I’m an avid bumper-sticker reader when I’m on the road, especially if I recognize a national park connection. I apologize if you’re that car with two dozen stickers on the back window that I’ve tailgated as I did a park inventory. Know that I’m super-jealous of your car’s adventures. One common sticker is an oval, …
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I don’t expect to find wisdom in packaging, but a t-shirt from North Cascades National Park had a pleasant surprise: a vision for National Parks over the next century. The NPS-managed store in Newhalem, Washington, isn’t huge, nor is its staff, which may be why the t-shirts are rolled inside four-inch-wide ribbons indicating the shirt’s …
Not all holy ground and sacred sites are part of the National Park Service. Visiting Wyoming’s Medicine Wheel reminds us how deep our history reaches.
We may be sheltering-in-place for a while, but our imaginations are still free to road across the country. “America’s Holy Ground” and “America’s Sacred Sites” provide 112 easy roadtrips from the comfort and safety of your favorite armchair.
This spring my daughters and I went on a Saturday afternoon hike that…. well…. It ended up overwhelming us. That got me thinking, “What goes into a successful trip into nature?” Developing that list was how my mind diverted itself during the last (and longest) mile of the hike, when most of the complaining occurred. …
Thanks to Geist Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Indianapolis for hosting both Bruce and Brad on June 16. It was our first chance to present together – what a great experience! (And what great peach ice cream, too!) Thank you to the volunteers and staff at Geist who made it possible! If you’d like …
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Note: This was written during the first few weeks of the 2019 federal government shutdown. The National Park Service exists to ensure Americans are good stewards of the gifts of our planet. Right now, as the government shutdown leaves our national parks vulnerable and unmaintained, NPS can best protect our national parks by closing them down. Over a century …
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