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  • Celebrities in the house! Wonder Woman and Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

    Celebrities in the house! Wonder Woman and Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

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  • We love Beaverdale. Just had a delivery of “tangled up in blueberry” danishes in honor of Bob Dylan’s birthday.

    We love Beaverdale. Just had a delivery of “tangled up in blueberry” danishes in honor of Bob Dylan’s birthday.

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  • Join us on Saturday, June 9th at 6:00 PM for our first film screening!  In conjunction with one of our favorite brands, Marmot, we’ll be showing The Zanskar Odyssey, a film that follows three Marmot athletes as they endeavor to find one of the world’s greatest and most remote bouldering fields, located deep in the Himalayas.  

    In addition to the film, we’ll be holding a raffle/silent auction to benefit the local chapter of The Nature Conservancy, giving a special discount on Marmot product to attendees, and providing free popcorn and refreshments.

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  • A Sidewalk Sale rarity: perfectly folded, color coordinated table. Get down here and mess it up.

    A Sidewalk Sale rarity: perfectly folded, color coordinated table. Get down here and mess it up.

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  • Posted: 1 week ago
  • Check out our newest Back Country tee! Can you guess what this diagram is? Come in and tell us what you think!

    Check out our newest Back Country tee! Can you guess what this diagram is? Come in and tell us what you think!

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  • Posted: 2 weeks ago
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  • about us

    • James Wornson and Diana Kiel-Wornson first opened the doors of Back Country May 1974 in Ames, Iowa. After celebrating their 10-year anniversary, Jamie and Diana packed up the operation and hauled it 34 miles south to Des Moines. After years building a devoted clientele and developing a strong relationship with their beloved Beaverdale neighborhood, the pair expanded in 1990 to take over the entire building at 2702 Beaver Ave, the charming brick storefront that Back Country calls home to this day.

    After handing management duties to their eldest daughter Lexi, Back Country has evolved its look and feel, striving to carry the aesthetic and innovational vanguard in sartorial and technical goods. While we have witnessed and weathered the many fleeting fads of the industry, we have remained dedicated to our core values that inspired Jamie and Diana to open the store over 35 years ago. We aim to carry companies with a conscience that provide our customers with the best in function and fashion for their globetrotting travels and everyday lifestyles of adventure. Whether your next journey is a week on the Superior Trail, a study-abroad in Tanzania, or simply an evening on the town with friends, we are here to provide you with the accouterments and expertise you need.

    It was with our firm local roots and eye toward the global community in mind that we chose our motto, from the great American writer, Mark Twain:

     

    "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrowmindedness."
    Back Country Outfitters