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Taking a break from Substack, Twitter
I am working at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona and will be mostly off Twitter and Substack until April 2022.
Terry J. Richard
Jan 12
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Victoria Falls is Mosi-oa-Tunya to Africans
A walking tour loop from town puts visitors on the back side of "the smoke that thunders," in a clean water play place used by locals.
Terry J. Richard
Jan 4
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Marrakesh by tour/solo, night/day
Guided tour travel organizes the details, but leaves you wanting more; solo travel lets you go after more, but leaves you with the details.
Terry J. Richard
Dec 31, 2021
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Petrified Forest doesn't require pesky camping reservation
The national park camping reservation season for next summer is here, but this Arizona park has no campground. Just get a permit the day you want to…
Terry J. Richard
Dec 30, 2021
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Las Cienegas preserves desert south of Tuscon
Marshy wetlands on desert valley bottoms are rare in Arizona and offer a varied landscape to explore.
Terry J. Richard
Dec 28, 2021
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Rock cairns mark the route, for good or bad
Human-built piles of rock to aid landscape navigation have likely been around since the Stone Age. Leave them lie, I say.
Terry J. Richard
Dec 27, 2021
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Wild dogs reveal themselves in Kruger National Park
After looking for wild dogs for weeks across Africa, all of a sudden there they were: on a paved road in South Africa.
Terry J. Richard
Dec 26, 2021
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Rainy days in national park saved by cosy kitchen
Few American park campgrounds have a kitchen like those in South Africa: hot water sinks, electric hot plates, refrigerator/freezers, electricity/cell…
Terry J. Richard
Dec 24, 2021
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Feds to make online the way to go for your bird watching
The sweeping executive order signed by President Biden will make many federal agencies transition from laborious paper forms to online applications.
Terry J. Richard
Dec 23, 2021
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Ethiopian rock churches control shifts again
The Lalibela U.N. World Heritage Site goes back and forth in what could be a precursor of problems that lie ahead, in a rapidly changing world.
Terry J. Richard
Dec 21, 2021
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South Africa national park makes everyone a photographer
Have camera, make great wildlife photos at Kruger National Park.
Terry J. Richard
Dec 20, 2021
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Make Questa your quest in the southern Rockies
The small New Mexico town is becoming a bigger recreation hub, with big mountains to the east and the Rio Grande Gorge to the west.
Terry J. Richard
Dec 19, 2021
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