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Oprah's Show Opens National Park System to Millions Who Don't Know

Watching “Oprah & Gayle go camping” last Friday brought a flood of conflicting emotions. As an advocate for getting African Americans and other people of color outdoors (that's me with Yosemite ranger Shelton Johnson at right), I spent almost a month anticipating the show. I looked forward to the amazing beauty of Yosemite National Park that would be revealed, and the millions of Americans who would see the parks presented to them for the first time with an invitation to visit. They would see ...

Posted by AudreyPeterman on January 10, 2011 7:01 PM & Tagged African Americans, Oprah, Shelton Johnson, Yosemite, diversity, national parks and rei | permalink | Comments



Best of The REI Blog, 2010

As The REI Blog winds down its inaugural year, we flashback to a few favorite posts of 2010: Gravity-defying goats. How do they do that? Black George. Meet the giver of root beer floats in Grand Teton National Park. The Oscar should go to…. A great short film from Yosemite Nature Notes, Frazil Ice. Time-lapse videos. Four hours of a lunar eclipse on the winter solstice condensed into 2 minutes; 2 feet of snow falling over 18 hours in New Jersey compressed into 38 seconds. One rad bike. Few ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 7, 2011 2:13 PM & Tagged Cycling, Goats, Oprah, REI Blog, black george, matches, mt. rainier and stand up paddleboarding | permalink | Comments