Tag Archive: national parks

Celebrate First Day of Summer with Free Admission into U.S. National Parks on June 21, 2011

National Park Service Ranger on Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia

Pin itIf you visit this blog often, you know I’m a big supporter of our country’s national parks. Although admission is already a bargain, the U.S. National Park Service will be celebrating the beginning of summer with free admission into National Parks on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Find the list of participating national parks by…

Remembering the ’95-’96 Government Shutdown

Flamingo Lodge in Everglades National Park, Condemmed Following Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. Photo Taken in 2008.

Pin itIf you’ve been living under a news-free rock, there’s talk of a federal government shutdown which would be really, really bad for the country. If it happens and the same agencies who were impacted during the ’95-’96 shutdown are closed, the tourism industry is going to take another economic hit along with other sectors…

Vacation in Dominica to Explore and Relax

Trail to Boiling Lake, Dominica

Pin itA destination offering national parks with miles of hiking, a rain forest and a natural boiling lake is my kind of getaway and a vacation in Dominica fits the bill. Honestly, I had no idea I could find something like this in the Caribbean. My friends from the Commonwealth of Dominica, “The Nature Island,”…

Clinton, Derby & National Parks

President Bill Clinton in Sarasota, Sept. 2009

Pin itThink I’ll be able to stretch my wings after this weekend when the workload releases me physically and mentally. Perhaps I’ll be able to take this blog in the direction I’ve intended. Maybe I’ll return to roller derby practice. We’ll see. The past week has involved the Whip It roller derby movie directed by…

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