Geared up: The trail advocates who run the Gear Hut consignment shop have varied strategies for making outdoor sports accessible and affordable

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Geared up: The trail advocates who run the Gear Hut consignment shop have varied strategies for making outdoor sports accessible and affordable

There are a lot of factors that can keep people from accessing outdoor sports. Along with time, safety and transportation, there are also financial and social burdens, plus a lack of information.  Leah Wzientek and her husband, Rusty Donlon, own Gear Hut, a consignment shop that sells outdoor gear. I was talking to her about the shop’s monthly trail cleanups at Huffaker Hills Trailhead—an event she says is dog-friendly, kid-friendly and “very en…