With all the outdoor activities available in Luray - the SNP so close, the Hawksbill Greenway, the river, and all the trails in the GW National Forest - it's no big surprise that there are a number of gear stores there. I've mentioned Evergreen Outfitters a number of times in the blog - Howard and Andy were among the first people we met in town, even before we thought of buying the Hawskbill Cabin - but there are two other stores nearby, basically cornering the main intersection in town.
They are all within easy walking distance of each other, a concept that in urban economics and development circles is called a 100 % corner (you also encounter it when car dealerships take up shop in a concentrated area in suburban regions). Not to go all urban planning on you here (urban planners, feel free to comment), but this arrangement typically leads to symbiotic advantages for the businesses. We suspect that it's good planning in this case, stemming from the Luray Downtown Initiative, but there is some luck in having three outdoor enthusiast entreprenuers around, too.
Besides Evergreen Outfitters, there are Hawksbill Bicycles and Appalachian Outdoor Adventures. The phone cam being what it is, here are some photos of their storefronts, decorated for the holidays. The bike shop shows up in the clickthrough ads on the right sometimes, but here are the websites:
Like Howard says: Thrive Outside!
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