Ron Lizzi's Blog - Posts Tagged "national-parks"

Our Backyard Is 85 Million Acres

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and historian Dayton Duncan remind us to appreciate America's best idea: http://time.com/4389075/our-backyard-...
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Published on July 12, 2016 13:36 Tags: america, national-parks, nature

10 great national park photos from The Seattle Times' readers

The Seattle Times held a reader-photo contest celebrating the National Park Service’s centennial, and got some excellent shots: http://www.seattletimes.com/life/trav...
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Published on August 19, 2016 09:49 Tags: national-parks, nature, photos

Seniors: Get the lifetime national parks pass before the price goes up from $10 to $80

Seniors (62 and over) should get the lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for only $10 before it goes up to $80 sometime in 2017: http://travel.aarp.org/content/travel...

You can buy the pass online (for an additional $10 processing fee) at http://store.usgs.gov/pass/ or in person at these locations: http://store.usgs.gov/pass/PassIssuan...
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Published on December 22, 2016 07:12 Tags: national-parks

Face to face with Yosemite’s Half Dome on the outstanding North Dome Trail

My latest hiking trip was to the higher elevations of California’s Yosemite National Park and the Sierras. Here are 10 photos from my hike to Yosemite’s North Dome, which provides incredible views of Half Dome.

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
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Published on February 07, 2017 08:02 Tags: california, hiking, national-parks, nature, yosemite