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Posted by Muir on
September 18, 2009
If you read this blog regularly, then you already know that our U.S. national parks represent some of America’s greatest treasures. Our national parks offer hardcore hiking trails and wilderness of unparalleled beauty, where you can hike, bike, run, raft, kayak or climb. WebEcoist has started a series looking at the outdoor recreations to be discovered in the wild at U.S. National Parks. It starts with 12 rugged, untamed, unique National Parks for travelers to explore and enjoy new adventures in nature.
Take for example the Petrified Forest National Park in the Four Corners of the Southwest. Here, you can find one the world’s most colorful and largest collections of petrified wood. The Arizona sunlight can dazzle your senses as it paints the land in sweeping colors. The northern part of the park is called the Painted Desert and includes areas of the multi-hued badlands, while the southern part of the park contains heavy concentrations of fossilized wood and American Indian petroglyph sites. Some visitors have stated that the area is like a moonscape.
12 Rugged Adventures Through Exquisite National Parks
National Park Photo Tour
Posted by Muir on
April 20, 2009
The National Park Service has chosen Alaskan photographer Carl Johnson as artist-in-residency. Johnson will spend a month taking photos of landscapes at Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
Johnson will also test some new photographic ideas and gear. He will use a solar panel for power at a remote location for time-lapse photography. “I am going to be trying some long-term exposures in remote areas, using a Brunton solar panel and Powerbase battery to power my camera,” said Johnson. “The goal will be to set up for one scene, then take a photo a minute for a 24-hour period, and combine the images in Quick Time Pro to make a stop action HD movie of that day.”
Story at Alaska Journal
Posted by Muir on
April 2, 2009
The Share the Experience Photo Contest is an annual photography competition encouraging amateur shutterbugs to explore our nation’s federal lands and share the experience with all Americans by submitting their favorite lands photos.
The contest is sponsored by Olympus Imaging America Inc. and the National Park Foundation in partnership with the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service. The Share the Experience Photo Contest showcases the more than 500 million acres of Federal Lands and draws entries from all across the United States.
“We’ve been hosting this contest for nearly a decade and it has become an important way that we connect Americans to their parks and federal lands,” said Vin Cipolla, Vice Chairman of the National Park Foundation. “We’re proud to be working with Olympus and all the federal agencies to inspire Americans to discover our nation’s most treasured places.”
Share the Experience Photo Contest
