#findyourambassador

[nationalparkpatchlady]

"Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. King's birthday is January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The earliest Monday for this holiday is January 15 and the latest is January 21.⁠ ⁠ King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000." - wikipedia⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 📍: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, Washington DC⁠ 📅 : March 2012⁠ ⁠ #unitedbynature⁠ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⁠ #nationalparkgeek ⁠ #findyourambassador⁠ (at National Mall and Memorial Parks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKEtrS_gScP/?igshid=sbobzj5uouwn

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador

[nationalparkpatchlady]

Happy#SuperbOwl Sunday! ⠀ 📍: Everglades National Park, FL⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #unitedbynature⁠⠀ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⁠⠀ #nationalparkgeek ⁠⠀ #findyourambassador⁠⠀ (at Everglades National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CK_1GbJgblS/?igshid=71gq0giax9za

#superbowl #unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador

[nationalparkpatchlady]

Breathe in. Breathe out. ⠀ We’ve made it through a crazy year. A bit exhausted and possibly a tad bruised, but today is the day to keep up the good fight. ⠀ ⠀ Happy new year, friends!⠀ ⠀ 📍: Grand Teton National Park, WY⠀ 📅 : October 2020⠀ #unitedbynature⠀ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⠀ #nationalparkgeek ⠀ #findyourambassador⠀ (at Grand Teton National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJg3Z3vg6TQ/?igshid=1wixfkz36afo2

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador

[nationalparkpatchlady]

I've been working on a few new project possibilities and have been pretty excited about them. I really can't wait to get out and travel again soon...⁠ ⁠ I'd love to know how you are planning travel this summer - what changes ar eyou making to your usual travel routine?⁠ ⁠ 📍: Grand Teton National Park, WY⁠ 📅 : May 2019⁠ ⁠ ..................................................⁠ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⁠ #nationalparkgeek ⁠ #findyourambassador⁠ #unitedbynature (at Grand Teton National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnPvc9gedp/?igshid=145qtv8xparig

#ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #unitedbynature

[nationalparkpatchlady]

"As one early visitor described the Mammoth Hot Springs, 'No human architect ever designed such intricate fountains as these. The water trickles over the edges from one to another, blending them together with the effect of a frozen waterfall.' The hot springs were an early commercialized attraction for those seeking relief from ailments in the mineral waters. Today, to preserve these unique and fragile features, soaking in the hot springs is prohibited.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Mammoth Hot Springs are a surface expression of the deep magmatic forces at work in Yellowstone. Although these springs lie outside the Yellowstone Caldera boundary, scientists surmise that the heat from the hot springs comes from the same magmatic system that fuels other Yellowstone hydrothermal areas. A large fault system runs between Norris Geyser Basin and Mammoth, which may allow thermal water to flow between the two. Also, multiple basalt eruptions have occurred in this area. Thus, basalt may be a heat source for the Mammoth area." - nps.gov⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 📍: Yellowstone National Park, WY⁠⠀ 📅 :December 2020⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ..................................................⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 📷: Nikon Z7⁠⠀ 🔍: Nikon 24-70/4s⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #unitedbynature⁠⠀ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⁠⠀ #nationalparkgeek ⁠⠀ #findyourambassador⁠⠀ #NIkonNoFilter⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ @yellowstonecountry⁠⠀ @codyyellowstone⁠⠀ (at Yellowstone National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZqremgWDr/?igshid=zi1b4kej889d

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #nikonnofilter

[nationalparkpatchlady]

Nature has a way of making us stop and think.⁠ ⁠ How do you think these dancing trees ended up this way?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 📍: Dancing Trees, Uncompaghre National Forest, CO⁠ 📅 : October 2020⁠ ⁠ ..................................................⁠ ⁠ 📷: Nikon Z7⁠ 🔍: Nikon 24-70/4s⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #unitedbynature⁠ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⁠ #nationalparkgeek ⁠ #findyourambassador⁠ #nikonphotography⁠ #DiscoverTheForest⁠ #nationalforests⁠ #itsallyours⁠ ⁠ (at Uncompahgre National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ9dq2mBQuA/?igshid=foeujc5ct6h2

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #nikonphotography #discovertheforest #nationalforests #itsallyours

[nationalparkpatchlady]

Spent a leisurely day driving through the San Juan National Forest. #unitedbynature⁠ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⁠ #nationalparkgeek ⁠ #findyourambassador⁠ #nikonphotography⁠ #nationalforestgeek⁠ #publiclandsvoter⁠ (at Ophir Pass Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF3VcjYglbG/?igshid=1lso5vruh5uv2

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #nikonphotography #nationalforestgeek #publiclandsvoter

[nationalparkpatchlady]

Anytime is a good time for a #HolidaySaguaro - but I prefer the spring in Arizona. 📍: Saguaro National Park, AZ 📅 : June 2017 ⁠ ..................................................⁠ ⁠ 📷: Olympus OMD EM1mII ⁠ ⁠ #unitedbynature⁠ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⁠ #nationalparkgeek ⁠ #findyourambassador⁠ (at Saguaro National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIhMRwgAkRL/?igshid=1vhv23zh24tq8

#holidaysaguaro #unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador

[nationalparkpatchlady]

Happy Fall from @grandtetonnps ! #findyourambassador #nationalparkgeek #unitedbynature #todayingrandteton #mygrandteton #thatswy #visitwyoming (at Grand Teton National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfZSBuAn3V/?igshid=1g18mc1cxiok5

#findyourambassador #nationalparkgeek #unitedbynature #todayingrandteton #mygrandteton #thatswy #visitwyoming

[nationalparkpatchlady]

Sometimes it takes a while to get the perfect shot. But in the meantime, I like to shoot the progression of the light. ⠀ ⠀ 📍: Uncompaghre National Forest, CO⠀ 📅 : October 2020⠀ ..................................................⠀ ⠀ 📷: Nikon Z7⠀ 🔍: Nikon 24-70/4s⠀ ISO 100 / 24mm⠀ ⠀ #DiscoverTheForest⠀ #nationalforests⠀ #itsallyours⠀ #unitedbynature⠀ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⠀ #nationalparkgeek ⠀ #findyourambassador⠀ #ZCreator⠀ (at Uncompahgre National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4Z5gwA_PB/?igshid=olqydoec6jak

#discovertheforest #nationalforests #itsallyours #unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #zcreator

[nationalparkpatchlady]

Mount Moran is a massive and impressive mountain which would make it attractive to mountaineers. However, the comparative difficulty of the approach to the climbs makes it a much less popular climb than the Grand Teton and other peaks to the south. No trails to Mount Moran have been maintained for over twenty years, and any approach overland requires a great deal of bushwhacking through vegetation, deadfalls and bogs along the perimeter of Leigh Lake. Instead, most climbers choose to canoe from String Lake, across Leigh Lake and then pick their way to their respective route; but even this may require some overland route finding. As a result, most climbs on Mount Moran tend to take several days even when the technical portion of the climb is comparatively brief.⠀ ⠀ The first ascent of Mount Moran was made on July 22, 1922 by LeGrand Hardy, Bennet McNulty and Ben C. Rich of the Chicago Mountaineering Club via the Skillet Glacier route. The Skillet Glacier still provides perhaps the easiest and most direct route to the summit and is rated 5.4. As the name implies, most of the climb is on the steep snow and ice of Skillet Glacier, and an ice axe and crampons should be used in the ascent.⠀ ⠀ The most popular route up Mount Moran is the CMC route, named for the Chicago Mountaineering Club. The CMC is rated 5.5, and ascends the east face just south of the Black Dike. The CMC climbs good rock and is essentially free of snow and ice. It also has the advantage of a good camp high on the flank of the mountain. [wikipedia]⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 📍: Grand Teton national park, WY⠀ 📅 : September 2020⠀ ⠀ ..................................................⠀ ⠀ 📷: Nikon Z7⠀ 🔍: Nikon 24-70/4s⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #unitedbynature⠀ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⠀ #nationalparkgeek ⠀ #findyourambassador⠀ #nikonphotography⠀ #mygrandteton⠀ #thatswy⠀ (at Grand Teton National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFvKoq7AwqQ/?igshid=19gtoeholrr3d

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #nikonphotography #mygrandteton #thatswy

[nationalparkpatchlady]

America. #unitedbynature #IBrakeForBrownSigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #nikonphotography (at Washington Monument National Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHT0rGSAEKG/?igshid=1jjygy4fxbm9s

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #nikonphotography

[nationalparkpatchlady]

The sun has set on another week - happy weekend!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Get out and enjoy nature.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 📍: Glacier National Park, MT⁠⠀ 📅 : October 2020⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ..................................................⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 📷: Nikon Z7⁠⠀ 🔍: Nikon 24-70/4s⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #unitedbynature⁠⠀ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⁠⠀ #nationalparkgeek ⁠⠀ #findyourambassador⁠⠀ #nikonphotography⁠⠀ (at Glacier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI9bKy1gz1r/?igshid=5q6cp20f7g28

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #nikonphotography

[nationalparkpatchlady]

On the 6th day of birthday, we took a drive through the Lolo National Forest. It’s been overcast all week, and it doesn’t seem to break any time soon. ⠀ ⠀ But I’m very much looking forward to heading down to YELL this weekend for my birthday. ⠀ ⠀ 📍: Lolo National Forest, MT⠀ 📅 : December 2020⠀ ..................................................⠀ ⠀ 📷: Nikon Z7⠀ 🔍: Nikon 70-200mm⠀ ⠀ #discovertheforest⠀ #nationalforests⠀ #itsallyours⠀ #unitedbynature⠀ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⠀ #nationalparkgeek ⠀ #findyourambassador⠀ (at Lolo National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI4au31gRKt/?igshid=s9okcwu1wh

#discovertheforest #nationalforests #itsallyours #unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador

[nationalparkpatchlady]

Until next time, @grandtetonnps. #unitedbynature #IBrakeForBrownSigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #todayingrandteton #thatswy #grandteton (at Grand Teton National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFh2Vodgei2/?igshid=1swvmtfqxyvpt

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #todayingrandteton #thatswy #grandteton

[nationalparkpatchlady]

“Colorado National Monument preserves one of the grand landscapes of the American West. But this treasure is much more than a monument. Towering monoliths exist within a vast plateau and canyon panorama. You can experience sheer-walled, red rock canyons along the twists and turns of Rim Rock Drive, where you may spy bighorn sheep and soaring eagles.” - nps.gov ⁠ 📍: Colorado National Monument, CO 📅 : August 2020⁠ ⁠ ..................................................⁠ ⁠ 📷: Nikon Z7⁠ ⁠ #unitedbynature⁠ #IBrakeForBrownSigns ⁠ #nationalparkgeek ⁠ #findyourambassador⁠ #nikonphotography⁠ ⁠ (at Colorado National Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNocZTgfAT/?igshid=9lkueu48h3z

#unitedbynature #ibrakeforbrownsigns #nationalparkgeek #findyourambassador #nikonphotography