Tis the season to be enjoying the great outdoors. With Earth Day falling within National Park Week, the stars have aligned to get out into nature. The national parks have made it easy to get involved, here are five parks that have big things happening for Earth Day 2016: Acadia National Park: Join friends, family, neighbors, and … Continue reading 5 National Parks That Are Rocking Earth Day!
Chimani Ambassador Post: Kim Howard on Great Basin National Park. Follow Kim on WordPress, Instagram, and Twitter. —– Great Basin National Park was established October 27, 1986, and is located in White Pine County in east-central Nevada, near the Utah border. It is about a 4.5-hour drive north of Las Vegas, but well worth the drive. The scenic route … Continue reading What To Do When Visiting Great Basin National Park
It's National Park Week, and Chimani sought help from its team of ambassadors to photograph, video, and write about what they love about their favorite national park. Below is from Callie Klinkmueller on Teddy Roosevelt National Park. Follow Callie on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. —– 1. Wind Canyon A beautiful short hike that offers one of the best … Continue reading Top 10 Reasons Why Teddy Roosevelt is Your New Favorite Park
What’s the best way to celebrate summer? Visiting a national park, of course! And it’s especially true in this, the National Park Service’s Centennial year. There are million fun things to do once you get to the park, but if you’re looking to do something a little different than the usual hiking and camping, we’ve … Continue reading 59 Unique Experiences You Can Have in the National Parks
In the National Park Service’s annual park ranking report of recreational visitors for 2015, the agency identified how each of the 409 national park system units ranked in order of visitation. At the top of the list were perennial favorites like Great Smoky Mountains and Rocky Mountain National Park, as well as iconic parks like … Continue reading Five National Parks You Can Have To Yourself During National Park Week
As National Park Week approaches, April 16 to 24, 2016, the National Park Service is gearing up for the unofficial kickoff to its Centennial celebration. What’s hailed as America's largest celebration of national heritage, National Park Week is all about connecting with your community, discovering and exploring America’s amazing outdoor places, and enjoying time with … Continue reading Planning Ahead For National Park Week
Three National Parks in 5 days? It sounds like something you can only do in Utah (home to the "Mighty 5" of Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion). But as Chimani co-founder and CEO Kerry Gallivan discovered this week, South Florida also has three parks that you can easily visit in one grand loop, … Continue reading Visiting South Florida’s 3 National Parks, by Land and Sea
A mobile device is a must-have when visiting Zion National Park: not only should you load your phone or tablet with the free Chimani Zion app to navigate around the park, but you are also going to want to have your device along to take photos of all the amazing sights you are about to … Continue reading How to Take Great Photos of Zion National Park
Snow means shutdowns at the many national parks that go into hibernation for the winter, but for a select few parks the fluffy white stuff is a harbinger of action, not rest -- an opportunity for visitors to slip on their skis or snowboards for some alpine adventures. Three U.S. national parks include ski areas, facilities that … Continue reading Hit the Slopes at These National Parks This Winter
If your Thanksgiving feast includes turkey, cornbread, pumpkin, squash, and beer, you're eating a pretty similar meal to that enjoyed during the first celebratory meal shared by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe in 1621. Visitors to Plimoth Plantation, a living-history museum near the original site of the Plymouth Colony, can still enjoy a traditional meal on … Continue reading Good Gravy! Top Turkey Day Destinations in the National Parks
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