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Celebrity Confirmation: Even on Cloudy Days, Your Skin and Eyes Vulnerable to Sunlight

The New York Times cites the example of television personality Anderson Cooper who, after filming a report on water off the coast of Portugal, lost his sight for about 36 hours. Cooper experienced was medical experts call photokeratitis, or ultraviolet keratitis. It is a condition that can occur even on cloudy days, says the report. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 10, 2012 3:00 PM & Tagged UVA, UVB, sun protection, sunburn and sunglasses | permalink | Comments



Home for the Holidays? Not Even Close

Holiday traditions typically mean sweaters and fruitcakes. But for those of us with the itch to travel, the holidays mean something else entirely. The staff of REI Adventures is full of such travel-minded people, so we recently got our heads together and came up with a few of our personal favorite destinations for holiday travel. ...

Posted by Traveling Eric on December 7, 2012 10:00 AM & Tagged Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands, New England, REI Adventures, Thailand and Travel | permalink | Comments



Night Moves: NASA Delivers a Fascinating After-Hours Look at Earth from Space

NASA and NOAA have hatched an amazing new satellite view of earth at night, and it's a marvel to observe. The accompanying video offers a composite view of the earth compiled over 9 nights for a cloudless view of the planet. Among the eye-poppers on display: oil rigs at work in the Middle East. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 6, 2012 11:45 AM & Tagged International Dark Sky Association, NASA, dark skies, earth as art and outer space | permalink | Comments



Some Food for Thought: Flavorful Gift Ideas

REI's gift-buying team offers some tips that include best-sellers, new items with interesting twists and some limited-time concoctions. Maple bacon chocolate bars, anyone? Peppermint Stick Clif Bars? ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 5, 2012 10:30 AM & Tagged chocolate bars, food, gifts and holiday gifts | permalink | Comments



12 Months of Snow with Scott Rinckenberger: Scott's How-toTips

Scott Rinckenberger shares how he managed to ski at least once a month for an entire year in his home state of Washington. Truly an inspiring tale of determination, endurance and volcanoes. ...

Posted by Scott Rinckenberger on December 4, 2012 11:45 AM & Tagged Washington state, skiing and snowsports | permalink | Comments