Weather proved outstanding for the 2008 WA TrailsFest event held Saturday at Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, WA.  According to Lace Thornberg at Washington Trails Association (WTA), more than 3000 outdoor enthusiasts showed up to attend workshops, learn new skills, visit with the 60 exhibiting gear companies and outdoor groups and take a chance on taking home some cool new outdoor gear in the raffle.  Among the coolest raffle prizes were several Gregory packs, Chaco sandals, Ibex Woolies, and Teko socks.Rattlesnake Lake - North Bend, WA

We were happy to be a part of the fun and our booth was well-staffed with the local crew of Egan & Associates.  Dave, Val, Jason, and Dave's sons, Sam & Addison (our two expert Reps-in-Training) were on hand to talk about Gregory, Chaco, Ibex, and Teko gear and steer folks to their local dealers.  We fitted over 40 people for Gregory packs, and shared with many more the virtues of pack suspension technology, merino wool & organic cotton, and biocentric footbeds.

Jason & Sam show off our boothYou can read more about the event on the WTA website.