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Sadly after 58 years in business Adventure 16 has closed their doors for good. Adventure 16 was a legendary outdoor retailer founded in San Diego County. The store’s president John Mead, whose uncle Mic Mead incorporated the business, said the store has experienced a decline in gear sales and a major slowdown in foot traffic in recent years. That, plus the changing retail landscape and the cost of doing business in Southern California, were too much for the independent retailer to go on.Joh …