The north gate of the Yellowstone National Park, 2011, courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike With every new written word I have read, with every new image of a picturesque, panoramic view of wild vistas and with every new fact, I am reinvigorated in my efforts to share the importance and rich history of our parks (National and State). Dare I say giddy? I am almost to the point where it is starting to seem sacrilegious that I spend more time indoors writing abou

Party lights, Codorus State Park, Pennsylvania, Summer 2015 First things first, today’s post is 90% informative and 10% interpretation. There are too many notable project related events that have happened or will happen that I felt it was my duty to share it instead of blabbing off on how I feel about life. Unfortunately, NO, I have not won the lottery even though my friend, (another) Carla and I have an ongoing lottery pool. You can scratch that off the list of notable even

Running Wild Bear Grylls, NBC Typically if I have the TV on, if it is not on PBS, chances are I’m watching just about anything. However, recently I have found myself more and more watching shows that are about the outdoors, to see what the competition is for my dream outdoors park and travel show that I want to develop after completing the documentary. In particular, there is a show I have watched a few times called, "Running Wild with Bear Grylls." If you aren’t familiar wit

Bass Reeves (Photo courtesty of U.S. Marshalls) The answer to this question was quite the surprise to me. Apparently there are people that have known the answer for some time, including the National Park Service (NPS), Bill O’ Reilly and Morgan Freeman, which I will get back to later. First, I have to give you the background on how this all happened because you know I like to tell a story. A few weeks ago while I was at work, I had the great fortune of meeting Amy Sherald,

Here is a trivia question for you all: Who was the character, The Lone Ranger, based on? The National Park Service knows.... Stay tuned for the answer (if you haven't looked it up!). #NationalParkService #Diversityintheoutdoors