{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog","author_name":"Sarah Grothjan","author_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/author\/sgrothj","title":"Vanessa Nirode - Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ks0lKUjtgR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/bio\/vanessa-nirode\">Vanessa Nirode<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/bio\/vanessa-nirode\/embed#?secret=Ks0lKUjtgR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vanessa Nirode&#8221; &#8212; Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\" data-secret=\"Ks0lKUjtgR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/vnirode-profile-2a.jpg","thumbnail_width":990,"thumbnail_height":978,"description":"Vanessa has more than 35 years of experience as a tailor and pattern maker for film and television. She\u2019s also has spent the last 20 years writing about everything from pet rabbits who work at bike shops to philanthropic systems in Pakistan. Her work can be seen at\u00a0HuffPost,\u00a0Hearst Newspapers,\u00a0Bicycling Magazine,\u00a0Runner\u2019s World,\u00a0Next Avenue, BBC Travel,\u00a0Threads Magazine,\u00a0Fodor\u2019s,\u00a0Time [&hellip;]"}