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Introducing The Dirtbag Diner

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Dirtbag.

Inspired by Backpacker Magainze’s column Dirbag/Gourmet, Dirtbagger Guide is introducing a new category of posts – The Dirtbag Diner.  We can’ guarantee that out recipes and tips will be as gourmet as Backpacker but we will say that ours will be CHEAP and PACKED with all the fuel you need for your dirtbaggin’ pursuits.
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Learn How to Save Money For Travel with a 21-Day Financial Fast

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Dirtbag.

In listening to NPR the other day, I heard this interview with Michelle Singletary about her book The Power to Prosper: 21 Days to Financial Freedom.  She encourages people to do what she calls a 21-day financial fast meaning that you only purchase necessities and pay for everything with cash.  The fast gets you thinking [...]

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Winter Has Arrived in Colorado

Posted on 11. Oct, 2009 by Dirtbag.

Colorado’s Loveland Ski Area is the first ski resort to open this year with its earliest opening date in 40 years.  Loveland opened last Wednesday, October 7, 2009, with an 18-inch base.  Arapahoe Basin followed shortly after with their earliest opening day ever on Friday, October 9, 2009.
Early season snows have seen first tracks all [...]

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You Know You Are a Dirtbag if…

Posted on 27. Sep, 2009 by Dirtbag.

There are many definitions of dirtbag out there, but for the terms of this website we are using the word dirtbag to describe the dreamer, adventurer, conventional dissenter, uber cheap, and sometimes well-worn traveler. The new dirtbag has evolved into an ambitious, eco-conscience, cooperative individual from its dirty, unkempt, and contemptable roots.

You get up at [...]

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Dirtbag Writer: A New Wandering Writer’s Blog

Posted on 02. Aug, 2009 by Dirtbag.

Dirtbagger Guide writer, Amiee Maxwell, has just launched her new blog – the Dirtbag Writer. Amiee is documenting her journey from comfortably employed (and housed) to a full-time wandering, nomading, vagablogging, struggling dirtbag writer. On September 1, 2009 will be leaving a pretty darned good job (amazing benefits, dental insurance, retirement, etc.) and [...]

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The Mammut Bouldering Championships in Salt Lake City July 20-22

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by Van Man.

July 20-22 some of the strongest climbers will be in Salt Lake City, UT to participate in The Mammut Bouldering Championships.  Come on out and watch Chris Sharma defend his title against young guns Paul Robinson and Daniel Woods.  Watch as Alex Johnson and Alex Puccio go head to head and cheer on local climbers [...]

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Cheap Dining in Vail, Colorado – Camp Stove Gourmet

Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by Dirtbag.

On a recent trip to the Teva Mountain Games in Vail Colorado, we had quite the challenge finding some cheap eats in Vail. After scouring the local papers for dining deals and cruising the internet for the cheap dining beta – we came to the conclusion that cheap eats simply do not exist in [...]

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The Teva Mountain Games 2009 Vail, Colorado

Posted on 16. Jun, 2009 by Van Man.

The Teva Mountain games in Vail, Colorado June 4-7, 2009. A three-day extreme sport festival; from mountain biking, to kayaking, fly fishing to trail running. The Teva Mountain Games has what you are looking for. Oh and how could I forget The IFSC Bouldering World Cup championships? So, grab a beer or cup of wine [...]

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Summer 2009 Live Music Lineup: Free Concerts in the Salt Lake City Area

Posted on 29. May, 2009 by Dirtbag.

It is summertime! Time to get out, kick back with some cold brews, and enjoy some live outdoor music. Check out the following venues for some great summer shows.
Twilight Concert Series at the Gallivan Center
Heading downtown Salt Lake on Thursday nights to the Twilight Concert Series at the Gallivan Center is a Salt Lake summer [...]

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