An intern finds her identity celebrated in the National Park Service When I first applied for an internship with the In My Backyard program in the National Park Service, it seemed almost impossible for someone like me to join. As a young woman born and...
In San Gabriel Mountains, a Monument Designation is Only a Start Much of Los Angeles’ remaining open space lies outside the city in the mountains above. It is visible from porches, schoolyards and freeways – and only minutes away – but for many the distance...
Everyone should consider gateway cities as an essential part of any national park visit. They can be are everything from your basecamp, your respite spot, your supply stop, a place to kill time between hikes or a place that, on its own merits, is a...
When the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial was little more than a clearing in a forest on Puget Sound, among its first visitors was a cacophonous murder of crows. On March 30, 2002, about 750 people came to mark the 60th anniversary of the...
Professional Snowboarder uses nature to overcome adversities Valentines with Ryan Hudson The Mountaineers Tue., Feb 14, 7 p.m. 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle 98115 Click Here for Tickets Nearly four years ago, Ryan Hudson was so close to the top of 20,310-foot Denali, he...
Arguably, it is the iconic landscapes that draw us to our national parks, and move us to preserve them. No matter where I went during a year of reporting on the National Park Service centennial, the shining seas and purple mountains majesty always moved me....
