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Karen (always looking for a road trip)
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camping, road trips, hockey, random stuff

#ParkChat HOFer

#EndTheStigma

No creepy DMs. I'm married and not interested.
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Out there is the perfect lap.

Do you see it?
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This #BlackFriday, trade shopping for nature. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering FREE entry to all Colorado State Parks on Nov. 28. Escape the crowds and recharge with some fresh air, stunning views, and outdoor adventure. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pn5hAS
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
@marylanddnr.bsky.social I keep hope you guys will start posting stuff here.
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The biggest issue with the Reflecting Pool at the current time is the Canadian geese that constantly poop in it. That isn't the fault of Biden. So I'm wondering what disaster of an improvement these two incompetents have planned. #ParkChat
What’s the over-under on national monuments he ruins?
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
@coloradodnr.bsky.social Would you like to host our weekly #ParkChat one Wednesday? You can DM me or @59nationalparks.bsky.social with questions!
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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For tomorrow Mrs. 59 made two pumpkin pies, one apple pie, one peach pie, one pecan pie, one coconut cream pie. Yes there’s an army coming by. #ParkChat #PieChat
a picture of a pumpkin with the words happy thanksgiving to you & your family have a wonderful day
ALT: a picture of a pumpkin with the words happy thanksgiving to you & your family have a wonderful day
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Pat: Carlson has 6 goals? I don't think he had 6 goals all last season.
Me: Oh, he did. They just didn't all count.

#ALLCAPS #IYKYK
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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I have not only done all of these tasks and score a 20 for this exercise, I still do some of them all the time. Access a paper map, for example. #ParkChat
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Today let’s thank the rangers at Great Basin National Park, #Nevada. Remote, dark and beautiful. Let’s thank them for preserving the Park and enhancing the visitor experience. #ParkChat
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Q6 #parkchat Biscuit Basin, Peanut Pool, Porkchop Geyser, Lemonade Creek, Cucumber Spring, Cauliflower Geyser…. These are Yellowstone thermal features with culinary names. How many parklands can you recall that have features on their landscapes with “edible” names?
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Q5: Where in the NPS system are you most thankful to be able to visit and hit the reset button when things just seem a little too much? How has this place improved your mental health? #ParkChat
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Q4 #ParkChat Camping, hiking, roadtrip, vacation.... we get to and experience our #PublicLands in various ways. What is one item or piece of gear you are most #thankful for or can't imagine leaving behind when visiting parks?
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Q3 Please tell us about a favorite pre-dinner or post-Thanksgiving hike or park visit. Was it a new hike or park, or an old favorite? #ParkChat
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Q2 #ParkChat Tell us about one particular experience in a National, State, Provincial, or other Park that you are so grateful for having had any time in the past. What made it so special and memorable to you? @59nationalparks.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Starlight born before I existed, reflected off a silent lake then captured in my camera.

When we look at the stars we are in-effect traveling back in time.

🌌🌠✨️✨️✨️

#Yosemite #Photography #Nature #NationalParks #Astro #AstroPhotography #NightSky #MilkyWay #Stars #PublicLands #Parkchat
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Q1 #ParkChat Several years ago the topic of pies came up on the chat. Inexplicably and without warning something called #PieChatBot took over our chat with 4-5 pie Qs and has never reappeared. Since then we ask this Q for #Thanksgiving: What’s your favorite pie for the holiday?
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Actually, I realized that my current pass expires at the end of this month (thank you, @subaruofamerica.bsky.social). Instead of replacing it in January, I think I'm going to get my new pass NOW, so that I can replace the next pass in January 2027. #ParkChat #PublicLands #NationalParks
If this image is for real, I would gladly pay "full price" for all sites I visit over the next year just to never have to see this human dumpster fire on my annual pass. #ParkChat
The Department of the Interior today announced the most significant modernization of national park access in decades, delivering new digital America the Beautiful passes, updated annual pass artwork, expanded motorcycle access and a new resident-focused fee structure that puts American fam..
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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For #Thanksgiving today #ParkChat will operate on our “Holiday Schedule”. We’ll ask one question an hour for six hours beginning now at 9 AM ET. Jump on as your schedule allows. There will not be a regular chat tonight. We will return on 12/03 with @btarrington.bsky.special as our special guest host
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Today, the Interior Department rolled out one of the biggest changes to national park access and fees in years, if not decades, and it will reshape how people—both U.S. residents and international visitors—get into places like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon.

#nationalparks #parkchat
National Park Access and Fees Get Major Overhaul in 2026
Interior Department makes annual passes fully digital, increases fees for non-residents, and announces "patriotic fee-free days"
thenationalparksexperience.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
If you're a #ParkChat follower and are interested in additional content (like Book Club, meetups and more), we're trying to get the ParkChat Discord channel going for those things!

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November 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
If this image is for real, I would gladly pay "full price" for all sites I visit over the next year just to never have to see this human dumpster fire on my annual pass. #ParkChat
The Department of the Interior today announced the most significant modernization of national park access in decades, delivering new digital America the Beautiful passes, updated annual pass artwork, expanded motorcycle access and a new resident-focused fee structure that puts American fam..
Department of the Interior Announces Modernized, More Affordable National Park Access  | U.S. Department of the Interior
www.doi.gov
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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open.substack.com/pub/westernw...
Please call your senators. Along with everything else trumpco is doing, this psychopath will destroy many things
Steve Pearce’s Record on Public Lands
The former New Mexico congressman nominated to lead the Bureau of Land Management has a long history of opposing conservation measures.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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“Death by Lightning” fans: please enjoy my interpretation of the fight for the 1880 Republican presidential nomination in convenient meme form.
November 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I'm the noon question! #ParkChat
This week #ParkChat will operate on our “Holiday Schedule”. We’ll have one question an hour for six hours starting at 9 AM ET. Expect a festive #Thanksgiving chat. We will not offer a regularly scheduled chat this week.
November 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I have a ton of photos that I could use for #BlueSkyArtShow #small and most of them are tiny, tiny mushrooms, taken at state or national park sites, like these. #ParkChat
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Another minute of #Zen sitting by the shore of #Bowman Lake Glacier National Park watching the skies fade into darkness

#nature #nationalparks #parkchat what surprises me most is although there were 50 or so people camping nearby I was alone to enjoy this

Sound up!!!
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM