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Perfect for Whatever, Whenever: The Happier Always-Ready Bag

The first Happier Always-Ready Bag and Whiskey Dog in Colorado Happier Place.

When we couldn’t find the perfect bag to recommend to you for having outdoor fun faster, we decided to design and sell our own Happier Always-Ready Bag. And it’s become our best-selling product!

Paradise Prison Island: Ilha Grande (Costa Verde, Brazil)

Fishing boats off Paradise island Ilha Grande in Brazil - Happier Place

The Brazilian island Ilha Grande is a tropical paradise with magnificent beaches, hiking trails criss-crossing through rainforest and no cars! Maybe its dark history had kept development at bay until fairly recently…

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Scott Solary: Marijuana Dispensary GM + Happier Place Co-Founder

Scott Solary is the general manager of a medical and retail marijuana dispensary. Together with his wife, Luci Westphal, he founded Happier Place.

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Do More of What Makes You Happier! (Seriously Do!)

Do more of what makes you happier... with Whiskey Dog running up Grey Rock Mountain in Colorado - Happier Place.

It kind of doesn’t get simpler or more effective than this: Do more of what makes you happier. But do you? What does it even really mean? And how can we do more of what makes us happier?

Our Favorite Picnic Food: The Happier Pasta Salad

Favorite picnic food: Happier Pasta Salad recipe features tomatoes, mini mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and toasted pine nuts.

The Happier Pasta Salad is the perfect picnic food because it’s full of flavor, refreshing, easy to make, nutritious, beautiful, and it doesn’t need to stay fridge-cold. It’ll fill you up without weighing you down!

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Four Parks In One: Canyonlands National Park (Utah)

Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, view of La Sal Mountains, Utah, Happier Place

Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah, features an incredible desert landscape of canyons, mesas, buttes, and rivers. It’s a must-see for explorers, photographers, hikers, cyclists, four-wheelers and even river folk.

Lisa Goldfarb: Fine Art Painter (Los Angeles)

Lisa Goldfarb paints extraordinary pet portraits and outdoor scenes – influenced by expressionism, her love for animals and being an outdoor enthusiast. She also gave one of the funniest, surprising and inspiring interviews yet.

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Ridiculously Versatile: The First Happier Bandana!

Scott wearing the first Happier Bandana and the Happier Place Burlap Trucker Hat while fly-fishing in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

If there’s one must-have item for any outdoor venture, it’s the first Happier Bandana. It’s the ultimate Happier Place item because it improves your outdoor experience AND it’s simple, multi-functional, and easy to pack.

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#HappierPlace Instagram Inspiration – January 2018

#HappierPlace Instagram Inspiration in January 2018

Don’t let the winter blues get you down! Instead, let these beautiful nature photos inspire you to go outside, get fresh air, explore and have fun – or book your winter getaway to sunnier lands…

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What’s So Great About Snowshoeing Anyway?

Snow picnic while snowshoeing with dog in Colorado - Happier Place

We thought we weren’t “winter sports people” until we moved to Colorado and tried out snowshoeing. We loved it immediately! But then we wondered: why? What’s so great about snowshoeing anyway?

Royal Gorge Bridge and Park (Colorado) + VIDEO

Royal Gorge Bridge spans the Royal Gorge in Colorado high above the Arkansas River

The Royal Gorge Bridge is a must-see Colorado attraction. Until 2001, it was the highest bridge in the world! But personally, we think it’s worth a visit because of the stunning nature views all around.

Lauri Novak: Fine Art Photographer (Chicago Area)

Lauri Novak turns the ordinary into art by how she sees and frames the world. She inspires us to change our perspective and discover the extraordinary and the beauty all around us.

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A Happier Year with a Fun-Was-Had Calendar (vs. a To-Do List)

A Happier Year with a Fun-Was-Had Calendar - August - Happier Place

Maybe you can’t live without a to-do list. But you will live happier if you (also) have a fun-was-had calendar to celebrate and promote doing more of what makes you happier. You deserve it!