l.l. bean adventure
09.23.08 | happenings
after decades of receiving mail-order catalogs
from l.l. bean, we finally voyaged to freeport,
maine not long ago to see the goods in person.
once upon a time, i was a cartographer for
national geographic maps and design trail
illustrated maps sold in outdoor stores across
the world. funny seeing a sample of a map that i
worked on for a few hundred hours of the
adirondack state park hanging in the entrance of
the flagship l.l. bean store.
a goosebump experience:
my dad, moi, my aunt and uncle with the famous boot in the background, fit for a giant:
in lawton, oklahoma, where my folks live a “sporting goods” store generally sells high school sports gear and guns & camo, NOT skis, bikes, kayaks, climbing gear, and freeze dried ice cream. that’s why we love rei. however, at this flagship store, it is a combination of the two :)
the place is more like an rei campus on steriods, complete with fish ponds, archery range, fireplaces, you name it!
what’s wrong with this photo? no door locks. that’s right, l.l. bean is opened 24/7 365. cool factoid.
a goosebump experience:
my dad, moi, my aunt and uncle with the famous boot in the background, fit for a giant:
in lawton, oklahoma, where my folks live a “sporting goods” store generally sells high school sports gear and guns & camo, NOT skis, bikes, kayaks, climbing gear, and freeze dried ice cream. that’s why we love rei. however, at this flagship store, it is a combination of the two :)
the place is more like an rei campus on steriods, complete with fish ponds, archery range, fireplaces, you name it!
what’s wrong with this photo? no door locks. that’s right, l.l. bean is opened 24/7 365. cool factoid.