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Do you have your own love letter? Have you ever visited a place that changed your life? Have you found a secret climbing crag where you seek refuge from the daily grind, or a surf break on a secluded beach that only you can find? Do you have a stretch of trail that brings you back in tune with nature, or maybe even your own urban sanctuary in the midst of a whirring city? We want to see and hear about the places that make you whole, that fill your heart with solitude and wildness — the places that have the power to restore the human spirit.

Ready to post your own love letter? Here’s how you enter…

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Despite April’s slogan, April showers bring May flowers, it’s a month of increasing sun and warmth for most of us. It’s a playful month, one that beckons spring while flirting with winter. And, as last year’s April Friday Photo contest reminded is, “April itself welcomes growth, and the opening of an entirely new season in which to play in the great outdoors, among the glory of the world’s forests, jungles and overwhelming landscape of trees galore.” So, this year, this April, we happily play homage to one of the most enjoyable ways a human can enjoy the wooded landscape, through April’s Friday Photo Theme: Trail Running.

Maybe you never hit the trails without a partner or your favorite podcast. Maybe you do it for absolute solitude. Maybe you run because your cardiologist says it’s good for you. Maybe you blow snot rockets with pride and trip over unassuming tree roots with relish. How ever, why ever you trail run, we’d like to see it.

Show us your favorite or most hated trail run. Show us the muddiest, the muckiest of all trails or the most magnificent dusty path you’ve ever pounded your two feet on. We want to see photographs that demonstrate trail running in all its grit and (or) glory.

Send us your shots! And our winners will win an entirely re-vamped trail running wardrobe, including a pair of men’s or women’s Saucony ProGrid Pwomen’s Saucony ProGrid Peregrine trail blazing shoes, a Saucony men’s (or women’s) Transition Sport Top II, as well as a men’s or women’s Boston pant.

In addition, winners will get the perfect companion for a long trail runt an ultra comfortable, gender-specific hydration pack from Osprey. Gents, you’ll receive a Viper 10 pack; ladies will receive the Verve 10 pack.

Want your own chance at winning? Submitting is easy! Just fill out this submission form and make sure to include a description of the photo you submit and the address of where you want your gear sent in the body of the message. Good luck!

You can submit photos from anywhere in the world, but we will only ship prizes to addresses within the continental UnitedStates.

Feel free to submit as often as you’d like. We’ll choose a winner every Friday. And help us spread the word. We have a new theme (and a new set of prizes) every month.

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Unless you’ve been living in a deep, dark cave… You may have noticed that there is a lot of cool stuff going on out there. So, we thought it was high-time we started rounding up some of our faves each Friday. Every month, we’ll be choosing a theme that fits with the Osprey lifestyle. Since we just wrapped our “Instead of driving, I…” contest, we’ve decided to pay homage to human-powered transportation for all of March. Welcome to the Osprey Friday Round-Up!

Last month, we asked our fans how they they got around — without driving — and we were flooded with awesome responses. So, without further ado, below, we’ve listed out the winners of the “Instead of driving, I…” contest. Congratulations to the winners! Watch out for a cool, new video on the topic coming soon. And to everyone out there who chooses to use their own power to get them from place to place: thank you for leading the way. Let’s keep it up!

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At Osprey headquarters in Cortez, CO we strive to reduce our carbon footprint as best we can. One easy way is to drive less. In rural Southwest Colorado, we really only have two options: carpooling in winter months and riding our bikes in the spring, summer and fall seasons. We do have a couple hardy souls that ride during the dead of winter!

We’re curious about our fans who live in urban areas. You have access to a variety of commuting options instead of driving. Light rail, buses, trains, walking, skateboarding, scooters, rollerblades, swimming… all provide alternatives to get to work, to the gym, to the coffee shop, to band practice, to the library. All without driving.

Begin your statement with: “Instead of driving, I…” We’ll pick the top 10 most creative statements and send you a pack of your choice from the Momentum, Metron, Flap, 24/7 or Resource Series. Your statement may even appear (anonymously) in a cool new video we are producing called, you guessed it: “Instead of Driving I…”

Contest ends Monday February 28, 2011. In the event that a requested product is not in stock, Osprey Packs, Inc. reserves the right to substitute a product of equal or greater value. Winners will be picked and notified on March 1, 2011.

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Thanks to everyone for spreading the Osprey love over the last few weeks to push us over 10,000 Facebook fans. When it comes to being an Osprey fans, we think Timmy O’Neill says it best…

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Nothing’s more exciting than having Timmy O’Neill come to your door and give you a Hornet 24. And a digeridoo. Help us get to 10,000 fans by January 20, 2011 and you might win too!

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We’re working our way towards 10,000 fans by the end of 2011, and along the way our very own Timmy O’Neill is visiting some of our lucky fans.

Want the chance to win some free gear too? All you have to do is friend us on Facebook! Help us get to 10,000 fans by the end of the year by spreading the Osprey love and encouraging your friends to do the same. 

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Like Osprey? Join us in our quest to break the 10,000 like mark by January 20, 2011! Along the way we’ll be giving away a plethora of packs from our new Spring 2011 product line. A few of our lucky “likers” will receive a very special visit from Osprey athlete Timmy O’Neill! Here’s how it works…

8,500 Likes

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• 10 Lucky Likers will win our new men’s Viper 7 or women’s Verve 7 hydration pack and a trucker’s hat!
• 1 Lucky Liker will receive a visit from our film crew and Timmy O’Neill. Beneath the glare of TV lights they’ll receive prizes, fame and recognition. We’ll post a video of the spectacle for all to see!

9,000 Likes

• 10 Lucky Likers will win our new women’s Sirrus 36 technical daypack and a trucker’s hat.!
• 1 Lucky Liker will receive a visit from our roaming film crew and you guessed it, Timmy O’Neill. Underneath the even brighter glare of TV lights and news helicopters, they’ll receive a prolific plethora of prizes and instant fame and recognition. We’ll post another video of the spectacle for all to see!

9,500 Likes

• 10 Lucky Likers will win our new Hornet 24 super light technical daypack and a trucker’s hat!
• 1 Lucky Liker will receive a very special visit from our roaming film crew and yes indeed, Timmy O’Neill. Underneath the blinding lights of Hollywood and Bollywood, they’ll receive an unprecedented and dazzling array of prizes and the mixed blessings that come with fame and recognition. Video? All over the web!

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10,000 Likes

• 10 Lucky Likers will receive our new Momentum 26 bicycle commuter pack and a trucker’s hat.
• 10 Lucky Likers will receive our new Metron 25 urban commuter pack and a trucker’s hat.
• 1 Lucky Liker will experience a life changing event thanks to our roaming film crew and Timmy O’Neill. The world will be watching and prizes will be plentiful. Tears will be shed. An epic video of the entire saga will be shot around the world forall to see!

All you need to do is help us hit our goals all the way to 10,000! We’ll randomly select winners along the way. So get your friends and your friends, friends, friends to join us on the Osprey Facebook page. Odds of winning are better than 1 in 1,000. Let’s see Publisher’s Clearing House beat that!

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Photo by Emily Nuchols

In July we asked all of you to submit photos of “what’s in your pack?” It didn’t even need to be an Osprey pack, we just wanted to see what you’ve been packing on your summer trips, weekend warrior hikes or even just for an afternoon stroll in the city. Congrats to our two winners who both score a Farpoint 70! Check them out below.

Grand Prize Winner

How could we not choose this photo (taken by William of Summit 42)? It’s creative, funny, and best of all, cute. Plus, we support people getting their kids out on the trail nice and early. There’s no better way to instill a love of the outdoors than doing it at a young age.

People’s Choice Award

We decided an Osprey contest wouldn’t be complete without the input of our fans, so we got people to vote on photos over on our Facebook page. Congrats to Justin Boland for getting the most “thumbs up” on his photo.

Didn’t win? Don’t worry, we’ll be doing plenty of contests in the near future, so keep your eyes open!

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It’s the first week of our What’s In Your Pack? contest and we couldn’t help but featuring this one, taken by Flickr user Summit42. What’s in his pack? A baby, of course! We love the creative interpretation of our question for this submission.

We want to know what’s in your pack! We’re running our photo contest is running all month so there’s plenty of time to submit! We’ll be selecting one photo a week to feature here on our blog, and all weekly winners will score a Digi Stow! At the end of the month two people will win a Farpoint 70, perfect for packing on your next adventure. To take part, just upload your photos to our Flickr pool, tag with “whatsinyourpack” and be sure to write a description of just what’s hiding inside your pack.

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