OUT & ABOUT

OUTWIT

Don’t forget the duct tape

Wrap some around a hiking stick or stash a roll in the glove box. Duct tape, which now comes in colors ranging from blaze orange to camouflage, has a million possible emergency uses in the field, such as:

Repairing pack straps, holes in clothes, leaking shelter, tent bug netting or even canoes.

Fabricating an emergency belt, disposable wallet or emergency rope or dog leash.

Securing pant legs to socks so ticks can’t get in, sealing cooler to keep it cooler.

Check out more possibilities at www.duckproducts.com.

OUTDRINK

Skinny Dippin’ a summer treat

You have one month left to enjoy a Skinny Dip this year. We’re talking about the latest seasonal beer by New Belgium Brewing.

The beer sheds calories and carbs while sporting a full-bodied flavor, ranking it as the coolest choice for a figure-friendly and highly refreshing summer beer. The brew has 110 calories and 7 grams of carbohydrates in each 12-ounce bottle, with a more inspired taste than “light” beers.

We suggest wearing a lifejacket.

OUTMEDIA

Photos follow glacial recession

Website: U.S. Geological Survey repeat photograph of Glacier National Park Glaciers, to http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/repeatphoto.

Details: Don’t take Al Gore’s word for it. Photos made 50 to 90 years ago are matched with current photos from the same perspective to show the startling demise of glaciers. Currently, 55 images are featured with more to be added. Images can easily be downloaded.

OUTDO

Cheap whitewater trip

This is a bargain! Sign up by Aug. 6 with Spokane Parks for a $69 Clark Fork River raft trip. Info: 625-6200.

OUTLOOK

Best fishing times

Lunar tables from the U.S. Naval Observatory list peak fishing times. Be fishing at least one hour before and one hour after given times. Applies to all time zones.

(* indicates best days.)

Through Aug. 6

* Today

5:10 p.m. 5:30 a.m.

* Monday

5:50 p.m. 6:10 a.m.

Tuesday

6:30 p.m.6:55 a.m.

Wednesday

7:15 p.m. 7:40 p.m.

Thursday

8:05 p.m. 8:30 p.m.

* Friday

9 p.m. 9:30 a.m.

Saturday

10 p.m. —

Next Sunday

11:05 p.m. 11:35 p.m.