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Telling the Latino Story in Our National Parks: A Job with Unexpected Rewards

How did you get introduced to the outdoors? For many inner-city Latinos, it doesn’t happen as children. Or ever. Today’s guest blogger, Midy Aponte, Executive Director of the American Latino Heritage Fund of the National Park Foundation, shares her story of a late-blooming love for the outdoors thanks to her job. ...

Posted by Steve T on November 12, 2012 12:15 AM & Tagged American Latino Heritage Fund, Yosemite National Park, diversity and national parks | permalink | Comments



Guidebook Getaway: Hike to Impressive Views in the Sierra Ladrones South of Albuquerque

Our featured trip is a 7-mile out-and-back hike that Stephen Austerman, author of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Albuquerque, rates as moderate to strenuous. The route explores a BLM wilderness study area in the Sierra Ladrones, south of Albuquerque near the town of Bernardo and close to the Bernardo Waterfowl Area. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on November 9, 2012 10:00 AM & Tagged Guidebook Getaways, albuquerque and sierra ladrones | permalink | Comments



Good for a Laugh: What's the Funniest Thing You've Seen Wildlife Do in the Wilderness?

Check out what looks like the dance moves of a black-tailed prairie dog. Wildlife can be mighty amusing at times. I've seen a body-surfing black bear. What's the most amusing wildlife trick you've ever observed? ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on November 8, 2012 3:15 PM & Tagged prairie dog and wildlife | permalink | Comments



Discover the Small Surprises of the Big, Blooming Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon may be colossal, but, surprisingly, some of the most exquisite beauty to be found there is not. As a guide for REI Adventures, I’m continually surprised by the amazing diversity of plants that have adapted to thrive in the canyon’s harsh environment. Here are some of my photos that show this living wave of color. ...

Posted by Todd Wiggins on November 7, 2012 11:30 AM & Tagged Grand Canyon, REI Adventures, Travel, backpacking, national parks and wildflowers | permalink | Comments



Feeling a Little Disoriented Today? Could Be Because It's 'Marooned Without a Compass Day'

Yes, today is Marooned Without a Compass Day. Why? No one knows. It just is. Interestingly, the historical origin of the compass itself is cloudy as well. The Facts on File database speculates that people of China, prior to 1040 AD, discovered by accident a magnetized needed would always point in the same direction. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on November 6, 2012 8:15 AM & Tagged REI Expert Advice, compass and gps receivers | permalink | Comments