So...there I was at age 56 with a chance to take early retirement from my position as General Counsel for a multi-national machine tool company. Now...what to do with all that free time. I spent a few months just relaxing...not doing much of anything. And then, sometime in the spring of 2008, I was discussing a planned trip to Maine for a week with a friend. "You know", my friend said, "you could go on vacation for a lot longer ...

I'm only a wayward 20-something, but I have visited 103 national park units and never plan to stop. An avid traveler and an amateur photographer, I get itchy if I haven't used my passport in more than 6 months (it's been almost two years!). My base camp is currently in Lander, WY, where I work for a conservation non-profit and moonlight as a librarian. I plan to be a professional intern for at least the next 20 years. Less stress. ...

Hey! The name is Alex. A bit of a photographer, an essay writer and a restless soul. Working as a writer at custom essay writing service when I need money and killing time as a pure bohemian when I earn a hefty some to spend. I'm a passionate fan of jazz, drawing and contemporary art. So, welcome to Hell, eh?

I'm a blogger at DailyKos and elsewhere publishing a once-a-week column on national parks, outdoor adventures, and politics of same.

Just making voyages...

I am on a life quest to get to all the US National Parks. Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley are my next targets. Looking for info about these parks, how to see them, any one interested in combining a trip to save money?

Tom Ribe is a long-time public land and national park advocated based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has his MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon and has worked in interpretation and fire for the National Park Service at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Yosemite, and Bandelier National Monument. He is author of Inferno by Committee, a book on the Los Alamos fire coming out in February 2010. He is Executive Director of Caldera Action, advocating ...

Todd Wilkinson has been a journalist for almost 25 years. He started as a violent crime reporter with the legendary City News Bureau of Chicago. During college, he spent two summers working in Yellowstone National Park. For the past two decades, he has been an environmental journalist based in Bozeman, Montana. His work has appeared widely in newspapers and magazines. He is the author of eight books, including a forthcoming environmental biography on media mogul turned bison rancher and eco-humanitarian ...

An SCA intern from Bisbee, Arizona, I'm passionate about halting the effects of climate change on wildlife and the environment. I've already volunteered or interned in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Naco Sonora, Mexico; British Columbia, Canada; and most recently California where, through the Student Conservation Association, I served as an ecological science technician intern at the USGS Yosemite Field Station. I have a bachelor’s of arts degree in economics, with a minor in environmental studies.

...I am a reader and writer, and a retired National Park Service park ranger and biologist.

Jessica Jones is Senior Coordinator of Citizen Science Programs for the National Wildlife Federation. She oversees Wildlife Watch, an education program that allows the public to report wildlife and natural phenomena sightings online. Visit www.nwf.org/watch or contact her at . Jessica received her Bachelor's degree in environmental science from the University of Maryland at College Park and her Master's in environmental education from NYU. Before working for NWF, Jessica managed the striped bass tag recovery program for the Hudson ...

I retired in January 2008 following working more than 32 years as a National Park Ranger. I started my career as a seasonal interpreter conducting living history programs. Once a permanent employee, I worked as a commissioned law enforcement ranger, naturalist, wildland firefighter, resource manager, search and rescue manager, supervisor, and manager. My last position was as the Ridge District Ranger on the Blue Ridge Parkway. My interest in supporting and promoting national parks remains a focus even in retirement. ...

Donna Childress has been playing outside for most of her life. Her parents first took her to Shenandoah National Park to see the peaks and smell the rhododendrons at age 5. Since then, she has spent many happy hours in various parks hiking, running, taking pictures, and simply enjoying the peace and clarity that being surrounded by nature brings. When Donna is inside, she runs the business she founded in 2001, Childress Communications. A writer and online strategist, she works ...