Patagonia Capilene and Merino Wool Discount Sale; Random Shots of Beauty

Remember how I said that every now and then I have a spontaneous confluence of blog topics that I didn’t exactly plan? Another one is happening this weekend, and it’s also an opportunity for you to get some great bargains from Patagonia.

In my Gear of the Year post I raved about Patagonia’s Capilene baselayers, and described how I made it the short of choice for my Team Soft Star uniform at the Tahoe Rim Trail 100-miler last summer. I mentioned the material again in my Kourage shirt review, which was almost-but-not-quite as silky soft as the Capilene. To borrow a theme from my gear review, Kourage was a worthy challenger, but Patagonia is still the champion.

And now this weekend you can get any one of those champion garments at half-price: through January 9, all Capilene baselayers - bottoms or tops, short sleeves or long, in various thicknesses – are on sale for 50% off at the Patagonia website. The only exclusion is the new Spring 2012 performance line – but anything from the Fall 2011 line or earlier is fair game. Use some warmer layers right now for your winter sports, and grab a couple of t-shirts for the warm days of summer. (Or as the case has been around here lately, the warm days of January. Not that I’m complaining.)

Check out the Capilene sale with this link, and while you’re there, take a look at Patagonia’s merino wool baselayers, which are also 50% off this weekend. The sale is limited to stock on hand, so get going.

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The first Random Shot of Beauty in 2012 actually dates back to 2011; not terribly far back, however, as it was taken just one week ago:

A beautiful, characteristically hazy vista of the Point Sur Lighthouse, as seen during a family hike high above Big Sur on New Year’s Eve 2011.

You can have Times Square; I’ll take this kind of celebration every time.

(*One last note: be sure to check back on Monday for a killer giveaway contest. Trust me.)



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