Best Gear / Sporting Goods
TIE: Whole Earth Provision Co.; REI
There's no Lady Bird Lake without kayaks, no Mount Bonnell without boots, and no Barton Springs without swim trunks (Hippie Hollow, we hear, is another story). We love our outdoor activities around here, but we couldn't do it without our tie-for-the-win friends at REI, if you make the hike to the Arboretum or Downtown, and Whole Earth, the homegrown alternative with three locations around our urban jungle. (Enchanted) Rock on, Austin.
Whole Earth Provision Co.
1014 N. Lamar, 512/476-1414
www.wholeearthprovision.com
REI
601 N. Lamar, 512/482-3357
www.rei.com
