VIVOBAREFOOT and Patagonia Discounts; Random Shots of Beauty

A couple of shopping notes before today's post ...

First, you've got only a couple more days to take advantage of the 20% discount offer for VIVOBAREFOOT Neo Kids shoes. Both the lace-up version and Velcro version are available, and if you enter coupon code KIDSRNR20, the discount will be applied at checkout. Look over my review of the Neo Kids shoes here, then hit the links above for the sale prices, which expire after November 14th. Your kids can thank me later.

The other sale announcement isn't necessarily a blockbuster, but is noteworthy nonetheless: from now until November 24th, Patagonia is offering free shipping on every purchase from their website - so if you've been waiting for a good time to grab some fall or winter apparel, this might be it. I grabbed a pair of duck pants which just might be the most comfortable house-lounging pants I own; hopefully you'll find something similarly enjoyable. Click the banner below to go shopping:



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This weekend's Random Shot of Beauty is one that I never got the chance to see in person:

A view of Half Dome, barely visible through the fog and snow from the park's webcam atop nearby Sentinel Dome. About two weeks ago, temperatures were unseasonably warm at Yosemite, so our family got the notion to sneak in one last day hike before the high trails became impassable under snow cover.

Sure enough, as soon as we circled this weekend on the calendar, weather forecasts began calling for rain and snow - and when decision time came on Thursday and this was the view we saw, you could say we literally got a case of cold feet. Staying close to home and taking a warmer day hike seemed like a much more palatable option, which means Yosemite will have to wait until springtime.



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