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Post by Jiggy Gal on Aug 9, 2013 6:29:05 GMT -5
Electric Lights Alter Daily Rhythms Humans’ circadian clocks become skewed when they are exposed to electric lights but revert to a schedule more in tune with the sun when they go camping. By Kate Yandell | August 6, 2013 Long-term exposure to electric lighting has fundamentally altered humans’ circadian rhythms, according to a study published in Current Biology last week (August 1). But a week camping away from electric lights swiftly reset eight study participants’ circadian clocks. “What’s remarkable is how, when we’re exposed to natural sunlight, our clocks perfectly become in synch in less than a week to the solar day,” coauthor Kenneth Wright, a University of Colorado Boulder integrative physiologist, said in a press release. For the first week of the study, participants went about their ordinary routines at home. Next, they all went camping in the Rocky Mountains for a week without flashlights or electronics. Read More: www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/36888/title/Electric-Lights-Alter-Daily-Rhythms/
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jul 15, 2013 6:37:45 GMT -5
Hiking with kids? It's never too soon, author suggests July 15, 2013 12:12 am By Kitoko Chargois / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Think hiking with young children is a hassle? It doesn't have to be. Jeff Alt just wrote a book full of tips and detailed instructions to make hiking with kids an adventure and even a stress reliever. In "Get Your Kids Hiking: How to Start Them Young and Keep it Fun" (Beaufort Books, $13.95), Mr. Alt, 46, draws from his own experiences to show parents and caregivers how to hike with their little ones starting from their first few months of life. He has hiked the 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, and he tackled the 218-mile John Muir Trail in California with his wife, Beth. The Alts took their daughter on her first hike to Red River Gorge in Kentucky when she was 2 months old and their son to Shenandoah National Park when he was only 6 weeks old. The book includes chapters devoted to different age groups, backpacking, overnight trips, safety tips, using park resources, supplies you will need on the trail and more. Read more: www.post-gazette.com/stories/life/lifestyle/hiking-with-kids-its-never-too-soon-author-suggests-695497/
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jul 13, 2013 3:28:44 GMT -5
In the middle of June, Nathan and I ventured down to Kentucky to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary. On Friday afternoon we set up camp at Carter Caves park and went on a flashlight cave tour at Cascade Cave. It was a pretty cool tour... obviously, taking pictures in a cave lit only by flashlights was tricky, so this is all you get. There were cool rock formations, bats, and even an underground waterfall! nathanandrachellambes.blogspot.com/2013/07/red-river-gorge-anniversary-weekend.html
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jul 13, 2013 3:26:01 GMT -5
Matt and Stephanie had a private ceremony for family only in the middle of red river gorge, allowing tons of time between the ceremony and the reception later that evening. we were able to leisurely take pictures of family and friends between the two and guests were able to rest (and some took naps!) before hitting the dance floor hard that evening!! what a super fun couple and we are big fans of their relaxed approach to their entire day, one which reflected them both so well!! i know everyone had a blast and we loved hanging out with them and their entire families all day!! www.caradeephotography.com/blog/matt-stephanie-red-river-gorge-and-lexington-wedding-photographer/
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jul 6, 2013 8:13:07 GMT -5
Deeann and Officer Don at Red River Gorge
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jul 3, 2013 6:34:53 GMT -5
Book Review: 'Looking for Me' finds a strong Southern heroine July 3, 2013 12:18 am By Lorinda Hayes Two weeks ago, a group of 15 women, all of us members of a chick-lit book club, had dinner together to discuss the book we selected the month before. The group consensus was that the book, by a fairly popular women's author, was "average," the characters were underdeveloped, and the ending unsatisfactory. Personally, I liked it. At the time, I had just started Beth Hoffman's second novel, "Looking for Me," and was concerned that this could be women's fiction that falls into the "average" category. As I began to read, I wondered how this book about Teddi Overman, a Kentucky farm girl who sees potential in cast-off furniture and then makes that potential real, would appeal to me and to the book club readers I know. What I discovered was a lyrical, almost mystical story that reflects life on a Kentucky farm, the wildness of the Red River Gorge, and the genteel South of Charleston, S.C. Teddi grows up on the Overman family farm in Kentucky with her loving father, her unhappy mother, her younger brother, Josh, and her Grammy Belle. Teddi's mother projects her personal misery onto Teddi. Out of necessity, Teddi becomes the caregiver of Josh, witnessing his love and affinity for the wildlife in the rugged environment that they live in. Josh is raised to become a farmer like his father, while Teddi dreams of a future restoring yard sale and flea market finds and making them into something beautiful. At her high school graduation in 1973, Teddi receives an old Ford Falcon from her dad and a brand new typewriter from her mother. In the middle of the night, Teddi leaves notes on the table for each member of her family, leaves the typewriter to gather dust in her closet and travels to pursue her dream in Charleston. The book follows Teddi through the next 20 years, her adult life underscored by the eventual disappearance of her brother into the wilderness of the Red River Gorge, and of her mother's continual condemnation of Teddi for taking a chance at what she loved. She also unreasonably blames Teddi for Josh's disappearance and snidely voices those thoughts at every opportunity. As Teddi's life unfolds, she recognizes that the choices she makes are the result of the environment she grew up in and that often her good fortune is the result of serendipity and the grace of various souls in Charleston. Read more: www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/book-review-looking-for-me-finds-a-strong-southern-heroine-694093/"LOOKING FOR ME" By Beth Hoffman Pamela Dorman Books/Viking ($27.95)
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jun 30, 2013 19:21:59 GMT -5
Ky. getting white nose disease grants Published: June 28, 2013 The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee and Kentucky are getting maximum grants under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program to combat a disease that is killing bats.Tennessee and Kentucky will each receive more than $45,000. The agency awarded grants totaling nearly $1 million to 28 states.Dr. Jeremy Coleman, the agency's white nose syndrome coordinator, said the grants provide essential support for monitoring and researching the malady. Coleman said an outbreak in one state in 2007 has spread rapidly to 22 states and five Canadian provinces.Officials estimate the disease has killed more than 5.7 million bats.The disease name comes from a whitish fungus that forms on infected bats' faces. Some emerge from hibernation during cold weather and use up stored fat in a fruitless attempt to feed on insects. Read more: www.kentucky.com/2013/06/28/2695881/tenn-ky-getting-white-nose-disease.html
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jun 13, 2013 8:46:30 GMT -5
Red River Gorgeous Trips to the Red are often a flurried affair. I drive in on Friday evening for a quick hike to Rock Bridge in the waning light. Read a book by the campfire. Up the next morning for a lengthier jaunt, like Auxier Ridge to Double Arch. Then, a couple refreshing rock jumps into the Red River before finishing things up with delicious pizza at Miguels. Drive home. Vacuum dog hair out of the car. Bam. mikeloveridge.wordpress.com/tag/red-river-gorge-2/
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jun 11, 2013 21:07:15 GMT -5
Red River Moon: Latest Kentucky-made movie to premiere at Kentucky Theatre By Kakie Urch · June 11, 2013 When Lexington filmmaker Bruce Barnett lived in California, people would ask him what he missed most about Kentucky. “I would say ‘the Red River Gorge and the Kentucky Theatre, along with Ale-8 and beer cheese.’ So, when the time came for a making a movie, I knew two things: I wanted to feature the beauty of the Red River Gorge and I wanted to premiere it in the Kentucky Theater,” Barnett said. On Thursday, June 20, Barnett’s feature film, Red River Moon, shot in the Red River Gorge and featuring Kentucky actors and musicians, will premiere at 7 p.m. at the Kentucky Theatre on Main Street. Read the rest of the Article here: www.aceweekly.com/2013/06/red-river-moon-latest-kentucky-made-movie-to-premiere-at-kentucky-theatre/Production Website: www.redrivermoon.org/Additional Links: richmondregister.com/localnews/x331655080/Red-River-Gorge-adventure-film-to-premiere-June-20southsidermagazine.com/2013/06/local-filmmaker-premiering-movie-shot-at-river-river-gorge/chevychaser.com/2013/06/local-filmmaker-premiering-movie-shot-at-river-river-gorge/www.kentucky.com/2013/06/17/2681954/red-river-gorge-featured-in-new.html
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jun 9, 2013 21:34:34 GMT -5
Your camping is like that! That's funny.
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Post by Jiggy Gal on Jun 9, 2013 21:32:59 GMT -5
Glad no one was hurt.
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