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| 2010 | |
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Cover: Mission San José in San Antonio at sunset President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Trail Mix: Through the Lens Trail Mix: A New Moon Rising Trail Mix: Investing in Waterfront Property Trail Mix: Overkill Trail Mix: There's an App for That Trail Mix: Sizing Them Up Trail Mix: Chewed Out Park Mysteries: Stories in Stone Rare & Endangered: Desert Prophets It's Brightest Jewel The Missions P.O. Box 1142 Reflections: Among the Glaciers Travel Planner Historic Highlights: From the Ashes Aperture |
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Cover: Yosemite Valley at night President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Trail Mix: Lost and Found Trail Mix: At Long Last Trail Mix: The Voice of Glacier — Q & A with Doug Follett Trail Mix: California Desert Protection Act: The Sequel Trail Mix: Minty Fresh Trail Mix: On the Wing Trail Mix: The Big One Park Mysteries: On the Prowl Rare & Endangered: Trouble Waters The Running Country Fading Fast Call of the Wild Travel Planner Historic Highlights: An Early Exit Aperture |
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Cover: Spectators watch a lava explosion on the island of Hawai'i President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Trail Mix: The High Road Trail Mix: Getting Their Due Trail Mix: Candid Camera — Q & A with Joe Riis Trail Mix: Crossing Wires Trail Mix: Buried Treasures Trail Mix: Back to School Trail Mix: It's Only Natural Trail Mix: A Snake in the Grass Park Mysteries: Ancient Melodies Rare & Endangered: A Stone's Throw from Extinction Expanding the Palette Hawai'i: Life in the Extreme Wading into Wilderness Travel Planner Historic Highlights: House of Worship Aperture |
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Cover: Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1966 President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Trail Mix: Running on Fumes Trail Mix: Number 34 Trail Mix: The Aftermath Trail Mix: Waterfront Views Trail Mix: Continental Divide Trail Mix: Clearing Skies? Park Mysteries: Ringe of Fire Rare & Endangered: Beetle Mania A Golden Opportunity In the Footsteps of a Dream Freedom's Fortress Reflections: Ansel Adams in the National Parks Historic Highlights: Battling for Sitka Aperture |
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| 2011 | |
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Cover: A woman climbs out of a deep moulin in the Root Glacier during a trip led by St. Elias Alpine Guides President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Trail Mix: The New-Age Naturalist Trail Mix: Beyond the Great House Trail Mix: Water and Sand Trail Mix: The Point of No Return? Trail Mix: Raisin' Expectations Trail Mix: New & Improved Trail Mix: Arching Forward Park Mysteries: The Hermit of Hermit Island Rare & Endangered: The Spice of Life In Good Conscience The Wolverine Way Excursions: Mountain Kingdom Historic Highlights: Chasing the Dream Aperture |
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Cover: Write Aimee Lyn Brown walks atop a fallen redwood in Northern California President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Trail Mix: Securing the Fort Trail Mix: Safe Passage Trail Mix: The War That Shaped America — Q & A with Bill Gwaltney Trail Mix: Tree Huggers Trail Mix: Gasping for Air Trail Mix: Wilderness Preserved Park Mysteries: Fourth Rock from the Sun Rare & Endangered: A Leap of Faith A Classroom with a View On the Road Objects of Affection Reflections: Lessons in the Tallgrass Travel Planner Historic Highlights: When Cotton Was King Aperture |
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Cover: Former Park Service George Hartzog stands in a grove of Sequoias President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Trail Mix: Victory at Gettysburg Trail Mix: Taking out the Trash Trail Mix: Breathe It In Trail Mix: The Face of Freedom Trail Mix: What's in a Name? Trail Mix: Completing the Tetons Trail Mix: Crossing Guards Park Mysteries: In the Dark Rare & Endangered: The Grouse Efect The Guardian Home of the Brave At the Water's Edge Travel Planner Historic Highlights: Swept Away Aperture |
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Cover: Wooden bird pins carved by Sadao Oka, Poston, Arizona President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Trail Mix: A Vote of Confidence Trail Mix: A Bigger Vision Trail Mix: A Road Less Traveled Trail Mix: Out of Sync Trail Mix: Home at Last Trail Mix: On the Right Path Park Mysteries: The Old Man of the Lake Rare & Endangered: Unusual Suspects The Visionaries A Grand Teton Winter The Art of Gaman Reflections: The Movement Travel Planner Historic Highlights: The Lay of the Land Aperture |
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| 2012 | |
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Cover: Portrait of Matthew Brady President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Flowing Again Trail Mix: Let's Take This Outside Trail Mix: In Harm's Way Trail Mix: Jazzed Findings: Maiden Voyage Denizens: A Shoreline Rescue Something in the Water The War Correspondent Sketching the Natchez Trace Reflections: Hunkered at the Gateway Backstory: The Wright Stuff That Was Then |
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Cover: An Airstream trailer, parked just beyond the border of Yosemite National Park, California President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Far Out Trail Mix: A Raw Deal Trail Mix: The End of a Radioactive Proposal Trail Mix: A Rising Star Trail Mix: Friends in High Places Findings: Secrets of the Tombs Denizens: Nesting Instincts Hidden Yosemite Wheels of Change Sacred Water Travel Planner Backstory: An American Poet That Was Then |
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Cover: Plastic collected on Point Reyes National Seashore President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: On the Right Track Trail Mix: One More Casualty at Little Bighorn? Trail Mix: A Breath of Fresh Air Trail Mix: A Thousand Miles in a Hundred Days Findings: The Mosses at Our Feet Denizens: Slip Sliding Away? The Aftermath Prairie Solitaire Found Objects Reflections: The Distant Rumble of White Thunder Travel Planner Backstory: Exiled to Paradise That Was Then |
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Cover: Susan Mareno (left) and Meggan Haller roast marshmallows while backcountry camping at Perdido Key in Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: A Promise Broken Trail Mix: Rebuilding the Past Trail Mix: A Mountain to Climb Trail Mix: Saving the Smokies' Bears Findings: Sea Change Denizens: The Secret Lives of Hummingbirds Standing Guard Back to the Land Coast to Coast Travel Planner Backstory: Angel of the Battlefield That Was Then |
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| 2013 | |
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Cover: Joanna Letz, Garden Manager at Slide Ranch Farm, which delivers fresh produce to the Muir Woods Café President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Setting the Table Trail Mix: On the Right Track? Trail Mix: Buried in the Sand Trail Mix: Labor of Love Trail Mix: Digging In Native Soil Trail Mix: Picture This Findings: Hot on the Trail Denizens: Native Waters The Sustainable Spread The Anniversary Gift Over/Under Travel Planner Backstory: Symphony in Bronze That Was Then |
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Cover: Pronghorn antelope in eastern Montana President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Through the Looking Glass, Q & A with Michael Falco Trail Mix: Fish Out of Water Trail Mix: Wolf Hunt Trail Mix: Getting the Lead Out Findings: One of a Kind Denizens: Higher on the Mountain The Value of Species Sand & Castles Dog Years Travel Planner Backstory: Renaissance Man That Was Then |
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Cover: Roadrunners have plenty in common with that animated icon known for outwitting a coyote according to Big Bend park ranger David Eikowitz President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Where the Wild Things Are Trail Mix: Mission Outdoors Trail Mix: Dangerous Territory Trail Mix: On the Map Trail Mix: Dress Rehearsal Findings: Frozen in Time Denizens: Shifting Tides Wood Blocks & Water Colors Elwha: A River Reborn A Bird's Eye View Backstory: Desert Storm That Was Then |
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Cover: California sea lions swimming off the coast of Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: National Parks Need Help Trail Mix: On a Ledge Trail Mix: Night and Day Trail Mix: A Tale of Two Rivers Findings: Swimming with Dinosaurs Denizens: Gentle Giants California Dreaming The Life Aquatic Hidden Valley Travel Planner Backstory: First Impressions That Was Then |
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| 2014 | |
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Cover: Backpacking near Pinnacle Peak, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Open & Shut? National Parks Funding 2014 Trail Mix: The Last Wolf Trail Mix: A Winter Wonderland Once Again Trail Mix: Déjà View Findings: Beween a Bog and a Hard Place Denizens: Tiny Dancer Whatever You Do, Don't Look Up The Alaska Experiment The Center Travel Planner Backstory: Divine Providence That Was Then |
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Cover: Dusk at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Seeing the Forest for the Trees Trail Mix: Catching a Ride Trail Mix: Hire Education Trail Mix: 401 and Done Findings: Gone But Not Forgotten Denizens: Seeing Green Geting Her Goat Stewards & Storytellers Pipe Dreams Reflections: A Prescription For Nature Travel Planner Backstory: Merrily Go 'Round That Was Then |
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Cover: Little Missouri River Overlook, on the north unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Raising the Bar Trail Mix: The View from Everywhere Trail Mix: National Anthem, Q & A with Doreen Taylor Trail Mix: Good News with Spelunkers Findings: Flight Tracking Denizens: A Wing and a Prayer Sketching the Smokies Drilling Down Untold Stories Travel Planner Backstory: A Way With Words That Was Then |
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Cover: Climbing slickrock along Big Spring Trail, Canyonlands President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Flight Plan Trail Mix: The Soundtrack Trail Mix: Rallying Cry Trail Mix: Fighting Fluff Findings: Sea Change Denizens: A Slippery Subject Red Rocks A Billion-Dollar Driveway In the Crosshairs Travel Planner Backstory: Tracking Down History That Was Then |
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| 2015 | |
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Cover: A hiker pauses on Disappointment Clever after a night-long snowstorm on Mount Rainier President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Fired Up Trail Mix: Art on the Rock Trail Mix: Like a Good Neighbor Findings: What the Streams Say Denizens: A Tiny Discovery Under the Ice, Above the Clouds At Rest in Yellowstone Astronauts on Planet Earth Trip Planner Backstory: A First Lady That Was Then |
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Cover: Salt Formations, Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Keeping It Green Trail Mix: Bearing Witness Trail Mix: Cracking the Nut Trail Mix: Mammoths & Mountains Findings: A Swallow's Tale Denizens: Resurfacing Big Wheels: Touring the Rugged Coastline of Alaska's Kenai Fjords 'The Loneliest Land' Generating Controversy Travel Planner Backstory: A Pool for the People That Was Then |
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Cover: A kayaker paddles on Tomales Bay in Point Reyes National Seashore President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Room to Roam Trail Mix: Find Your Voice Trail Mix: Starry, Starry Nights Trail Mix: A Whale's Last Song Trail Mix: Pedaling for the Planet Trail Mix: A Stitch in Time? Findings: A High-Flying Recovery Denizens: A Lion's Den A Front-Row Seat The Land of Fog and Sea The Price of a Feather Travel Planner Backstory: John Brown's Soul That Was Then |
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Cover: A 1934 George Grant photograph of Manzanita Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: A Marine Reserve for Biscayne Trail Mix: Living History Trail Mix: Early Birds & Night Owls Trail Mix: A Mammoth Discovery Findings: If a Tree Falls, They'll Hear It Denizens: Counting Sheep Gift of the Glaciers The National Park Next Door Landscapes for the People Travel Planner Backstory: Where They Cried That Was Then |
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| 2016 | |
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Cover: ©Walt Taylor President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: 100 Years at a Glance Trail Mix: The Mysteries of the Panama Hotel Trail Mix: Striking Desert Gold Trail Mix: The Space Between Things Findings: Warm With A Chance of Crowds Denizens: The Beaver That Didn't Give a Dam A Quest to Remember Shindigs, Jamborees, & Jubilees A Complicated Past Travel Planner Backstory: Standing Tall That Was Then |
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Cover: The Milky Way and a starry sky over Lassen Peak President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Snowed In Trail Mix: In Black and White Trail Mix: Landscape Poetry Findings: A Penny For Your Thoughts Denizens: Saving Goliath The Lassen Effect The Trouble With Bats Travel Planner Then & Now Backstory: An Audacious Fight That Was Then |
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Cover: Dusk at Rialto Beach in Olympic President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: What Lies Beneath Trail Mix: Remembering Birmingham's Fight For Equality Trail Mix: Words and Stones Trail Mix: A Park-Loving Justice? Trail Mix: Surround Sound Findings: What's in a Howl? Denizens: Founding Mother Your Park Stories Cosmic Vibes Abound Travel Planner Sunny Days Backstory: Claiming the Rock That Was Then |
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Cover: A great egret in New York City's Jamaica Bay President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Great American Road Trip Trail Mix: Songs of the Wild Trail Mix: Have Phone, Will Travel Trail Mix: Remembering Stonewall Findings: Coyotes and the City Denizens: Forest Lights Fire on the Mountain A Campsite Grows In Brooklyn Travel Planner Return to Manzanar Backstory: Against All Odds That Was Then |
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| 2017 | |
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Cover: A humpback whale in Hawaii President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: The Retirement Cure Trail Mix: High Country Rescue Trail Mix: The Long Haul Trail Mix: Killer Commodes Findings: Seeing the Light Denizens: A Rare Tuft The Burro Quandary Deep Listening Prairie Portal Travel Planner Backstory: Wild West Josie That Was Then |
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Cover: Gazing out over Great Sand Dunes National Park President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: These Lands Are Now Your Lands Trail Mix: My Maine Trail Mix: A Mission to Grow Trail Mix: Reappearing Act Findings: Mercury Rising? Denizens: Silversword Fight The Long Way Home Sandbox in the Sky Reflections of a Man in His Wilderness: Remembering Richard Proenneke Backstory: Unearthing a Lost City That Was Then |
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Cover: A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: A People's Historian Trail Mix: Soaking It All In Trail Mix: The Great Escape Trail Mix: Finding Home Findings: True Colors Denizens: Bouncing Back in Yosemite Ghosts of the Gorge Lost Bears Where the Wild Things Were Backstory: Desert Gator That Was Then |
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Cover: Valerie Ardelia Ross Manokey, Harriet Tubman's great-great niece, at the new Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Maryland President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Revolutionary Roles Trail Mix: Nature Fix Trail Mix: For Love and Trains Findings: Garbage In, Garbage Out Denizens: Vulture Vandals Remembering Aunt Harriet Travel Planner An Uncertain Future The Wild Congaree Backstory: Esther of the Rockies That Was Then |
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| 2018 | |
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Cover: Double Arch in Arches National Park President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Total Eclipse of the Parks Trail Mix: Below Biscayne Trail Mix: The Octogenarian and the Monolith Trail Mix: A Very Good Dog Findings: Seabird's Secrets Denizens: Denali Newbie In the Balance Waiting For a Baby Boom In Their Footsteps Backstory: The Lost Village That Was Then |
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Cover: Sunset at Mica Island on Namakan Lake in Voyageurs National Park President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: A Land Divided Trail Mix: The Appalachian Trail Blazer Trail Mix: Between a (Kindness) Rock and a Hard Place Trail Mix: Reporting for Duty Findings: The Case of the Shrinking Moose Denizens: Nature's Night Lights 500 Islands, 2 Paddlers, 1 Scrabble Board Some Like It Very Hot The Lion Catcher Backstory: The Indian Chief and the President That Was Then |
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Cover: Andrew, Cara and Rachel Curren, pictured in Moab, Utah, have so far amassed 125 junior ranger badges on their roadschool adventure President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Death Valley Angst Trail Mix: The Meaning of the Chug Trail Mix: Small Plastic, Big Problem Trail Mix: The Flower Shot Findings: Welcome Home? Denizens: Birds on the Battlefield Lessons in Motion Snow, Steam, Bison, Sky 'Harsh is Truth' Backstory: A Ladder to the Top That Was Then |
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Cover: Laysan albatross on Midway Atoll, a part of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the North Pacific Ocean President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Drilling in National Parks? Trail Mix: Front-Lawn Fishing? Trail Mix: A Space For All Voices Trail Mix: Wasting Away Denizens: Muskrats to the Rescue Findings: Rolling Stones The Forgotten March Living Monuments On The Rocks Backstory: Battling History That Was Then |
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| 2019 | |
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Cover: Emmett Till in an undated photo President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: A Whaling Tale Trail Mix: Goats Go Home Trail Mix: Valley of Memories Trail Mix: No English? No Problem. Denizens: Saving the Panther Findings: The Census Taker The Ranger Project Mississippi Reckoning When Your Toddler Meets a Crocodile Backstory: Sultan of Sweat That Was Then |
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Cover: President's Outlook 100 Years of Advocacy: NPCA's History at a Glance Down Memory Lane: Fearless and Outspoken From the Archives Reflections: Growing Up With Gettysburg Victorious! Fighting For the Grizzly The Path Ahead: What is going to happen too national parks in the next century? That Was Then |
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Cover: The Milky Way traces an arc over Devils Tower in Wyoming President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Restoring Wolves at Isle Royale Trail Mix: Golden Spike Redux Trail Mix: Our New Parks Trail Mix: An Ethereal Watchamacallit Denizens: Home on the Range? Findings: Hunt and Gather Naming Matters Water, Smoke, Spirit, Forest, Ghost, Land, Sky Open Roads & Endless Skies Backstory: Walking the Walk Yesterday on the C&O Canal That Was Then |
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Cover: A Bison in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming President's Outlook Editor's Note Letters Echoes Trail Mix: Subterranean Secrets of Carlsbad Caverns Trail Mix: An American Journey Trail Mix: Exposed From the Archives: Yellowstone Park Denizens: The Last Wild One Findings: Etched in Stone A Momentous Arrival Candid Cameras After the Fire Backstory: A Mystery in Death Valley That Was Then |
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Date: 27-Nov-2021