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Congrats to Jerry Rice, the GOAT

Jerry Rice was not the most innately talented receiver to play in the NFL.
Not the fastest.
Not the tallest.
Not the strongest.
He wasn’t groomed at the finest college football program by the finest coaches.
But he did have an unending work ethic that allowed him to leave the game as the greatest receiver of all-time—and probably the best [...]

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A short guide to park passes

When someone hears about my national park quest, they often ask me if I’ve visited a particular place that they have enjoyed. As often as not, the location they mention is not part of the National Park System.
That’s not particularly surprising. There are a wide variety of land management agencies at the national, state, and [...]

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Environmental Day at the Arizona State Capitol: Rally for State Parks on Feb 1

Update: Here’s a quick review of what happened and a pdf fact sheet about the state park cuts.
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There’s a very important event happening tomorrow: the annual Environmental Day at the Legislature. This is a great opportunity for citizens to show support for smart conservation policy through direct citizen lobbying. This year, the event will highlight [...]

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Roundup of our Bayou roadtrip

I belatedly realized that I hadn’t posted a summary of our Bayou roadtrip yet. Well, here it is. We drove 4,106 miles through 5 states in 11 days to see 11 parks, plus spend New Years Eve in the French Quarter of New Orleans. In doing so, we finished off the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, [...]

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Steve Jobs talks about life

Steve Jobs is one of those few CEOs that’s hard to hate.

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State parks I’ve visited

On the heels of news of more state park closures, I figured I should out myself as a mediocre park visitor. The truth is, despite being a native Arizonan, I’ve only visited about half of our state parks. In my defense, I’m not a boater and have thus avoided water-related parks, and our national park [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site

After our wedding, Kim and I took a roadtrip across the South to visit a bunch of national parks as part of our quest. I commented last month that one of the benefits of our quest was that it brought us to see some really cool places that we otherwise wouldn’t have.
One of those pleasant [...]

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Arizona State Parks: What’s open and what’s closing

The Arizona State Parks Board, responding to a budget raid by the Arizona Legislature, voted on Friday to begin the closure of most state parks. It’s a sad and ultimately short-sighted development. There aren’t any easy answers to our budget woes, but this clearly does not sit well for our future.
The Arizona Heritage Alliance, which [...]

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A successful birthday for Agua Fria National Monument

I’ve previously mentioned last week’s 10-year anniversary celebration of Agua Fria National Monument (and the National Landscape Conservation System), so I thought I should post an update on how it went.
I spoke with the BLM yesterday and the event wildly surpassed our estimates. We had projected about 500 attendees, but were surprised when more [...]

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Just breathe….

It’s not quite what I expected, but I’ve enjoyed the new Pearl Jam album Backspacer. In particular, I’ve found myself gravitating to the song Just Breathe. Without Vedder’s distinctive voice, you probably wouldn’t guess it was a Pearl Jam song – even if it does have an Into the Wild feel to it. It’s [...]

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