{"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=\"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<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/IMG_1136_HERO.jpg?fit=768%2C768&#038;resize=768%2C768\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large 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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-leadtitle\"><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\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-leaddesc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/my-red-rei-pack\" title=\"My REI Backpack, My Loyal Friend\">Some gear is more than \u201cstuff,\u201d it\u2019s your most beloved trail companion. One REI Co-op Member shares her favorite red hiking pack's outdoor story.<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\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>\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\/cycle\/pedal-on\" title=\"Pedal On\">Pedal On<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/pedal-on\" title=\"Pedal On\">Sarah Grothjan | May 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=\"Pedal On\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/pedal-on\" title=\"Pedal On\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/bike_rainbow_2.jpg?fit=300%2C94&#038;resize=300%2C94\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Illustration of girl riding a bike through a city.\" title=\"Pedal On\" \/>\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 Jim Whittaker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/jim-whittaker-everest-legend\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/05-Jim-Whittaker_4aad57-e1754681547826.jpg?fit=300%2C165&#038;resize=300%2C165\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jim Whittaker gestures as he tells more mountaineering stories in his home.\" title=\"Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker\" \/>\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\/best-trail-magic-stories\" title=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\">Our Best Trail Magic Stories<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rei-coopj-module-homehero-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-trail-magic-stories\" title=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\">Mary Beth Skylis | April 3, 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=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/best-trail-magic-stories\" title=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/07\/HERO_Content_Team_-280819_10007.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;resize=300%2C225\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"A notebook open along its spine, filled with hiker logs from the PCT.\" title=\"Our Best Trail Magic Stories\" 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