OUT & ABOUT

OUTGEAR

NASA contributes to warmer feet

Developed by NASA for astronauts, the insulation in Toasty Feet insoles is getting a warm reception on Earth.

The insoles are made of Aerogel, the highest thermal insulation of any solid material and three times the insulating power of Thinsulate, according to the Memphis-based manufacturer, PolarWrap.

The product has received good reviews from Mount Everest climbers, who removed the foam insoles from their boots and custom cut their thin, lightweight Toasty Feet insoles as replacements.

Price: $13, www.Toastyfeet.com or (800) 967-9727.

OUTSEE

Eagle Watch at CdA

What: Eagle Watch Week to view bald eagle congregation.

When: Dec. 26-Jan. 1, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,

Where: Lake Coeur d’Alene, Wolf Lodge Bay. From Coeur d’Alene, drive 8 miles east on I-90 and take Exit 22. Follow the road to eagle viewing locations at the BLM boat launch or the Mineral Ridge Trailhead.

Details: Experts will have spotting scopes and info on annual gathering of eagles that feast on spawning kokanee. BLM surveyors counted more than 100 eagles last week.

Updates: www.id.blm.gov/eagle_watch/ index.htm

OUTPEOPLE

A Yellowstone Christmas

Nature photographer Tom Murphy’s 27-year odyssey to capture Yellowstone National Park in winter images will be featured tonight, 7 p.m., on KSPS-TV in a PBS Nature documentary, “Christmas in Yellowstone.”

Enduring winter with a camera is “an opportunity to see this country at its wildest and most beautiful time, when the cold and snow keep most people away,” Murphy said. “It’s my church, my cathedral. You get a sense of what happens when life is left alone.”

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 Dec. 31

Today

3:55 p.m., 4:20 a.m.

Monday

4:45 p.m., 5:05 a.m.

Tuesday

5:30 p.m., 5:55 a.m.

* Wednesday

6:20 p.m., 6:45 a.m.

* Thursday

7:10 p.m., 7:35 a.m.

Friday

8 p.m., 8:30 a.m.

Saturday

8:55 p.m., 9:20 a.m.

Next Sunday

9:55 p.m., 10:25 a.m.