{"id":10532,"date":"2016-12-16T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=10532"},"modified":"2016-12-15T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T23:53:10","slug":"outdoor-news-you-need-to-read-this-week-december-12th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/outdoor-news-you-need-to-read-this-week-december-12th","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor News You Need to Read This Week: December 12th"},"content":{"rendered":"

We care about the great outdoors, the wild places where we go for solace, adventure and meaning. Because\u00a0<\/em>we believe you care, too, we\u2019re gathering some top news stories\u2014whether silly or serious, political or personal<\/em>\u2014from across the outdoor media landscape to keep you up to date.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is what we\u2019ve been reading the week of December 12th<\/sup> through 15th<\/sup>.<\/em><\/p>\n

1. The Smiling Bag<\/em> Extended Trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dion Agius made a psychedelic surf film called The Smiling Bag<\/em> that just nabbed a SURFER Awards Movie of the Year nomination. Buckle up, this a ride you can\u2019t miss.<\/p>\n

2. Santa in Trouble? Reindeer Shrink in Arctic as Climate Changes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rudolph and friends are facing some tough challenges as winters warm and humans expand further into wilderness.<\/p>\n

3. Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Polar Exploration?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ronald Amundsen reached the South Pole this week in 1911. In celebration, National Geographic created this little quiz about achievements at the North and South Poles.<\/p>\n

4. The Skin Track<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Growing up with a professional ski-guide dad and ski-instructor mom, Nina Hance learned early to set a steep skin track. Her story of finding an adventure buddy her first week of college is sad and beautiful.<\/p>\n

5. Policy Blog: Trump Taps Zinke for Interior Post<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Outdoor Industry Association heralds President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s nomination of Congressman Ryan Zinke for the Department of the Interior. Zinke has defended public access to federal lands, even though he has regularly voted against environmentalists.<\/p>\n

6. A Force of Habit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kelvin Trautman produces photography of places and adventures most of us will never see. Click to admire the beauty of his photographs and the story he tells of capturing them.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We care about the great outdoors, the wild places where we go for solace, adventure and meaning. Because\u00a0we believe you care, too, we\u2019re gathering some top news stories\u2014whether silly or serious, political or personal\u2014from across the outdoor media landscape to keep you up to date. This is what we\u2019ve been reading the week of December […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":10543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[685],"tags":[697,698],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-10532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-outdoor-news","tag-what-were-reading"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/news\/outdoor-news-you-need-to-read-this-week-december-12th","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Outdoor News You Need to Read This Week: December 12th","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/outdoor-news-you-need-to-read-this-week-december-12th","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/outdoor-news-you-need-to-read-this-week-december-12th"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/12\/C01-5549-web.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/12\/C01-5549-web.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aer Parris-Hoshour"}],"creator":["Aer Parris-Hoshour"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["outdoor news","what we're reading"],"dateCreated":"2016-12-16T15:00:27Z","datePublished":"2016-12-16T15:00:27Z","dateModified":"2016-12-16T15:00:27Z"},"rendered":"