Brown Sign Life
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The Brown Sign Life is about road trips short and long, about learning and loving what the world can teach us.
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Brown Sign Life
www.brownsignlife.com
I had this idea during my yearly "big" road trip that loving what brown signs signal is really a lifestyle that we should embrace and celebrate. And if enough of us do that, we can all make a difference, in ourselves and in the world. www.brownsignlife.com
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Wreaths Across America was today. It's a powerful ceremony - You say the veteran's name to remember them, before you lay the wreath. It's really a ritual with the idea being a person dies twice, once physically, and then again when their name is no longer spoken. #ParkChat
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Wreaths Across America was today. It's a powerful ceremony - You say the veteran's name to remember them, before you lay the wreath. It's really a ritual with the idea being a person dies twice, once physically, and then again when their name is no longer spoken. #ParkChat
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I said it last week!
And today, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit challenging the new design (Trump's face) on next year's America the Beautiful pass, as well as the new category for nonresidents.
#nationalparks #publiclands #parkchat
And today, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit challenging the new design (Trump's face) on next year's America the Beautiful pass, as well as the new category for nonresidents.
#nationalparks #publiclands #parkchat
New 'America the Beautiful' Pass Design and Categories Are Illegal, Lawsuit Says
Center for Biological Diversity sues Trump administration over 2026 national parks passes
ourpubliclandsandwaters.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I said it last week!
And today, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit challenging the new design (Trump's face) on next year's America the Beautiful pass, as well as the new category for nonresidents.
#nationalparks #publiclands #parkchat
And today, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit challenging the new design (Trump's face) on next year's America the Beautiful pass, as well as the new category for nonresidents.
#nationalparks #publiclands #parkchat
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For #ParkChat Year in Review we will look at things that happened globally in the Parks and things you’ve done personally in 2025. There will be a question or two about the chat itself too. @naturetechfam.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social @beckyjlomax.bsky.social
@e-j-terren.bsky.social
@e-j-terren.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
For #ParkChat Year in Review we will look at things that happened globally in the Parks and things you’ve done personally in 2025. There will be a question or two about the chat itself too. @naturetechfam.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social @beckyjlomax.bsky.social
@e-j-terren.bsky.social
@e-j-terren.bsky.social
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We caught the 9-11 flag-lowering at Canyon Village in Yellowstone. It was very moving. Our amazing rangers helped us remember and honor the fallen.
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We caught the 9-11 flag-lowering at Canyon Village in Yellowstone. It was very moving. Our amazing rangers helped us remember and honor the fallen.
What's something awe-inspiring or deeply emotional you've seen at a #PublicLand or #NationalPark? Most recently for me, it's the annual Memorial Illumination at Antietam National Battlefield, where 23000 lights illustrate the toll of 9/17/1862 against the night sky.
#ParkChat #BrownSigns
#ParkChat #BrownSigns
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What's something awe-inspiring or deeply emotional you've seen at a #PublicLand or #NationalPark? Most recently for me, it's the annual Memorial Illumination at Antietam National Battlefield, where 23000 lights illustrate the toll of 9/17/1862 against the night sky.
#ParkChat #BrownSigns
#ParkChat #BrownSigns
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The shutdown's effects linger. Trails stayed open. Our stores didn’t.
It's #GivingTuesday, and your gift today is doubled up to $50K.
Support visitor services, maps, and youth programs in the Black Hills National Forest.
blackhillsparks.org/donations-vo...
#BlackHills #NationalForests #ParkChat
It's #GivingTuesday, and your gift today is doubled up to $50K.
Support visitor services, maps, and youth programs in the Black Hills National Forest.
blackhillsparks.org/donations-vo...
#BlackHills #NationalForests #ParkChat
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The shutdown's effects linger. Trails stayed open. Our stores didn’t.
It's #GivingTuesday, and your gift today is doubled up to $50K.
Support visitor services, maps, and youth programs in the Black Hills National Forest.
blackhillsparks.org/donations-vo...
#BlackHills #NationalForests #ParkChat
It's #GivingTuesday, and your gift today is doubled up to $50K.
Support visitor services, maps, and youth programs in the Black Hills National Forest.
blackhillsparks.org/donations-vo...
#BlackHills #NationalForests #ParkChat
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In 28 days, the Adopt a Ranger program received over 1700 volunteers to support our public lands stewards. Some folks had special requests of non-park rangers they wanted to support, too
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#nationalparks #parkchat
@btarrington.bsky.social
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#nationalparks #parkchat
@btarrington.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
In 28 days, the Adopt a Ranger program received over 1700 volunteers to support our public lands stewards. Some folks had special requests of non-park rangers they wanted to support, too
😆🩷
#nationalparks #parkchat
@btarrington.bsky.social
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#nationalparks #parkchat
@btarrington.bsky.social
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Looking forward to hosting another great #ParkChat this Wed. night, 12/3! I’ll have a topic by then, I promise.
This will be my first #ParkChat since being enshrined in the ParkChat Hall of Fame. I knew if I publicly begged for it long enough they’d let me in. That works for everyone, doesn’t it?
This will be my first #ParkChat since being enshrined in the ParkChat Hall of Fame. I knew if I publicly begged for it long enough they’d let me in. That works for everyone, doesn’t it?
We are still working on our topic but this week #ParkChat welcomes Hall of Famer @btarrington.bsky.social as our special guest host. I’m certain that Todd will put together a terrific chat. Please join us. @naturetechfam.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social @tthrash.bsky.social @mountainscalling.me
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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We are still working on our topic but this week #ParkChat welcomes Hall of Famer @btarrington.bsky.social as our special guest host. I’m certain that Todd will put together a terrific chat. Please join us. @naturetechfam.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social @tthrash.bsky.social @mountainscalling.me
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We are still working on our topic but this week #ParkChat welcomes Hall of Famer @btarrington.bsky.social as our special guest host. I’m certain that Todd will put together a terrific chat. Please join us. @naturetechfam.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social @tthrash.bsky.social @mountainscalling.me
Got my Bonfire order today for my t-shirt, which is awesome! I hope you agree & would like to order too! A portion of the proceeds goes to @expeditionsined.bsky.social for their work w/ educators such as #STEAMinthePark.
National Parks & Public Lands are so important for myriad reasons. #ParkChat
National Parks & Public Lands are so important for myriad reasons. #ParkChat
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Got my Bonfire order today for my t-shirt, which is awesome! I hope you agree & would like to order too! A portion of the proceeds goes to @expeditionsined.bsky.social for their work w/ educators such as #STEAMinthePark.
National Parks & Public Lands are so important for myriad reasons. #ParkChat
National Parks & Public Lands are so important for myriad reasons. #ParkChat
I've got this burning, yearning feeling deep inside me, and it hurts so bad.... I need to go wandering. This view of railroad tracks was discovered when following brown signs for "Covered Bridges" in the Catoctin Park and Cunningham Falls State Park area. #IBrakeForBrownSigns #BrownSignLife
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I've got this burning, yearning feeling deep inside me, and it hurts so bad.... I need to go wandering. This view of railroad tracks was discovered when following brown signs for "Covered Bridges" in the Catoctin Park and Cunningham Falls State Park area. #IBrakeForBrownSigns #BrownSignLife
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A12 #ParkChat Since she didn't, I'll say it for her: @beckyjlomax.bsky.social's new Moon Guides book is out! I'm looking forward to adding some stamps, and taking advantage of some of the suggestions for hiking - Ledges is suggested as the best hike in Cuyahoga Valley, so I know the book is legit!
October 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A12 #ParkChat Since she didn't, I'll say it for her: @beckyjlomax.bsky.social's new Moon Guides book is out! I'm looking forward to adding some stamps, and taking advantage of some of the suggestions for hiking - Ledges is suggested as the best hike in Cuyahoga Valley, so I know the book is legit!
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Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. ~Frank Lloyd Wright
📸 Delicate Arch, Arches National Park
#Photography #Nature #Arches #NationalParks #ParkChat #Utah #PublicLands #Hiking #Travel
📸 Delicate Arch, Arches National Park
#Photography #Nature #Arches #NationalParks #ParkChat #Utah #PublicLands #Hiking #Travel
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. ~Frank Lloyd Wright
📸 Delicate Arch, Arches National Park
#Photography #Nature #Arches #NationalParks #ParkChat #Utah #PublicLands #Hiking #Travel
📸 Delicate Arch, Arches National Park
#Photography #Nature #Arches #NationalParks #ParkChat #Utah #PublicLands #Hiking #Travel
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Sunset and solitude in the backcountry.
Trinkus Lake, Flathead National Forest
#nationalforests #publiclands #sunsets #backpacking #hiking #parkchat #solitude
Trinkus Lake, Flathead National Forest
#nationalforests #publiclands #sunsets #backpacking #hiking #parkchat #solitude
September 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Sunset and solitude in the backcountry.
Trinkus Lake, Flathead National Forest
#nationalforests #publiclands #sunsets #backpacking #hiking #parkchat #solitude
Trinkus Lake, Flathead National Forest
#nationalforests #publiclands #sunsets #backpacking #hiking #parkchat #solitude
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One thing you can do to stop this is comment against the rollback of the Roadless Rule, public comments close Sept 19 (link in the bottom of the article). The Roadless Rule protects ~65 million acres of national forests & lands, including indigenous sites, from logging & other development.
Public comment on 'Roadless Rule' rollback closes Sept. 19
More than six million acres of Montana forests could be opened up to road development under a new proposal from the Trump administration. Public comment on the proposal is open until September 19.
www.mtpr.org
September 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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This week #ParkChat welcomes the exceptional @pamportland.org as our special guest host. She’ll be admitting that she’s “Not Quite an Expert” as her topic. I’m not quite sure what to make of this so please join me on Wednesday at 9 PM and we’ll figure it out. @naturetechfam.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This week #ParkChat welcomes the exceptional @pamportland.org as our special guest host. She’ll be admitting that she’s “Not Quite an Expert” as her topic. I’m not quite sure what to make of this so please join me on Wednesday at 9 PM and we’ll figure it out. @naturetechfam.bsky.social
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A fav stop was the (recently burned) Nebraska National Forest. The origin story of this place is wild—basically, a local professor convinced Teddy Roosevelt to designate this treeless tract as a “forest reserve,” so he could then hand-plant one. Until recently it was the largest man-made forest.
August 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A fav stop was the (recently burned) Nebraska National Forest. The origin story of this place is wild—basically, a local professor convinced Teddy Roosevelt to designate this treeless tract as a “forest reserve,” so he could then hand-plant one. Until recently it was the largest man-made forest.
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Looking for a place to begin or energize your activism for our National Parks? In celebration of the 109th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service, I created a digital handbook for activists.
#nationalparks #parkchat #saveallparks
heyzine.com/flip-book/ac...
#nationalparks #parkchat #saveallparks
heyzine.com/flip-book/ac...
An Activist's Guide to Our National Parks v.1
With everything that’s going on :::waves arms around:::, it’s easy to get overwhelmed or think you can’t make a difference. Our National Parks are under threat, and that means not only the iconic big ...
heyzine.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Looking for a place to begin or energize your activism for our National Parks? In celebration of the 109th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service, I created a digital handbook for activists.
#nationalparks #parkchat #saveallparks
heyzine.com/flip-book/ac...
#nationalparks #parkchat #saveallparks
heyzine.com/flip-book/ac...
Hiking up to Avalanche Lake is a great half-day hike! #ParkChat #NationalParks #BrownSignLife #GlacierNationalPark
August 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hiking up to Avalanche Lake is a great half-day hike! #ParkChat #NationalParks #BrownSignLife #GlacierNationalPark
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We should figure out how to have these young men on #ParkChat huh?
@naturetechfam.bsky.social
@beckyjlomax.bsky.social
@tthrash.bsky.social
@camarowrx.bsky.social
@pamportland.org
Who wants to help me?
apple.news/AU7Rn9fa4RZe...
@naturetechfam.bsky.social
@beckyjlomax.bsky.social
@tthrash.bsky.social
@camarowrx.bsky.social
@pamportland.org
Who wants to help me?
apple.news/AU7Rn9fa4RZe...
Lifelong friends from Milford to fulfill goal of visiting all 63 U.S. national parks — Detroit Free Press
A planned visit to Isle Royale National Park in western Lake Superior on Labor Day Weekend will finish the quest of three lifelong Milford friends.
apple.news
August 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We should figure out how to have these young men on #ParkChat huh?
@naturetechfam.bsky.social
@beckyjlomax.bsky.social
@tthrash.bsky.social
@camarowrx.bsky.social
@pamportland.org
Who wants to help me?
apple.news/AU7Rn9fa4RZe...
@naturetechfam.bsky.social
@beckyjlomax.bsky.social
@tthrash.bsky.social
@camarowrx.bsky.social
@pamportland.org
Who wants to help me?
apple.news/AU7Rn9fa4RZe...
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The guys at National Parks at Night are releasing next year's workshops soon. Get on the email list to be the first to find out where! www.nationalparksatnight.com
#nationalparks #parkchat #photography
#nationalparks #parkchat #photography
August 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The guys at National Parks at Night are releasing next year's workshops soon. Get on the email list to be the first to find out where! www.nationalparksatnight.com
#nationalparks #parkchat #photography
#nationalparks #parkchat #photography
This week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Jagged. Here's a shot from Acadia National Park near Thunder Hole during a trip I made in 2017 with some friends.
#BrownSignLife #ParkChat #wanderlust
#BrownSignLife #ParkChat #wanderlust
August 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Jagged. Here's a shot from Acadia National Park near Thunder Hole during a trip I made in 2017 with some friends.
#BrownSignLife #ParkChat #wanderlust
#BrownSignLife #ParkChat #wanderlust
August 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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I’m watching a live stream
August 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’m watching a live stream