Tag Archives: national parks

In the National Parks: Yellowstone’s Friends in High Places

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Ken Dowell

U.S.. presidents catching fish and eating pizza in the park. Continue reading →

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In the National Parks: Lost in the Tetons

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Lost and found: a teenager, a ring, a skier Continue reading →

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Gone fishin’. And hiking, biking and horseback riding in Rocky Mountain National Park

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Ken Dowell

High up in the Rockies Continue reading →

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A Day By the Falls

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Ken Dowell

Paterson’s Great Falls Historic District, some photos and some history Continue reading →

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The 1890 Travel Blogger: Wonderland

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Ken Dowell

America’s first national park existed on the edge of wilderness and civilization. Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: The Cigar Store Indian Syndrome

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Ken Dowell

The history of America’s national parks usually begins with the “discovery” of Yosemite. What isn’t explained is how you discover a place when there are folks already living there. Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: We’ve All Got Wheels

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Nothing had as profound an impact on how Americans vacationed as when we all got wheels. Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: Under the Influence of PR

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Ken Dowell

As more Americans started to go on vacation there were more folks around ready to tell them where they should go. Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: As Well As Discrimination and Bigotry

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Ken Dowell

From the very beginning vacationland America was a reflection of the society of which it was a part. And for racial and religious minorities that meant discrimination and bigotry. Continue reading →

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Americans Discover Vacation: Overcoming Our Heritage

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Since a good percentage of the American public with some disposable income in the 19th century was pretty Waspy, the whole idea of vacation took hold rather slowly here. Continue reading →

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