? Personally, I never gave this idea much thought until recently when a friend suggested the ultimate Colorado weekend trip: 150+ top rope ice climbing routes all within a 5-minute drive from the...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Dec 8, 2017 | Feral
We are honored to have been nominated for “Best Outdoor Startup” in the Rockies by the readers of Elevation Magazine. But we need your vote! There are some tremendous businesses on the list, and it’s a big deal to us to be included. Link is below,...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Nov 29, 2017 | Feral
There are a lot of old habits in retail. Return policies. Call centers. Not telling your customers when items are going to be on sale in advance. Lack of transparency is a huge issue in retail. Stores don’t want you to know their promotional schedule because...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Nov 24, 2017 | Feral
Gift-giving is hard. We’re here to help. The Feral team has pitched in with some of our favorite holiday can’t-miss gift ideas. But let’s be honest, this is Colorado, and we’ve got a store full of gifts for your adventure-loving friends...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Nov 22, 2017 | Feral
Join us this weekend for Small Business Saturday. Our BIGGEST sale of the year! The promotion is simple. The more you spend the more you save. Only gift cards and services are excluded. That’s a whole bunch of stuff! We won’t have a better deal at...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Aug 10, 2017 | Adventure, Advice, Camping, Feral
Colorado might be known for the wide-sweeping mountain views, but there is more than one way to take in great scenery. If you grew up west of the Mississippi River you might not know this, but yes, you can actually see stars in the sky. Lots of them. And Colorado is...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Aug 2, 2017 | Advocacy, Colorado, Feral
“You’ll never protect what you don’t love, you’ll never love what you don’t know, and you’ll never know what you haven’t experienced.” It’s becoming the new narrative. Our trails are being “loved to death”. The trails of Colorado are seeing a record number of...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Jun 17, 2017 | Advice, Feral
There is no denying that Google is the king of the internet. Google Maps, Google Translate, Google Everything. Nobody innovates quite like the Big G. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that they do EVERYTHING better. When it comes to finding a hiking trail near...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | May 16, 2017 | Feral
Join us for our most unique promotion of the year and support a great cause! Over Memorial Day weekend, trade in ANY old backpack, sleeping bag, or tent and get 25% off a BRAND new one! Start your summer off with the right gear at the best price. Limit of 3...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | May 2, 2017 | Colorado, Feral
Our most popular event series is back for 2017 with all new films! We’re excited to share 5 fantastic adventure flicks with our community, free of charge. | Bring your own camp chair| Bring your own beverages | Bring your own snacks | | Dogs...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Apr 22, 2017 | Adventure, Advice, Camping, Colorado, Feral
This past October, Team Feral took the Feral wagon on a semi-impromptu road trip. With the hope of creating adventure and a sense of get-out-of-dodge, we hit the open road. We had only one parameter: We must be home in 1 week. Within a handful of days,...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Apr 19, 2017 | Adventure, Advice, Camping, Colorado, Feral
Unless you’ve been tucked away from reality in a National Park somewhere, you’ve likely heard that the U.S. is celebrating National Park Week. This week we celebrate our American heritage, exploring amazingly beautiful places and creating all kinds of...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Apr 5, 2017 | Adventure, Camping, Colorado, Feral
Is 2017 the year that you tackle your first 14er? Are you new to Denver and looking for a fun hiking group? Join us for our 14er Summer Meetup Series! We will be hiking one 14er (sometimes two!) every month from June to October. You can join us for one hike, or...
by Jimmy Funkhouser | Apr 3, 2017 | Feral
Life isn’t always fair. It has a way of sorting us out quickly and indiscriminately. There are things we choose, and things that we don’t choose. Oftentimes it is the things that we have not chosen that have the biggest impact on our life. Of course, I didn’t get...
