Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: National Parks
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Winter is in full swing here in Michigan. We got pummeled yesterday and the outcome is beautiful. We finally have good X-C skiable snow in southwest Michigan. But, as much as I enjoy traipsing around on snowy trails wearing trail … Continue reading
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Tagged Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, National Park Service, National Parks, Nature, Outdoors, Public Land
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Found on Facebook @ Crater Lake National Park.
Prices Rising: National park senior & other passes a great way to save money
By Howard Meyerson A few weeks ago I let you know that many U.S. national parks are proposing to raise entrance, camping and other fees in the next couple of years. Most are looking to make improvements for the National Park Service … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Bandelier National Monument, Camping, Hiking, National Park Service, National Parks, Nature, New Mexico
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Fee increase proposed at Sleeping Bear Dunes and other U.S. national parks
By Howard Meyerson If you are planning a trip to a national park this summer, you might want to check and see what it will cost to get in. Entrance, camping, and other fees will be higher at some … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Backpacking, Camping, Canoeing, Climbing, Hiking, Isle Royale National Park, Kayaking, Keweenaw National Historic Park, Michigan, Mountains, Mt. Rainier National Park, National Parks, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park
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Trail guide sets new standard for books about hiking in Michigan
By Howard Meyerson When author Jim DuFresne first came out with his book, “50 Hikes in Michigan,” I didn’t think anyone could top it. DuFresne, a Michigan-based writer, instinctively seemed to know what hikers needed — a solid, well-crafted guide … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Michigan, National Parks, Nature, State Forest Campgrounds, State Forests, State Parks, Trails
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Muskegon schoolchildren put Isle Royale wolf lessons to use, build website for kids
By Howard Meyerson MUSKEGON, MI –There is something remarkable taking place in the third- and fourth-grade classroom at Reeths-Puffer Elementary School in Muskegon. Eight-, 9- and 10-year-old children are learning about predator-prey relationships, the food chain and the wolves on … Continue reading
Third Rescue at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Log Slide within Two Weeks
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore staffers report a 62-year-old woman had to be rescued Thursday from the steep, sandy Log Slide found along the park’s Lake Superior shoreline. The log slide is a popular tourist attraction where visitors can climb down … Continue reading
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Tagged Hiking, National Parks, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Rescues
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Avian Botulism Takes its Toll: Scientists Continue to Look for Clues
By Howard Meyerson Joe Kaplan didn’t have to look far to find dead birds in 2007. Thousands had washed up on the northern Lake Michigan shoreline, from Sleeping Bear Dunes north across the Upper Peninsula. Carcasses littered the light-colored sands. … Continue reading
North Country Trail: Fife Lake loop trail now open
By Howard Meyerson FIFE LAKE, MI — The cool of early morning clung to the forest landscape and highway sounds carried through the trees, but Marilyn Hoodstraten and Deena Barshney were busy at their tasks, paint brushes in hand. Each … Continue reading
Young hiker walks North Dakota to New York on North Country Trail
By Howard Meyerson John D Rockefeller, the American industrialist once said: “I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.” He … Continue reading
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