Instead of rushing to the mall today for Black Friday deals, perhaps you could make it a Green Friday and find a treasure in a nearby park or wilderness like the Maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado, pictured here. A few years ago, outdoor retailer REI made news by closing its doors on the biggest shopping day of the year and encouraging its employees and customers to "Opt Outside" by spending time with their loved ones instead. While there is still no shortage of shopping options available to the intrepid Black Friday deal-hunter, a growing number of organizations have gotten behind this concept of Green Friday. And let"s face it, after all that turkey and pie yesterday, you could probably use a nice walk. You can always shop online at work on Cyber Monday ;)
Opt outside today
Today in History
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Smoking nights in Austria
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
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Breaking the fast for Eid
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Glass footbridge in Zhangjiajie, China
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Falling for the Canadian Rockies
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World Whale Day
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Black History Month
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Indigo bunting
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Let s run em up!
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Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
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World Turtle Day
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Here comes summer
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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Harvest season begins
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National Fossil Day
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Hey, you two in the front!
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World Children s Day
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A Latino art exhibition in Denver
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Dance of the egret
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South Padre Island, Texas
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The persistence of Perito Moreno
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North Cascades National Park at 50
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Maloja, Switzerland
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Making it work—in Norway
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It s Tolkien Reading Day