Nice weather this morning at Redwood National and State Parks. Check the “Current Conditions” page on the NPS website for information and updates regarding fires, air quality, trails, roads, and other topics: https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/conditions.htm Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #cawx #geology Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs

My review of the book A Superior Death by Nevada Barr #AnnaPigeonseries #bookreview #IsleRoyaleNationalPark #murdermystery #mystery #mysterynovels #NationalParks #NevadaBarr

https://thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2023/09/10/book-review-a-superior-death-by-nevada-barr/

Five film photos from Camp Mather, a summer camp run by the City of San Francisco for both residents and non-residents alike. Also some photos of Yosemite (Yosemite is a few miles away)

https://micro.popagandhi.com/2023/09/08/five-frames-in.html

#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #CampMather #NorCal #Yosemite #Outside #TouchGrass #California #Mountains #NationalParks #Nature

Whale spouts today, easily visible from Trinidad Head, among the offshore rocks of the California Coastal National Monument. For more information https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/california-coastal and #nps #nationalparks #interpretation #publiclands #photography #whales #nationalmonuments #ocean Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs

Getting a head start on National Public Lands Day, which is coming up on September 23 this year (hauling away a few items that had washed up on the beach in Redwood National and State Parks). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/public-lands-day.htm and https://www.neefusa.org/what-we-do/conservation/national-public-lands-day and https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs

This coastal section of Redwood National and State Parks (near Kuchel Visitor Center) shows off blue skies this morning. Check the “Current Conditions” page on the NPS website for information and important updates regarding fires, air quality, trails, roads, and other topics: https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/conditions.htm Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm and #nps #nationalparks #ocean #publiclands #photography #cawx Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs

“Redwood National and State Parks represent a cooperative management effort of the National Park Service and the California Department of Parks and Recreation” (Source: NPS). Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park (seen here) is one of the parks included in this cooperative management plan. Learn more at https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=415 and https://www.nps.gov/redw/learn/park-facts.htm and http://npshistory.com/publications/redw/chronology.pdf and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #forest #trees #interpretation #history Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs

Smoky Mountains Gap Storm in summer:

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/smoky-mountains-gap-storm-norma-brandsberg.html?newartwork=true

More art: www.ElegantFinePhotography

#smokymountainnationalpark #smokymountains #tennessee #tennesseepark #tennesseenationalpark #nationalparks #landscapephotography #art4mom #AYearForArt #travelphotography #nature #BuyIntoArt #springforart #art #artforsale #Travel #photooftheday #elegantfinephotography #normabrandsberg

On the more colorful side, red huckleberry and clintonia were on display in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Learn more at https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=415 and https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/cs_vapa.pdf and https://calscape.org/Clintonia-andrewsiana-() and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #forest #trees #flowers #phenology Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs

Navajo Dome in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Capitol Reef National Park is not as crowded as Zion but just as beautiful.

#CapitolReef #mountains #Utah #nationalparks #sandstone #travel #RoadTrip

Checked in Death Valley and fuucckkk...I don't think we are camping in Death Valley during Thanksgiving week. Thinking maybe reroute the trip and spend the week in eastern Nevada at Valley of the Gods, Great Basin NP, etc. Anybody from that area want to chime in with suggestions? (We are flying into Vegas and renting a campervan) #nevada #nationalparks #camping #vegas #rv #vanlife

JM Mitchell brings the issues of public lands to light in Public Trust, the first of his Nat'l Park mysteries.
https://www.amazon.com/Public-Trust-J-M-Mitchell-ebook/dp/B007CEF36I/
#suspense #mystery #adventure #nationalparks #books #promo

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Centennial Celebration today. Learn more at https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=415 and https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/prairie-creek-centennial-celebration.htm and #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #forest #trees #birthday #interpretation Image credit Kurt Angersbach / Westernlabs

Cambodia’s Botum Sakor National Park continues to be carved up and its ostensibly protected land awarded to private developers with close links to the country’s ruling party.

In the latest development, approved Jan. 25 but only announced Aug. 14, local conglomerate Royal Group was awarded a 9,968-hectare (24,631-acre) concession that adjoins another land parcel it received in the park in 2021.

By Gerald Flynn
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/new-concession-in-botum-sakor-national-park-handed-to-cambodias-royal-group/

#News #Conservation #Environment #NationalParks #Cambodia

Today’s ’Featured picture’ on @Wikipedia is a painting of the Presidio of #SanFrancisco , established as a military base for New #Spain 🇪🇸 in 1776!

After passing to #Mexico then the #USA as part of treaties ending wars, it is now a property of the #NationalParks service. ✅

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page#/media/File%3AVictor_Adam_after_Louis_Choris_-_Vue_du_Presidio_san_Francisco%2C_1822.jpg

TOUR #nationalparks AROUND THE WORLD!🌍
1st STOP: Kruger National Park, #mpumalanga , #SouthAfrica🦒#BRICS
Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. Covering an area of 19,485 square kilometers in northeastern South Africa, the park is a home to an impressive number of species. (Photo/Zhang Yudong)🐼 #virtualtour

My partner, Greg, and my best friend, Ulf, and I drove to the Warrumbungles last night to look at the stars.

I only had my phone with me instead of a proper camera. Greg took this picture by increasing the exposure time and balancing the phone on a thermos of tea.

We sat out for about an hour before having to drive home, because I was driving and needed to make sure I'd be awake enough to get us all home safe.

We talked about astronomy, spirituality, Ancestors and my Aboriginality, our friendships, star dust, and the state of the world. We laughed, Greg cried (he's such a delicate man and I love the strength of his vulnerability), and I discovered that even though he and Ulf have been to Australia multiple times and joke about "everything is trying to kill you lol", they really don't have a sense of how dangerous this country can be:

"there's a look out 500m down this trail, let's just go down there!" (in a National Park at 1am with no hiking gear, let alone night hiking)

It was amazing, and I'm so glad I was able to share it with these two men that I love to the moon and back.

#stars #NationalParks #Warrumbungles #Astronomy #relationship #LongDistance #LongDistanceRelationship #NonMonogamy

We're driving out to the Warrumbungles tonight to go look at the stars. It's a "Dark Sky" park, meaning that there is almost no light pollution.. so seeing the Milky Way from there should be amazing!

#NationalParks #Warrumbungles #Astronomy #Stars

Oh man I am looking forward to Fat Bear Week!

Until then check out more Katmai bear cams here: https://katmaiconservancy.org/pages/katmai-bear-cams

#bears #nationalparks #katmai

Speaking of Mount Rainier, here's another example of visitors flocking to the mountain without much respect for the national park's sensitive local environs.

https://petapixel.com/2023/08/16/photographer-condemns-stargazers-for-trampling-delicate-land-on-mount-rainier/

#Tourism #Tahoma #MtRainier #PNW #Seattle #Tacoma #NationalParks