Tag Archives: National Parks

You Are Here

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Poetry in Parks is an initiative to install poetry on picnic tables in seven national parks. As public works of art, the picnic tables will each feature a historic American poem selected by the 24th U.S. National Poet Laureate, Ada Limón. … Continue reading →

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Chill Out

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Summer has arrived early in my little corner of the Western Hemisphere and with the wilting heat my thoughts turn to the far North. Coincidentally, the world’s largest and most northern national park is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Kalaallit Nunaanni … Continue reading →

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Memories of Tomorrow

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I’ve long been a fan of vintage travel posters and I especially enjoy the historic posters created to promote the U.S. National Parks. In 1934, the park service began to encourage  state and national park tourism by designing their own … Continue reading →

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National Parks

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

I am a huge fan of national parks. In my travels I have been fortunate to visit quite a few. While some of my favorites are here in North America, I have spent time in some spectacular parks as far … Continue reading →

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Death and Mayhem in National Parks

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Over recent months, it seems that there has been a story about tourists in Yellowstone National Park being gored by bison, mauled by bears, bitten by wolves, or scalded by steaming pools every week. In most cases the deaths and … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Centennial

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Way back in the antedeluvian days of the last century, I spent quite a bit of time in Washington D.C.. So much so that I eventually wrote a travel guidebook for budget travelers to the U.S. capital. During my book … Continue reading →

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A man like a city…

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

from Book I, Paterson William Carlos Williams Paterson lies in the valley under the Passaic Falls its spent waters forming the outline of his back. He lies on his right side, head near the thunder of the waters filling his … Continue reading →

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National Parks

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Brian D. Butler

Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 博, Yoshida Hiroshi, September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his excellent landscape prints. Yoshida travelled widely, and was particularly … Continue reading →

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Recreate Responsibly

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Who knew that the National Park Service had a sense of humor. You can check-out some more clever posters on the official website.  

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Parked at Home

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

Here in the United States some of our most popular National Parks are starting to re-open. Yellowstone National Park re-opened last week, so did Grand Teton and Grand Canyon National Parks, along with a dozen or so others. The National … Continue reading →

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