It was overcast last Saturday morning, the clouds hanging out for the long haul over the canyons, so we opted out of snowshoeing, fully embracing our bluebird-sky snobbery. Instead we ventured in-town to Kirkham's, 3125 South State Street in SLC. Founded in 1944 as a canvas tent company, Kirkham's is now what L.L. Bean used to be before it got too big: a local outdoors outfitter proudly featuring its own locally-made products. They've got everything: shoes and clothing, sleeping bags and backpacks, maps, tarps, skis and snowshoes, tents and camping gear.
Prices seem extremely reasonable for many things - Columbia 4-person tents on sale for $99! - except for dog backpacks/saddlebags. I had put off buying a dog pack for B before we left Maine, figuring it was just one more thing to pack up. However, the dog packs at Kirkham's were $125 ... so now I figure it's just as well that dogs aren't allowed to hike up in Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons as I'm certainly not spending that much. And when we find a place that B is allowed to hike - well, I imagine that H can carry whatever B would have carried just as well.
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