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For UK Visitors: Here's a spot where you can find a wide range of camping tents such as the useful pop up tent, along with other outdoor gear.

Free Admission to U.S. National Parks this Weekend!

Grand Canyon, courtesy National Park Service

Grand Canyon, courtesy National Park Service

In honor of Veterans Day, the U.S. National Park Service is offering free admission November 11-13th!

Yes, that means you can get free entry at the 147 national parks that charge admission. There are so many parks to choose from… where shall we go? :)



Free Visit to Any National Park?!

Grand Canyon, courtesy National Park Service

Grand Canyon, courtesy National Park Service

The U.S. National Park Service is hosting a fee free day September 25, 2010 (Public Lands Day), and November 11, 2010 (Veterans Day)

Yes, that means you can get free entry at the 147 national parks that charge admission. There are so many parks to choose from… where shall we go? :)



Hiking Alaska’s Kobuk Valley & Gates of the Arctic National Parks

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, photo courtesy of NPS

A Hiking Lady reader is going on the absolute trip of a lifetime – she and her husband are going to travel to all 58 U.S. National Parks by 2016! Pretty amazing!

Since there are 8 U.S. National Parks in Alaska, it will take careful coordination and planning to reach them all. The 2 northernmost parks, Kobuk Valley and Gates of the Arctic offer the additional challenge and adventure of needing to fly in.

Have you been to Kobuk Valley or Gates of the Arctic? Here’s my advice about traveling to those 2 parks!

Hiking the Appalachian Trail?

A Walk in the Woods

Have you ever thought about hiking the Appalachian Trail? I sure have!

A close hiking friend of mine insisted that I borrow her copy, and I swear I couldn’t put this book down. Obviously I am a fan of most books about hiking, but this one is truly special – Bill Bryson weaves into his humorous story loads of history and science, all while sharing the details of his adventure.

Read my full review of A Walk in the Woods here.

Federal Recreation Lands Photo Contest

National Park Foundation Logo

A chance to win an Olympus E-3 DLSR Camera? Count me in! Plus a chance to win a trip to a Federal Recreation Area!

There is a new photo contest being sponsored by Olympus and the National Park Foundation. You can enter in 2 categories, and can enter up to 3 images.

A special category this year is the America at Its Best Category, inspired by the PBS special series: National Parks: America’s Best Idea

Check out this website to learn more about the Federal Recreation Lands Photo Contest