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The Newest National Park in the World – Sierra del Divisor

The Newest National Park in the World – Sierra del Divisor

On November 8, 2015 Peruvian President Ollanta Humala approved the creation of a 3.3 million-acre national park at Sierra del Divisor in Peru’s Amazon Basin on the border between Brazil and Peru.  This land, and more, had been designated as the Sierra del Divisor Reserved Zone in 2006 by decree of the Peruvian Government.  The process in moving […]

1200 Miles – Pacific Northwest Trail

1200 Miles – Pacific Northwest Trail

A Brief History. . . In 1970,  just after Congress designated the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail as National Scenic Trails,  Ron Strickland had an idea: a wilderness trail across the Pacific Northwest from the continental divide to the ocean.  With constant exploration, networking and promotion, Ron was able to turn the idea into […]

A 2,900 Mile Trail You Haven’t Heard Of – The East Coast Greenway

A 2,900 Mile Trail You Haven’t Heard Of – The East Coast Greenway

The East Coast Greenway Instead of a wilderness trail, how about an urban trail.  Not just a small trail either.  How about one that stretches all the way from Key West, Florida, to Calais, Maine, at the Canadian border – 2,900 miles.  That’s the idea that was born in 1991 and is growing to become the East […]

Beneath the Deep Blue

Beneath the Deep Blue

To do their thing, explorers first learn everything they can from those that have come before.  Several years ago the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) delivered some results from their explorations that gave us more to know about Crater Lake, located in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, the deepest lake in the United States.  A lake once believed to […]

Ranking Cities for Recreation Opportunities

Ranking Cities for Recreation Opportunities

What is Great Recreation WalletHub, a financial review website, recently looked at 27 factors that describe the entertainment and recreation facilities, cost of recreation, climate,  and quality of parks at the 100 largest U.S. cities.  Based upon this review, they ranked the cities relative to the recreation opportunities they offer.  The analysis was not limited to outdoor recreation so […]

Open Land Month in Montana

Open Land Month in Montana

Montana has a lot of open and public lands and July is Open Land Month there.  The point is to encourage Montana residents to reaffirm their way of life and get out and enjoy the open country that is so much a part of that life.  The project has a long list of sponsors and partners including: […]

REI and National Park Foundation

REI and National Park Foundation

REI and the National Parks REI, the nation’s largest consumer co-op, recently announced its support of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 through a multi-year, multi-million dollar partnership with the National Park Foundation. The partnership kicked off with the launch of Find Your Park, a public awareness and education campaign that […]

Living in Cuyahoga National Park

Living in Cuyahoga National Park

Countryside Initiative Program The National Park Service has created a Countryside Initiative program in partnership with Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy.  The program is designed to preserve and protect the rural landscape in Cuyahoga Valley National Park by providing farmers with long-term leases in exchange for farming the land.  Farmers must compete for a lease  of a proposed site including providing […]

Federal Recreational Lands Passes

Federal Recreational Lands Passes

Save Money at Federal Lands With fees rising at most of the National Parks and more people traveling this summer due to lower gasoline prices, it’s time to get your Federal Recreational Lands Pass to save a lot of money on park entrance fees and other costs. There are five agencies that participate so you […]

The Mitchell Monument

The Mitchell Monument

Students and Teacher Killed in Japanese Attack Seventy years ago, May 5, 1945,  six U.S. civilians were killed in Oregon by a Japanese attack.  They were the only mainland victims of enemy action during World War II.  Killed were five kids ages 11 to 14 and their Sunday School teacher, Elsie Mitchell.  They were on […]

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