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Archive for 'July 2012'

    T.D. Wood

    Name Those Formations: How Many High Points Can You ID in This Zion Skyline?

    fileZion National Park is sporting an eye-catching Facebook photo these days. After visiting the park last summer it got me wondering: Where was it shot? Do all those high points have a name? Sarah Stio, a Visual Information Assistant at Zion, tells me she clicked the pic in Springdale Town Park, about 3 miles west of Zion's south entrance:Sarah kindly provided an additional photo that identifies many of the prominent points on display. See how many you can pick out before clicking here to see the ...

    Posted by T.D. Wood on July 19, 2012 3:33 PM & Tagged Bryce Canyon, facebook, national parks and zion | permalink | Comments

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    World Listening Day: What's the Quietest Spot You Have Ever Visited?

    fileToday, July 18, is World Listening Day. Now you know. One of the day's purposes is to "raise awareness about the acoustic ecology movement, including ideas regarding how noise pollution can be reduced." A worthy goal. As a fan of quiet in outdoor and wilderness settings, it is my perpetual hope that fellow backcountry visitors will please, pretty please: 1. Avoid using external speakers on electronic devices. 2. Keep mobile phones shut off unless an emergency arises. This seems like a fitting ...

    Posted by T.D. Wood on July 18, 2012 7:03 PM & Tagged national parks and world listening day | permalink | Comments

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    Trail Conditions, 2012: Northwest Trails Will Be Among the Last to Melt Out This Summer

    fileHow are high-country trail conditions in the West in the summer of 2012? Largely open and snow-free everywhere except the Northwest—Washington and Oregon—where late snowfall and cool spring temperatures have left most high-country trails still clogged with snow for the second July in a row. In phone conversations with rangers, we at The REI Blog are hearing that high-elevation trails from California to Colorado are mostly melted out and open for travel. Rangers in the Sierra Nevada, in fact, ...

    Posted by T.D. Wood on July 18, 2012 4:38 PM & Tagged national parks and trail conditions | permalink | Comments

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    GeoTours: A New Wrinkle in Geocaching

    fileGeocaching + tourism/travel = GeoTours. Travel destinations interested in boosting visitation are creating "geo tours" with the guidance of Seattle-based Geocaching.com. Geocaching.com hosts a list of 6 GeoTours that it has helped assemble so far, one of them involving Maryland's Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Recent articles in The Wall Street Journal (which includes a sidebar with more details about the 6 tours) and The Seattle Times describe the attractiveness of the ...

    Posted by T.D. Wood on July 18, 2012 2:13 PM & Tagged Geocaching and national parks | permalink | Comments

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    Savvy Mom Dishes Advice in 'The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids'

    fileTaking the kids camping? Need some tips for optimizing the fun factor? A new addition to the REI bookshelf might help: The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids by Helen Olsson. Olsson, a mother of 3 based in Boulder, Colo., and former executive editor at Skiing magazine, is a widely published freelance writer whose 2009's New York Times article on llama-trekking with her kids served as the inspiration for this book. Olsson serves up 10 chapters divided into 4 sections: • Getting Started ...

    Posted by T.D. Wood on July 16, 2012 4:31 PM & Tagged Helen Olsson, book, camping, camping with kids and kids | permalink | Comments

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