We hiked through the trees, towards a break in the canopy that told us Lake Michigan was just up ahead. My mom and I had been driving mere minutes before, pulling a U-turn when a brown sign told us that an Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore access point sat less than a mile away. Having never…
Tag: National Parks
National Parks Traveler – Traveler Welcomes Two New Board Members
A photographer who has captured many amazing national park images, and a National Geographic Young Explorer, have been elected to the board of directors for National Parks Traveler. Rebecca Latson, a long-time contributing photographer to the Traveler who writes popular “how to” articles about photographing national parks, and Erika Zambello, a Young Explorer who holds a Master’s Degree…
National Parks Traveler – Core Reserves of the Eastern Wildway
Standing along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, staring out over the overlapping peaks of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I was wrapped in the seasonal hues of orange, red, and yellow donned by nearby trees. Cars buzzed past, the parkway acting as a beautiful connector within the larger transportation system. The protected area…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 