{"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=\"Lael Wilcox\u2019s 78 days to Circumnavigate the World | Gear Check\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/gear-check-lael-wilcox-2026\" title=\"Lael Wilcox\u2019s 78 days to Circumnavigate the World | Gear Check\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Lael_Hero_UP.jpg?fit=768%2C384&#038;resize=768%2C384\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A mountainous canyon with a road running through it next to two images of cyclist Lael Wilcox, riding her bike and laughing with a helmet and glasses on, respectively.\" title=\"Lael Wilcox\u2019s 78 days to Circumnavigate the World | Gear Check\" \/>\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\/cycle\/gear-check-lael-wilcox-2026\" title=\"Lael Wilcox\u2019s 78 days to Circumnavigate the World | Gear Check\">Lael Wilcox\u2019s 78 days to Circumnavigate the World | Gear Check<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-leaddesc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/gear-check-lael-wilcox-2026\" title=\"Lael Wilcox\u2019s 78 days to Circumnavigate the World | Gear Check\">The ultra-endurance biker is ambitiously attempting to break the overall world record (and her own women's record). She explains her experience, mindset, comfort on the bike and the essential gear she\u2019s bringing along.<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/gear-check-lael-wilcox-2026\" title=\"Lael Wilcox\u2019s 78 days to Circumnavigate the World | Gear Check\">Ty Billman | June 8, 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\/social\/lgbtq-outdoor-organizations\" title=\"Out There: Three REI Co-op Partners Bringing LGBTQ+ Community Into the Outdoors\">Out There: Three REI Co-op Partners Bringing LGBTQ+ Community Into the Outdoors<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/social\/lgbtq-outdoor-organizations\" title=\"Out There: Three REI Co-op Partners Bringing LGBTQ+ Community Into the Outdoors\">Jacqueline Kehoe | June 1, 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=\"Out There: Three REI Co-op Partners Bringing LGBTQ+ Community Into the Outdoors\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/social\/lgbtq-outdoor-organizations\" title=\"Out There: Three REI Co-op Partners Bringing LGBTQ+ Community Into the Outdoors\">\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\/05\/VentureOut_kayak-e1779401943140.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;resize=300%2C200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A person in a kayak flies a rainbow progress Pride flag over their head.\" title=\"Out There: Three REI Co-op Partners Bringing LGBTQ+ Community Into the Outdoors\" \/>\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\/my-red-rei-pack\" title=\"My REI Backpack, My Loyal Friend\">My REI Backpack, My Loyal Friend<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/my-red-rei-pack\" title=\"My REI Backpack, My Loyal Friend\">REI Staff | May 14, 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=\"My REI Backpack, My Loyal Friend\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/my-red-rei-pack\" title=\"My REI Backpack, My Loyal Friend\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/IMG_1136_HERO.jpg?fit=300%2C300&#038;resize=300%2C300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A shot from behind of a hiker carrying a trekking pole and wearing a loaded down pack on a long stone arched bridge.\" title=\"My REI Backpack, My Loyal Friend\" \/>\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\/first-look-the-north-face-universal-wawona-3-tent\" title=\"First Look: The North Face Universal Wawona 3 Tent\">First Look: The North Face Universal Wawona 3 Tent<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/first-look-the-north-face-universal-wawona-3-tent\" title=\"First Look: The North Face Universal Wawona 3 Tent\">Emily Pennington | April 14, 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=\"First Look: The North Face Universal Wawona 3 Tent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/camp\/first-look-the-north-face-universal-wawona-3-tent\" title=\"First Look: The North Face Universal Wawona 3 Tent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/New-TNF-Image3.png?fit=300%2C139&#038;resize=300%2C139\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Studio shot of The North Face Wawona 3 Tent.\" title=\"First Look: The North Face Universal Wawona 3 Tent\" \/>\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\/climb\/jim-whittaker-everest-legend\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\">Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/jim-whittaker-everest-legend\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\">Mike Lewis | April 7, 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=\"Honoring the Legacy of 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