Off the Beaten Path
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rscottjones
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute @ParksandPoints @59NationalParks @AniakchakNPS If it's even half as cool as last year's trip was, amazing will be an understatement. #parkchat
ParksandPoints
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @Exotichikes @TRooseveltNPS Cottonwood Campground is about it! A lodge would be nice. #Parkchat
RoadTripsCoffee
RT @Exotichikes: Q10) There are many popular websites and guidebooks to explore our National Parks. Is there an under the radar park group…
Exotichikes
replying to @mtmagog @mtmagog That is amazing! Kind of like the washouts in Olympic, but more unique! #ParkChat
mjn126
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes @_out_door_ Do I need to say it. I thoroughly enjoyed the guidebooks for (yes) the Olympic Peninsula from @_out_door_ - super useful. #ParkChat
RCGibby73
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes A10: Uh group? Hmmm let me think of one right quick. Oh there’s this chat right here on Twitter 😁😁😁 As for guides @beckyjlomax has one she wrote! #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @Exotichikes @TRooseveltNPS See? Excellent answer. This is why you are in the #ParkChat HOF. Consider the Rough Rider Hotel in Medora during off season. Great hotel and more bacon than you could possibly eat at the breakfast buffet.
beckyjlomax
replying to @e_terren @e_terren @t_jh2009 @Exotichikes @JohnMuirNPS Oh that’s cool to know. Thanks for the tidbit. #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @AlongfortheTrip @AlongfortheTrip @Wild_Tribute @ParksandPoints @59NationalParks @AniakchakNPS Oh, it's definitely not a competition! But it's been a tremendously valuable life endeavor. My life has definitely been changed because of it. #parkchat
NakMakFeegle
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes A9 I'm generally against any new development in the parks or on public lands. However, I have long thought that the Pacific Northwest's commercial timberland could be acquired, rehabilitated, and developed as new high capacity National Parks. #ParkChat
naturetechfam
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes #ParkChat A10 how about our own @beckyjlomax and her awesome guidebooks?! 😍
ParksandPoints
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @naturetechfam @Exotichikes @TRooseveltNPS Good to know! (We are tenting it there this summer, on the #All50Before40 trip) #ParkChat
DryTortugasFilm
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes A4) I think there should be a museum with more artifacts from @DryTortugasNPS , like Dr. Mudd's cane and the seaweed pressings by the soldiers! #Parkchat
Parkasaur
replying to @rscottjones @rscottjones @Wild_Tribute @ParksandPoints @59NationalParks @AniakchakNPS Of course, Denali National Park & Preserve is really just one Unit that the NPS lawyers bizarrely count twice. You should count yourself as having visited them both. #ParkChat https://t.co/jVpFNZY4sn
beckyjlomax
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @Exotichikes Thanks, Chris, for the mention! Very kind. #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
RT @Exotichikes: Q10) There are many popular websites and guidebooks to explore our National Parks. Is there an under the radar park group…
Exotichikes
replying to @bewildandbefree @bewildandbefree You can thank @mathiaseichler, my co-conspirator over at @_out_door_ for this one! #ParkChat
bewildandbefree
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes a7) i was WAY high up in the high country, alpine area of rocky mountian national park, it was september, started snowing and snow a Ptargamin full white plumage ! #ParkChat
Exotichikes
replying to @cairochris @cairochris @CapitolReefNPS @WindCaveNPS Was lucky enough to take the drive at @CapitolReefNPS last spring. Wow. I loved it! #ParkChat
59NationalParks
Q11 #ParkChat What is the closest “off the beaten path” Park or Public Land near your home (assuming you want to disclose it)? How often do you visit? What are its features and why do you enjoy it?
ParksandPoints
replying to @DryTortugasFilm @DryTortugasFilm @Exotichikes @DryTortugasNPS That would be awesome! #parkchat
naturetechfam
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Exotichikes @TRooseveltNPS You had me at bacon. We didn't care for the private campground where we stayed in April 2016. But this sounds ideal! 😁 #parkchat
Exotichikes
replying to @bewildandbefree @bewildandbefree That sounds like the perfect day in the Rockies! #ParkChat
NakMakFeegle
replying to @NakMakFeegle @Exotichikes There is one public lands location that could use some new infrastructure: the Multnomah Falls area of the Columbia Gorge. I think it should be turned into a National Park with entrance stations and a shuttle system, with the road road there closed to private vehicles #ParkChat
rscottjones
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes A10 #parkchat The National Park Travelers Club at https://t.co/oBRGvne4oG is an invaluable community of park questers, especially for information on visiting remote national park units.
beckyjlomax
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @Exotichikes Thank you for the love! BTW, getting ready in mid-March for book touring in DC and Bay Area. Should be a hoot to leap between both coasts for this Montana girl. #parkchat
Wild_Tribute
RT @59NationalParks: Q11 #ParkChat What is the closest “off the beaten path” Park or Public Land near your home (assuming you want to discl…
fullvanfun
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @Exotichikes @DinosaurNPS That is an awesome one! #ParkChat
DryTortugasFilm
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes @bewildandbefree @mathiaseichler @_out_door_ A9) I think it would be cool to have a cabin style lodge at @EvergladesNPS #Parkchat
59NationalParks
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes I always give props to #ParkChat peeps so here’s to @beckyjlomax and her Complete Guide to All 59 Parks. I just grabbed it from the table right next to me and took this terrible photo too.
NakMakFeegle
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute @Exotichikes @GlacierNPS I didn't have time to get to the top, but even just a few minutes on the trail is an overload of scenery! #ParkChat
Cbink_11
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes A7 / Panorama Trail - Yosemite NP, one of the most beautiful trails in the park system. I highly recommend checking this out if I’m the area. #ParkChat
e_terren
replying to @Exotichikes @Exotichikes A7. Drive around national grasslands in SW Kansas, eastern Colorado, and Pawnee NG in Colorado. Get a feel for the Dustbowl. #parkchat
Wild_Tribute
A11. Golden Spike National Historic Park (if bill passes, otherwise National Historic Site). Spiral Jetty makes it even more off the beaten path. #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
A11) Weir Farm NHS! Not totally sure it's off-the-beaten-path, but we love the scenery in all seasons! #parkchat @WeirFarmNPS
RoadTripsCoffee
RT @59NationalParks: Q11 #ParkChat What is the closest “off the beaten path” Park or Public Land near your home (assuming you want to discl…
RCGibby73
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks There is the Cross Timbers Trail on the shores of Lake Texoma that is nice for backpacking. It’s a tad challenging but you can camp right on the lake #ParkChat
unconpeace
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A11 The closest one to my REAL home (not where I currently reside) is John Boyd Thacher SP near Albany, NY - it's a geological Galapagos! I try to get there every time I visit family #parkchat
AlongfortheTrip
replying to @e_terren @e_terren @Exotichikes And Black Mesa SP. Very cool area. #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Exotichikes @beckyjlomax Props! #ParkChat
ThePinesResort
RT @Exotichikes: Q8) Most park visitors rarely travel more than a mile from their cars. Yet, the majority of our National Parks are wildern…
beckyjlomax
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Exotichikes Thank you! And that’s so cool that it was sitting on the table right next to you. Hope it helps with trip plans! #ParkChat
Exotichikes
replying to @NakMakFeegle @NakMakFeegle That would be amazing. I ran from the falls to Vista House and back last fall and wished there was more room on the road and less crazy cars. #ParkChat
Exotichikes
RT @59NationalParks: Q11 #ParkChat What is the closest “off the beaten path” Park or Public Land near your home (assuming you want to discl…
DryTortugasFilm
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A11) @DryTortugasNPS , at least once a year if I can! I love everything about it, particularly the solitude and wildlife! Such a special place! #Parkchat
naturetechfam
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks #parkchat A11 take your pick between @BlackHillsNF trails (esp Hell Canyon Trail) , @WindCaveNPS Elk Mtn Trail, or any trail at Jewel Cave N. M. All are mere minutes from our door! (photo from JECA)
bewildandbefree
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks a11) Goblin valley state park in SE Utah,..hoodoos, family friendly, strange geology !! I only visit maybe once a year , I think they added some yurts to rent and some mtn biking trails too ! #parkchat
e_terren
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @Exotichikes @WindCaveNPS I agree. Go for the cave, fall in love with the surface. #parkchat