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Sustainability in the Outdoors. Thoughts from a Wandering Woman

Sustainability in the Outdoors. Thoughts from a...

Global warming, the ever growing list of endangered species, a garbage patch in the ocean the size of Texas. Ugh, it's in your face and on your mind. How about...

Sustainability in the Outdoors. Thoughts from a...

Global warming, the ever growing list of endangered species, a garbage patch in the ocean the size of Texas. Ugh, it's in your face and on your mind. How about...

How Taking Time Away from Being a Mom to Backpack Helps Us Roar!

How Taking Time Away from Being a Mom to Backpa...

Over the years, as we’ve watched many of the women we know become mothers, we’re struck by how often outdoor adventures seem to abruptly end for these ladies. Whether talking...

How Taking Time Away from Being a Mom to Backpa...

Over the years, as we’ve watched many of the women we know become mothers, we’re struck by how often outdoor adventures seem to abruptly end for these ladies. Whether talking...

An Ode to Our Customers — A Collage of Pics and Testimonials

An Ode to Our Customers — A Collage of Pics and...

To say we appreciate our customers only begins to capture the depth of our gratitude. With word of mouth as our bread and butter (i.e. our main form of marketing),...

An Ode to Our Customers — A Collage of Pics and...

To say we appreciate our customers only begins to capture the depth of our gratitude. With word of mouth as our bread and butter (i.e. our main form of marketing),...

From Grief to Gratitude: 5 Year Anniversary Reflections

From Grief to Gratitude: 5 Year Anniversary Ref...

Five years ago, I started Purple Rain Adventure Skirts from a dining room table in a rented house in Portland, Oregon.  At the time I was living with three dudes,...

From Grief to Gratitude: 5 Year Anniversary Ref...

Five years ago, I started Purple Rain Adventure Skirts from a dining room table in a rented house in Portland, Oregon.  At the time I was living with three dudes,...

LNT Business Practices for Consciously Made Hiking Skirts

LNT Business Practices for Consciously Made Hik...

Here at Purple Rain Adventure Skirts, we believe that the catalyst for change lies within us all. Through a connection with nature we see the importance of treating others, including...

LNT Business Practices for Consciously Made Hik...

Here at Purple Rain Adventure Skirts, we believe that the catalyst for change lies within us all. Through a connection with nature we see the importance of treating others, including...

Photo Essay: How Purple Rain Adventure Skirts Are Made!

Photo Essay: How Purple Rain Adventure Skirts A...

All of our hiking skirts and kilts are made by hand here in Oregon, either by our founder Mandy Bland or by a local seamstress. Today, we’d like to offer...

Photo Essay: How Purple Rain Adventure Skirts A...

All of our hiking skirts and kilts are made by hand here in Oregon, either by our founder Mandy Bland or by a local seamstress. Today, we’d like to offer...