{"id":160065,"date":"2020-05-31T19:23:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T02:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?page_id=160065"},"modified":"2024-05-20T17:37:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T00:37:53","slug":"rei-co-op-journal-home-may-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"REI Uncommon Path Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero\">\n\t<h1 class=\"sr-only\" aria-label=\"Top Stories\">Top Stories<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-col1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-col1-inner\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Start Loop -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-leadimg\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"National Public Lands Day\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/public-lands\" title=\"National Public Lands Day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/rei-national-public-lands-day-2026.jpg?fit=768%2C432&#038;resize=768%2C432\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"National Public Lands Day\" title=\"National Public Lands Day\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-leadtitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/public-lands\" title=\"National Public Lands Day\">National Public Lands Day<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-leaddesc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/public-lands\" title=\"National Public Lands Day\">This National Public Lands Day, we\u2019re donating $1 million to fund projects and partners supporting over 60,600 miles of trails \u2014 and we want your vote on where it should go.<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/public-lands\" title=\"National Public Lands Day\">REI Staff | September 7, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/End Loop -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-col2\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Start Loop -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-subtory-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-hiking-apps\" title=\"The\u00a09\u00a0Best Hiking Apps You Need to Download Now\u00a0\">The\u00a09\u00a0Best Hiking Apps You Need to Download Now\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-hiking-apps\" title=\"The\u00a09\u00a0Best Hiking Apps You Need to Download Now\u00a0\">Courtney Holden | September 15, 2026<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-img\" aria-label=\"The\u00a09\u00a0Best Hiking Apps You Need to Download Now\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-hiking-apps\" title=\"The\u00a09\u00a0Best Hiking Apps You Need to Download Now\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Skrobecki_040619_0214.png?fit=300%2C200&#038;resize=300%2C200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"The\u00a09\u00a0Best Hiking Apps You Need to Download Now\u00a0\" title=\"The\u00a09\u00a0Best Hiking Apps You Need to Download Now\u00a0\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-subtory-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/vest-kept-secrets\" title=\"Vest Kept Secrets\">Vest Kept Secrets<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/vest-kept-secrets\" title=\"Vest Kept Secrets\">REI Staff | September 10, 2026<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-img\" aria-label=\"Vest Kept Secrets\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/vest-kept-secrets\" title=\"Vest Kept Secrets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/backpacking-backs-bear-canister-hero.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;resize=300%2C200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man sitting on a backpacking chair in a desert campsite opens a bear canister.\" title=\"Vest Kept Secrets\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-subtory-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/gravel-running-shoes\" title=\"How It Works: Gravel Running Shoes\">How It Works: Gravel Running Shoes<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/gravel-running-shoes\" title=\"How It Works: Gravel Running Shoes\">Courtney Holden | August 31, 2026<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-img\" aria-label=\"How It Works: Gravel Running Shoes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/gravel-running-shoes\" title=\"How It Works: Gravel Running Shoes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/SS26_GRAVEL_GLIDE_Performance_RoryGriffin_010.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;resize=300%2C200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two people running down a gravel path with a city view behind them.\" title=\"How It Works: Gravel Running Shoes\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-subtory-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/off-leash-dogs\" title=\"Ask an Outsider: Should dogs ever be off leash on the trail?\">Ask an Outsider: Should dogs ever be off leash on the trail?<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/off-leash-dogs\" title=\"Ask an Outsider: Should dogs ever be off leash on the trail?\">Miles Howard | July 20, 2026<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-col2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-substory-img\" aria-label=\"Ask an Outsider: Should dogs ever be off leash on the trail?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/off-leash-dogs\" title=\"Ask an Outsider: Should dogs ever be off leash on the trail?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/dog1.jpg?fit=300%2C214&#038;resize=300%2C214\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A dog wearing a leash in the woods\" title=\"Ask an Outsider: Should dogs ever be off leash on the trail?\" 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