High in the Oregon Cascade Mountains, south of Crater Lake National Park is Sky Lakes Wilderness. There are many beautiful high mountain lakes in the Wilderness, thus the name. Here are panoramic...
Outdoor recreation is an important contributor to the U.S. economy. In this article, you will learn the size of that contribution.
Looking for a great place to hike, but don’t have a clue? Here are four ways to discover your new favorite trail.
One of the interesting things about living on a farm is that farm operations can briefly change environmental conditions. Wildlife reacts immediately to these changes. When we cut our grass hay, the...
In 1851, William Nobles founded a new route to California through lands of the Northern Paiute Tribe. The new trail left the Applegate Trail at Black Rock Springs in Nevada, crossed the Black Rock...
There is a fourth lesson of the trail. It is one which John Muir taught me . There are always some people in the mountains who are known as “hikers.” They rush over the trail at...
National Park Shutdown National Parks in the U.S.A. are usually open 365 days a year. When legislators and the President fail to fund the operations of government, the Park Service furloughs...
Sometimes I answer questions posed by members of Quora. Here is one question and my answer:
What are the most common, likely dangers facing hikers in North America?
The history of the Lava Beds National Monument is rough, with a bloody history of the Modoc Indian War. Many people died there during the war under horrible circumstances. Do their spirits live...
A map created German cartographer Henricus Martellus (aka Heinrich Hammer) in 1491 depicts the world as known to Europeans at that time. Recent studies reveal more details than ever seen before.
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