

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
If you live in the northeast, how much snow fell in your backyard during the Sunday-into-Monday (Dec. 26-27) snowstorm that blanketed cities along the coast? Check out this video by Belmar, New Jersey, resident Michael Black, who documented the 2 feet of snow that piled up on his back porch in this time-lapse video below: A New York Times article explained that while the storm snarled traditional modes of transportation, self-propelled humans enjoyed alternative methods for navigating the city. ...
Posted by T.D. Wood on December 28, 2010 7:08 PM & Tagged Blizzard, Eurosled, Snow and northeast | permalink | Comments
REI often gets described as a toy store for outdoor-loving adults. It's so true. But what about kids? Like me, you might be amazed to see how many toys for kids REI carries. Realizing that some people are still scrambling to fill all the checkboxes on their gift lists, here's a little sampler of fun things for kids available at REI: LEGO flashlights: The LEGO Torch Flashlight series offers LEGO figures with an LED light in each leg. LEDs put out no heat, so parents need not worry about hot ...
Posted by T.D. Wood on December 21, 2010 3:01 PM & Tagged Bananagrams, Chuckit!, Djubi, Eurosled, GeoPalz, LEGO, flying discs, kites, rei and toys | permalink | Comments
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