This giveaway is closed!  Congratulations to Chris on winning the earrings from Jewelry by Wonder and congratulations to Mara & William on winning the Raw Rev bars!!  We will email you with the details :-)

We recently hit (and surpassed!) 200 followers on Twitter and we wanted to say thank you to everyone!  And what better way than with a giveaway?   Well, two giveaways actually. 

Giveaway #1 - Raw Revolution Bars
Raw Revolution bars are a staple in our home and in our packs.  You can read our full review of the bars here, but in short we love them because they are raw, vegan, made with minimal ingredients and tasty! 

Raw Rev has been an awesome sponsor of ours since our hike last year and we can't say enough about them.  Their flavors are always expanding and their ingredients are hard to beat.  Check out their product line here.

Giveaway #2 - Earrings from Jewelry by Wonder
I don't wear a ton of jewelry, but I really, really love earrings.  Big, earthy, cute earrings.  And truthfully, I get 90% of my earrings from one person - Wonder.  She is an AT hiker who followed her passion and now sells her jewelry at festivals all summer long and online all year long.  She works her butt off and I just love her stuff.  Stop over to her Etsy site or her Facebook page and show a fellow hiker some love. 

Here are some of the pieces that I wear regularly.  I love them.  And yes, I keep the little cards they come on.  I think they are cute and I love the intentions behind the stones.  (Click on the pics to see larger images).

Here is the pair that we are giving away!  So cute, right?

If you want to enter to win either of these prizes (or both!) use the rafflecopter widgets below.  It's powered by random.org and ensures a fair and random drawing.

NOTE: If you opt for one of the "additional entries" such as following on Twitter or Facebook that's great and we appreciate it!  But after you submit your contest entry, be sure to use the links provided to follow us on those sites.  If you claim an entry without completing the action (i.e. following), that entry will be removed before we draw for a winner. 

Please know that it's not because we are greedy for followers, blogging is not about that for us, we just want to be fair to those who followed the rules and took the time to visit pages on other sites.  Good luck to everyone - we can't wait to draw the winners and announce!!

Giveaway #1 - Raw Revolution Bars

• Prize: 12 Raw Revolution Bars (3 of each flavor)
  
• To Enter: Comment on this post, then enter in Rafflecopter
• Bonus Entries: Follow us and/or Raw Revolution on Facebook or Twitter, then enter in Rafflecopter
  
• Number of Winners: Two (2)
  
• Prize Ships: This giveaway is open to the United States.
• Other Stuff: The winners will be selected using Rafflecopter and announced by Friday 6/14 as an update to this post. 
  

This giveaway is closed!  Congratulations to Chris on winning the earrings from Jewelry by Wonder and congratulations to Mara & William on winning the Raw Rev bars!!  We will email you with the details :-)

Giveaway #2 - Earrings from Jewelry by Wonder

• Prize: 1 Pair of Earrings
  
• To Enter: Comment on this post, then enter in Rafflecopter
• Bonus Entries: Follow us and/or Jewelry by Wonder on Facebook or Twitter, then enter in Rafflecopter
  
• Number of Winners: One (1)
  
• Prize Ships: This giveaway is open to the United States.
• Other Stuff: The winners will be selected using Rafflecopter and announced by Friday 6/14 as an update to this post. 

If you like what you read, we would love to hear from you in the comments section!  It's fun to get feedback and it helps us create future posts.  And be sure to stay in touch on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, BlogLovin or RSS!

We've got lots to celebrate these days!  We recently hit (and surpassed!) 100 followers on Twitter and Facebook and we wanted to say thank you to everyone!  And what better way than with a giveaway?

Raw Revolution bars are a staple in our home and in our packs.  You can read our full review of the bars here, but in short we love them because they are raw, vegan, made with minimal ingredients and tasty! 

And they are a great company.  Their customer service is fantastic and they were supporters of us throughout our whole hike.  Awesome. 

When we contacted them to see if they would be interested in supporting our readers this year, they didn't hesitate.  They shipped out a big box of delicious bars for us to share with you!  We've got four flavors to send (cashew, chocolate, spirulina and coconut chocolate) and enough bars to host several giveaways!  That's right, this is just the first of several :-)

So here's the deal for this giveaway. 

• Prize: 12 Raw Revolution Bars (3 of each flavor)
  
• To Enter: Comment on this post, then enter in Rafflecopter
• Bonus Entries: Follow us on Facebook or Twitter, then enter in Rafflecopter
  
• Number of Winners: Three (3)
  
• Prize Ships: This giveaway is open to the United States.
• Other Stuff: The winners will be selected using Rafflecopter and announced by  Saturday as an update to this post.  

Good luck!!

One of the pieces of gear that I considered carrying on the trail was the Aquapac Mini Waterproof Camera Case.  The AT is a damp environment and I was concerned about damage to my camera and my pictures and this case seemed to be a great way to protect everything. 

I ended up using a camera that was water resistant and never used a case so I decided to give it away to a reader.  I saw a few hikers carrying these cases on the trail and they loved it.  It's lightweight (1.2 oz) and protects your camera from water, dust, dirt and sand.  Plus you can operate your camera and take pictures through the case.  It would be perfect for backpacking or a trip to the beach. 

To read more about this product, you can visit the manufacturer website by clicking here. 

Here's how the giveaway works. 

• To enter for a chance to win, follow the directions below on the Rafflecopter widget.
  
• Deadline to enter is Tuesday, January 22 at 12:01am ET. 
• One winner will be chosen using Rafflecopter, by Wednesday January 23.  I will announce the winner on this post as well as contact the winner by email.
  

NOTE: If you opt for one of the "additional entries" such as following us on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest, that's great!  But after you submit your contest entry, be sure to use the links provided to follow us on those sites.  If you claim an entry without completing the action (i.e. following us), that entry will be removed before we draw for a winner. 

Please know that it's not because we are greedy for followers, we just want to be fair to those who followed the rules and took the time to visit our pages on other sites.  Good luck to everyone - we can't wait to draw the winner and announce!!

Giveaway is sponsored by A Trail Life and is not affiliated with Aquapac. 

We have a bit of news to share with you guys... we are starting to bring in sponsors!  So, like a good little blogger, I wanted to first take a minute to talk about why we chose to partner with sponsors and what it means for our blog. 

The main reason we decided to partner with sponsors is to share products and ideas, that we believe in, with our readers.  If there is a product, business or blog that fits with our lifestyle and blog topics we'd love to pass it along to you all.  We are picky about who we work with and would never host a sponsor that we wouldn't use in our own life.  If we are reviewing it, giving it away or promoting it you can rest assure the we support the product and what they stand for.

One aspect that is not a factor?  Money.  This is a small blog and and as a lot of you other bloggers know, this is not an industry designed for big income.  Unless you're Young House Love.  But they are mad popular and work (ridiculously) hard for that money.  (Please tell me you have this song stuck in your head now.  Yep, you're welcome.)

Starting today, you will see logos on our homepage and we encourage you to click on them and visit our sponsors sites.  And remember, we purposefully chose not to use automatic ad generators and we are the ones who place each and every sponsor on our site (mostly Serial and I, but occasionally Rooney gets in on the coding) so you can trust that anything you find through us is worth the visit. 

The awesome part?  This also means that there are product reviews, discounts and giveaways in the future.  We can't wait to ship off goodies to our amazing readers.  Stay tuned and be sure to follow us so you don't miss anything.  We're on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and RSS so pick your favorite and connect with us!

She did a demonstration of the wood frames from her book and she built an oversize one that she raffled off to an audience member.  The frames were simple enough for a beginner, but cute enough for any home so this week I made a few of my own.  I'll do a post on these this week, but here's a sneak peek. 

Awesome, right?  And you can build them in any size then paint them with any stain or color.  This book is great.  So when I was getting my copy of her new book signed, I decided to pick up another one for a lucky winner!  If you've ever thought of building, even if you've never tried, this is the book for you.  She will inspire you and teach you, guaranteed.

Here's how the giveaway works. 

• To enter for a chance to win, follow the directions below on the Rafflecopter widget.
  
• Deadline to enter is Thursday, October 25th at 12:01am ET. 
• One winner will be chosen using Rafflecopter.  I will announce the winner Thursday on this post as well as contact the winner by email.
  

Giveaway is sponsored by me and is not affiliated with Ana White. 

This contest is closed and the winner is KELSIE!!  Congrats!  I'll be emailing you today about your new book!