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Remembering Martin Murie and His Legacy

Multiple Parks (2)
Betsy Thompson, East Greenbush, NY

Martin Murie was my cherished professor and mentor at Antioch College during the early 1960's. I was a biology major there and wrote my senior . . .
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Other | 1960-1980
Submitted 10/3/2009, WMHT

Boy Scout Jamboree Trip

Multiple Parks (3)
rod giltz, PLATTSBURGH, NY

In 1953 as a 15 year old Boy Scout I left by Train from Port Kent Station for a trip across the Northern United States . . .
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1940-1960 | Plattsburgh | NY | Boy Scouts | Yosemite | Grand Canyon | Yellowstone
Submitted 10/1/2009, Mountain Lake PBS (WCFE)

astronomy in the canyon

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Barbara Cauble, Houston, TX

My husband and I were camping with our three children at the Grand Canyon National Park. We happened to be there on the one night . . .
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Hiking & Camping | 1980-2000
Submitted 9/30/2009, HoustonPBS - KUHT

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