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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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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
Busy Beaver at Denali
Denali National Park & Preserve, AK
April Nelson, El Paso, TX
My trip to Denali was picture perfect. Beautiful fall colors, sunny weather, and fewer people during the last week of the season in September set . . .
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Inspiring Moments | 2000-Present
Submitted 9/29/2009, WETA
Back to the Wild
Big Bend National Park, TX
April Nelson, El Paso, TX
When I am feeling overwhelmed with the stresses of daily city life, there is nothing like a visit to a national park to bring everything . . .
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Hiking & Camping | 2000-Present
Submitted 9/28/2009, WETA
Keep Bears Wild!
Yosemite National Park, CA
Sam'n'Bud Bexar, Houston, TX
Here we are - three bears from Houston, Texas - at Glacier Point, November 2008. We just saw this very spot on Ken Burns' "National . . .
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Family Vacations | 2000-Present
Submitted 9/28/2009, HoustonPBS - KUHT
Reclaiming the Scene of the Crime
Yosemite National Park, CA
Kathy Waters, Brattleboro, VT
I first fell in love with Yosemite as an 18 year-old camper. So much so that at the age of 28, I moved from Manhattan . . .
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Inspiring Moments | 1980-2000
Submitted 9/28/2009, Vermont Public Television
It was better than I ever imagined.
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Karey Murphy, San Antonio, TX
When I was in 8th grade, I remember hearing news stories on TV and learning about Yellowstone National Park. It sounded like the most amazing . . .
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Inspiring Moments | 2000-Present
Submitted 9/27/2009, WETA
My favorite Western Road Trip
Multiple Parks (2)
Karen Hare, Trinity, TX
My friend and I took a road trip in 2008. We drove from Texas to California and up the coast of California. We spent several . . .
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Road trips | 2000-Present
Submitted 9/27/2009, HoustonPBS - KUHT



