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Yosemite Nature Notes – One Day in Yosemite Video
This is one of the most beautiful videos I have ever seen done on Yosemite National Park. I love how they have everyone part of the video from the kitchen staff and waiters, to the tram driver, to the hard … Continue reading
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Yosemite National Park Time Lapse
It took 19 days and two photographers to capture this very stunning time lapse video of Yosemite. They captured all angles of the park including waterfalls (I really love the last scene of watching the fall move back and forth … Continue reading
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Subway map of the National Park system
This is such an awesome picture! The Sierra Club designed this subway-style map for the national park system. Now only if there was an actual train system that could take you to all of them!
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It’s National Park Week!!
Currently running, National Park Week started April 21 and will end on April 29. All 397 national parks and monuments will have free admission so you can visit the beauty that they offer. If you’re near places like Yellowstone and … Continue reading
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Fabulous photos
This link came in through my Google Alerts today. They are beautiful photos of the highest points in the US National Parks. The ones from Alaska are just stunning and make me want to go there now more than ever. … Continue reading
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Bugling elk at RMNP
The elk are bugling at Rocky Mountain National Park! If you haven’t seen this phenomenon yet, I highly suggest driving out to see it. For $20 you can get a 7 day pass into the park and drive around to … Continue reading
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Challenges of NPS
The topic of the lack of people of color visiting national parks made the news again. Not too long ago it was also in the news after Oprah addressed the issue on her show. It’s an interesting topic with many … Continue reading
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Seeing the National Parks from space
Just saw this today in my Google Alerts. It is a site showing numerous photos of the national parks from space and some of the pictures are truly awesome, including the one from the Kenai Fjords in Alaska. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/national-parks-from-space?pid=1998
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My one mile running feat
On Tuesday at the gym I ran my first mile around the track since high school. That was ten years ago. And at 9.5 laps of 11 I stopped to quickly walk the rest, and I did it all in … Continue reading
Nature Valley and Samantha Brown supporting national parks
You can help support the parks too this summer by entering the UPC code from specially marked packages of Nature Valley products at PreserveTheParks.com. Nature Valley will make a $400,000 flat donation to NPCA. The money will help go to … Continue reading
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