Each Wednesday, the National Park Service profiles a different park in their National Park Getaways feature.
This week, they are profiling Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Read the full article…
Still Here…
It took a while, but I’ve cleaned up all of the spam in the comments. I really haven’t had an opportunity to write anything at all in a while. We’re expecting our second child in June and it’s swallowed all of our time trying to get the house ready for her. I promise to start … Read the full article…
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Climbing Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
I thoroughly enjoyed watching these two make the climb up the sheer face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. I only wish that I wasn’t completely terrified of heights. This looks like fun, but I’d probably pass out and fall off about 10 feet up. Read the full article…
Olympic National Park Dam Removal
For the past few months, the National Park Service has been in the process of removing the Elwha Dam and the Glines Canyon Dam in Olympic National Park (Washington state, in case you were wondering) in an effort to restore the Elwha River and its ecosystem. Read the full article…
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Pixar’s Cars Route 66 Inspiration
My almost 3 year old has been on a huge Cars kick lately, sometimes watching it two or three times in an afternoon. Anyone who has ever seen the movie has probably guessed at its inspiration from Route 66, that most famous of highways that served as the major east-west corridor until being replaced by the Interstate System and decommissioned. Read the full article…
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