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    Special Report: Regional Cuisine

    How’s your fourth Clif Bar of the day tasting right about now?  Craving a little meat that isn’t vacuum-sealed or mechanically separated for your convenience?  How about… Read more “Special Report: Regional Cuisine”

    July 29, 2018 by brainonparks

    Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO

    If Hot Springs National Park was an unpleasant disappointment, Great Sand Dunes National Park was a pleasant surprise.  I had a decent idea of the offerings of… Read more “Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO”

    July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 by brainonparks

    Hot Springs National Park, AR

    After dropping JR off at the airport in Memphis, TN (cue Marc Cohn music here), I cut across I-40 in Arkansas for a quick pit-stop on my… Read more “Hot Springs National Park, AR”

    July 29, 2018 by brainonparks

    Bonus: Tuscaloosa, AL

    Tide.  Jesus.  Soul food.  The three pillars upon which the residents of Tuscaloosa, AL live their lives.  And yes, they are distinctly in that order. A brief… Read more “Bonus: Tuscaloosa, AL”

    July 29, 2018 by brainonparks

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC/TN

    After a long drive from the Outer Banks to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (via my alma mater Elon University and a stop-worthy city in Asheville), my… Read more “Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC/TN”

    October 28, 2017 by brainonparks

    Bonus 2 for 1: Cape Hatteras National Seashore & Wright Brothers National Memorial

    After nine days of living in what seemed to me luxurious accommodations (two nights on an air mattress in Philadelphia, one night sharing a hotel bed with… Read more “Bonus 2 for 1: Cape Hatteras National Seashore & Wright Brothers National Memorial”

    October 28, 2017 by brainonparks

    Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH

    When you think of the National Park Service and its 59 unique Parks, Cuyahoga Valley is likely not the first image that forms in your brain.  I… Read more “Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH”

    October 17, 2017 by brainonparks

    Bonus: Effigy Mounds National Monument, IA

    National Parks highlight the natural beauty of our great country, largely unspoiled by human intervention and kept as naturally in-tact as possible.  National Monuments sometimes include solely… Read more “Bonus: Effigy Mounds National Monument, IA”

    October 17, 2017 by brainonparks

    Brain Download: Theodore Roosevelt

    Do:  Hike the Lone Tree Loop Trail, but only if you’re willing to get a little muddy.  The river crossing weeds out many hikers, so you’ll have… Read more “Brain Download: Theodore Roosevelt”

    October 15, 2017 by brainonparks

    Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND

    National Parks the world over owe their protected status and universal adoration to one singular and titanic personality:  that of President Theodore Roosevelt.  Roosevelt established the National… Read more “Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND”

    October 15, 2017 by brainonparks

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