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And I’m still wearing it every spring and fall. And now you, too, can own this jacket for 20% off if you order it between now and April 12th. I mean, this jacket comes back in stock every spring for three years running. Also, the fact that I’ve had mine for over three years and it’s still in perfect condition even though I wear it at least once a week in the spring, summer, and fall months (in fact, I’m wearing it as I type this) means that the cost-per-wear is minuscule.

Personally, I came home with a new faux fur vest, a pair of jeans, a beautiful pink wool J. Crew coat, and a top. I had on a pair of faux leather leggings from Shopbop, a top from Moonfish, ballet flats from a previous clothing swap, and a bralette, also from Shopbop. See, Shopbop is having a sale right now and you can stock up on these amazing Free People bralettes that I’m sure you’ve seen all over Instagram. Also, make sure you follow Style & Edit and Moonfish and shop the Shopbop sale so you, too, can get compliments on your outfit!

After the previous day’s adventure of mosquitos, hiking up a mountain, encountering baby caribou, and pretending to be a park ranger, I didn’t know what would possibly top that! Social trails aren’t official park trails, but frequent visitors to the park have favorite spots to start hikes and, over time, these become a little bit more worn in. We hiked for 9 hours and over 10 miles, climbed up and down ridges, bushwhacked through waist-high brush, had some wildlife sightings, encountered only two other people, sang songs, got super grumpy, and cheered when we got back to the road. We didn’t see as much wildlife as I was expecting and we probably could have tried a few more strenuous routes with a slightly different group of people.

And this next chapter includes my first real “backcountry” hike, bears, caribou, and pretending to be a park ranger in Denali. Panorama of the view from Eielson We’d decided we wanted to hike the Old Gorge Creek Trail since it was the one our friend John had worked on. While we were hiking up Alpine we turned around to take in the view and saw mama bear and her little cub almost a mile away, down the mountain, wandering away from the trail we’d wanted to hike originally. Turns out it was, but we didn’t really have time to hike all of it before we needed to catch the last bus that would get us back to our campsite in time for dinner and the evening’s ranger talk.