Found
Gray hiking backpack with red zipper pull
Eau Claire
Found
listing
Posted
3 months
ago
Description
I found a gray hiking backpack this afternoon around 2:15pm outside the Oakwood Mall main entrance in Eau Claire, near the bike racks. It's a 25-liter Osprey Daypack with a bright red zipper pull and a blue water-bottle sleeve on the side. There's a small Chippewa Valley Trail Club patch on the shoulder strap, and inside the front pocket is a laminated trail map and a carabiner keychain. The bag is dusty but undamaged, and the zipper still works. If you recognize it, message me here with details about the patch or the map so we can get it back.
Approximate found location
Eau Claire
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