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Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Looking forward to @camarowrx.bsky.scocial chat! Also thinking back to a time when the rich cared about preserving something for future generations & not just themselves. #parkchat John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Creates a National Park - REsource share.google/TgefUyGbaBRQ...

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The Grand Teton National Park was created in part due to the conservation efforts of a wealthy philanthropist, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There is no #ParkChat scheduled for this evening. Please join us two weeks from tonight with our guest host @camarowrx.bsky.social joins us

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@katiephang.bsky.social #ParkChat is a National Park chat which we’ve run continuously for 12+ years. We’d be honored if you’d consider guest hosting. “Parks and the Law” seems like an appropriate topic. If you watch the hash #ParkChat you’ll see how we operate. @naturetechfam.bsky.social

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

News from my publisher: Moon USA National Parks is discounted as an Early Prime Big Deal (34% off) from today through Oct. 7. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVSMHFTP/ #nationalparks #parks #guides #books #hiking #camping #roadtrips

Book cover features the steep orange walls of The Narrows in Zion with the clear Virgin River revealing colorful rocks. The title of the book is laid over the photo: "Moon USA National Parks, The Complete Guide to all 63 Parks" followed by the author's name "Becky Lomax"

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy International Day of Peace, observed annually by United Nations member states every Sep. 21 since 1982. Obviously here in the United States it's going great and everything is totally normal. Image: Wikipedia.

This color graphic shows a blue dove with a United Nations symbol world map on its body and an olive branch in its mouth.

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There is no #ParkChat tonight or next week. Should you have a chat topic you’d like to explore next Wednesday, please let me or @naturetechfam.bsky.social.

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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This administration denied funding for sled dogs. That's how awful these people are. #ParkChat

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babyboomersaves.bsky.social @babyboomersaves.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Deadline for public comment extended to October 6. Let's flood them with comments! #ParkChat

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Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm finding that many published links to the Roadless Rule Comments are not working, I found this link to comments for the Oct 6 deadline: #parkchat www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News share.google/J4JuTYQfSlcz...

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How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News

The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Saturday #ParkChat There will be no chat this Wednesday. We just completed the 9+ hour drive from Badlands NP. We have a few more hours tomorrow. I’m a Iittle tired but satisfied. How do you feel after a good trip? @naturetechfam.bsky.social @babyboomersaves.bsky.social

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Shelly thought this “begging burro” was the dominant donkey at Custer State Park this week. At least it got the carrot from her. It was great to see @babyboomersaves.bsky.social and @naturetechfam.bsky.social whilst traveling the Dakotas this week! #ParkChat

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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The atomic bomb is so far removed from most living consciousness that I feel we need to have as many reminders as possible about the horribleness of it. It's not a joke to "nuke" another country. Minuteman Missile (and related state sites) could also be tied to the overall theme. #ParkChat

the minuteman missle silo with faux missile at the historic site in the badlands area of south dakota

quebec-01 in chugwater, WY -- it looks like a farmhouse, but underneath, it's the command center for ~10 missile silos.

part of the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile state historic site in North Dakota

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babyboomersaves.bsky.social @babyboomersaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A7: I have learned so much more about history from visiting national park sites than I ever did in school! #ParkChat

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Nature Tech Family @naturetechfam.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A12 #ParkChat My schedule shows that @campingkiddos.bsky.social will be hosting as a special guest next Weds. 9/16. We'll confirm and let you all know by Sunday. ☺️

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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A11 #ParkChat I think that more should be added to the Manhattan Project than the three pieces already there. I understand the symbolism of the three parts (Trinity), but Wendover played a role, as did the metallurgy lab in Chicago.

In this hangar, the Enola Gay rested before heading out to drop death in Japan.

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Nature Tech Family @naturetechfam.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q12 #ParkChat Does anyone have an announcement, general question, or maybe a park haiku to share? @59nationalparks.bsky.social

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q11: Thinking about visits to memorials that you have made, name the site and one thing you would add or remove to enhance the symbolism or message for future visitors. @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q10: The folks at Flight 93 NHS were kind enough to host #ParkChat multiple years during their busiest week. Have you been more inspired by these chats to visit their or any Memorials & Monuments in the NPS system, or more local ones? @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q8: The Flight 93 NMEM was an example of how memorials can be created by a diverse group of stakeholders through forming of a memorial “community” or partnership. Given this background, what role should memorials play in “community.” @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A7 #ParkChat My ranger-led tour at Little Rock Central High. A Black ranger, who had previously been a journalist and interviewed the surviving Little Rock 9. He had such a unique perspective of the whole thing, and it made a lasting impression.

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babyboomersaves.bsky.social @babyboomersaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A3: Being outside, especially around the trees, which reach up to the heavens. At Antietam, we thought about those who had died in the fields now covered with flowers. #ParkChat

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A7 I mentioned the Stone Creek Massacre site earlier. One of the more powerful Ranger talks I ever heard was given there. Combined with the signs mentioning "Reconciliation" and it definitely gave a few perspectives. #ParkChat

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q7. We may learn much from history books, but what knowledge/perspective have you picked up through Ranger talks or museum visits at National Monuments and/or Memorials? @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A6 I finally made it to Johnstown Flood NM a couple weeks ago. It was a moving site with some really well done pictures, movies, and just descriptions of the flood. Then to overlook the spots where the damn breached and so forth...it was a more powerful site than expected. #ParkChat

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gibby73.bsky.social @gibby73.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A6: Battlefield memorials such as Vicksburg. Those are time portals to a time in history we should smartly learn from. #ParkChat

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q6: Some memorials are historic landscapes like Johnstown Flood NPS while Flight 93 and others are a blend between historic and memorial landscape (designed to honor). Which landscapes resonates the most to you? Any examples? @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The St Mary Overlook and Blackfeet Interpretive Site sits outside Glacier but on a hill with the peaks of the park behind. To me, the site speaks of the Indigenous people whose land this once was--a tribute to what was purchased for mere pennies from them. #ParkChat

A metal tipi stands in front of the peaks of the Continental Divide in Glacier.

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Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A4 The Grand Canyon. I just have to sit at the rim and listen to the quiet. #parkchat

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q5: Events of September 11, 2001 and others can and have shaped our perspectives on how we value and recognize life and death. What similarities or differences in memorial building do you see today compared to 100 years or longer? @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A4 #ParkChat Technically, this is a state park (Assateague), but close enough to Assateague Island National Seashore to count. There is something about a night sky this beautiful that pulls my heartstrings, when night skies are being decimated.

the full strawberry moon in june 2026 over the atlantic ocean at assateague state park

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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

....who can't be there and entrust me to honor their family members. #ParkChat

Brian LaRose entrusts the laying of the wreath for his grandparents with me and Pat

Me laying a wreath. I take this honor very seriously. Speak their name. Honor them. They die a second death when their name is no longer spoken.

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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A3 #ParkChat That's a tough question. When I ugly-cry about something, I don't like to be in public, and some of these places will actually incite that level of emotion in me. Doing the wreath laying at Arlington, I can hold it in for the most part, but it's powerful emotion laying wreaths...

Ron doesn't have family around here. He was our friend, so Pat and I make sure he is honored appropriately.

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q4. Think of our more scenic National Parks. Describe any site(s) you’ve visited that cause you similar reflection as perhaps you feel at a National Monument or Memorial. @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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babyboomersaves.bsky.social @babyboomersaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A1: I've been on top of the heads at Mount Rushmore NMEM. They took us up there one time when I worked there during college. #ParkChat

View from the top of Mount Rushmore, looking down at the faces.

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q3: Many memorials and cemeteries offer a place for reflection. When visiting these places, where do you experience the most reflective spaces that speak about the history or event that took place? @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A2 We made sure to take our daughters to Arlington Cemetery & Gettysburg on repeat visits when they were young but different ages to give them a sense of the sacrifice people have made for this country. I am always humbled by that #parkchat

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babyboomersaves.bsky.social @babyboomersaves.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hello from Theodore Roosevelt NP, which we are enjoying with @59nationalparks.bsky.social #ParkChat

Four smiling people standing in front of a tan colored butte.

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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A2 #ParkChat If I stick with the sunken road theme, I revisit it from different entry points. I hike in from the Mumma Road pullover. I enter from the War Deparment Observation Deck. I want to explore why this area affects me the way it does, and when that effect hits.

The sunken road, as seen during the 2025 illumination ceremony.

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q2: What motivates you to revisit a memorial or monument more than once? Is there something specific that leads you to make multiple visits? @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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Rock Plodder @mtmagog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A1 This is the Jimi Hendrix Memorial in Renton WA. It has a golden guitar, the air is usually perfumed with a smoked product. He was a big deal when I was a kid, this is worth a visit if your in the Seattle area. #parkchat

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Karen (always looking for a road trip) @camarowrx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A1 #ParkChat If we're limiting ourselves to memorials, I'm going with the sunken road at Antietam. I was there just last Sunday. It still makes me cry without provocation.

The sunken lane at Antietam National Battlefield. It's also called Bloody Lane.

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A1 For me, the Flight 93 Tower or Voices sure comes to mind. #ParkChat

A gray, open tower in front of an overcast sky.

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Tom Thrash @tthrash.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Q1: Starting off with an easy one tonight. What is the most unique or standout feature from a memorial that you have visited? Share a picture if you have one! @59NationalParks @naturetechfam #ParkChat

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Attention #ParkChat Here is what you can expect at the new Theodore Roosevelt Library at Medora, ND. You’ll learn a lot and have a great experience there. Yeah that’s me. 😆 We are going to finish up with @babyboomersaves.bsky.social tonight so see you next time.

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Nature Tech Family @naturetechfam.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Welcome to #ParkChat with tonight's host @tthrash.bsky.social! Tonight we will be "Remembering" together. I've been looking forward to this week's chat. Feel free to check in and let us know where you are chatting from tonight! @59nationalparks.bsky.social

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Sunday #ParkChat This week our great friend @tthrash.bsky.social is presenting “Remembering” his idea from so many chats that were 9-11 related. I think all will benefit. When’s the last time you saw a park property for the 1st time? Today we finished the quest to see all the NP Sites in #NE w/

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