National Parks Traveler

Jeremy Sullivan

Biography

Jeremy Sullivan is a passionate park advocate. His background includes three years working for the National Park Service as a seasonal interpreter. He currently provides multimedia, interactive, film, and computer consulting services for the parks. Jeremy's work has been recognized with awards from the National Association for Interpretation, and a recent film project won a Telly.

Jeremy has written for more than a year on a complementary national parks blog, Park Remark. He also contributes parks articles to the Frommers.com electronic newsletter. Because of Jeremy's close working relationship with national parks, he has been able to provide an insight into park operations that readers appreciate.

In addition to contributing articles to the redesigned NPT site, Jeremy will guide a new focus on multimedia production and provide the technical expertise needed for day-to-day website operations.

Jeremy's Most Recent Comments (view all)

4/28/2008 9:15 am - Bandelier National Monument : Wow! This is awesome. I absolutely LOVE Bandelier. I've been a few times, but never made it out of Frijoles Canyon. Thanks a lot for this write-up.
4/24/2008 2:42 pm - Traveler's Top 10 Picks For Movies Involving National Parks : Actually, I think you've got a really great list. Don't worry that you don't remember Remo Williams, nobody does (except me, for reasons I can't figure out). The Remo Williams movie is forgettable, and anything but classic, I was just teasing. Although, the finale does take place on the scaffolding ...
4/24/2008 12:35 pm - Traveler's Top 10 Picks For Movies Involving National Parks : What?? No mention of the 1985 classic "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins". Who could forget the exciting final fight sequence which takes place on the scaffolding built up around the Statue of Liberty? Have a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Remowilliamsposter.jpg]look at the movie poster[/url] to remember back to those exciting times 20+ years ago. ...
2/08/2008 12:37 pm - Mt Rainier from 20,000 Feet : yep ... 737 (i was on Southwest, which is all 737) and I was flying to Salt Lake. I've been on that trip a couple of times, and I really like the route it takes over the state of Washington ... Fly-by Mt Rainier, continue through central Washington (over the ...
1/09/2008 8:26 am - Park History: Wind Cave National Park : I think the stories that accompany cave discoveries are usually pretty funny. It is so typical that the caves find their discoverers. Thanks for the writeup Chance. Your contributions are a great addition to the site.
12/05/2007 9:43 am - Grand Teton Puts Down Another Bear : In recent years, we've heard that folks on the inside of the NPS have felt their jobs would be in jeopardy if they spoke out about things they didn't like (the 2005 Management Policies 'Hoffman rewrite' as one example). But, there are organizations out there willing to help these folks ...
11/20/2007 6:04 pm - Video Postcard : Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve : The question of bison grazing did come up. As I recall, we were told that the eventual plan is to replace the cattle grazing with bison grazing. I don't remember if a specific number was given though. I didn't touch on it in the video, but part of the story ...
11/16/2007 11:22 am - Park History: National Parks Built Around Caves and Caverns : There's one more important cave park to be aware of -- [url=http://www.nps.gov/labe]Lava Beds National Monument[/url] (one of the 'other park units in ... California', mentioned above by Dr. Janiskee). Spelunking is probably the #1 visitor activity in this park. The caves are all lava tubes (like those in Hawaii). There ...
10/25/2007 11:55 am - Hunting Across the National Park System: Good or Bad? : My opinion - hunting should not be permitted in any NPS managed lands. Hunting is not compatible with other forms of park recreation. On a hike, I'd rather startle a bear than startle a hunter. The video and subsequent controversy in Katmai has to do, in part, with the fact ...
10/24/2007 6:18 pm - Video Tour of Lake Quinault Region of Olympic National Park : Thanks a lot haunted hiker. The west side of Olympic is really something, it is just green overload. The plants love it with all that rain. I don't know if it's mentioned in the video, but the Quinault valley gets about 12 FEET of rain a year. It's hard to ...

Jeremy's Most Recent Articles (view all)

Video : Winter in Yellowstone National Park

A short 3 minute journey into the snowy winter season in Yellowstone National Park. Buffalo still roam, rivers still flow, but the entire place in winter is surrounded in mist and snow, which totally change the outlook on the landscape. The erupting geyser at the end of the video is pretty cool.

President Bush's Dog, Barney, a Junior Park Ranger at White House

As part of the continuing "Holiday in the National Parks" celebration, the White House has released a video called BarneyCam in which we get to see President Bush's dogs get Junior Ranger status. It is corny, probably intended just for kids, but I got a laugh out of it. Maybe you will too.

Don Barry Describes Starving the Beast

Recently, former assistant secretary at the Interior Department and current executive vice president at The Wilderness Society, Don Barry, spoke at the Association of National Park Rangers' annual conference. He described a right-wing program to systematically shrink the size of the federal government, called "starve the beast," that he says has detrimental effects on land-management agencies.

Review: Wild Soundscapes, Discovering the Voice of the Natural World

With sound recorder in hand, I had looked to the book "Wild Soundscapes" to help me figure out the details of creating a really great field recording of my visits to the parks. The book met some of my expectations, but fell short of others. I thought the best part of the book was the included audio CD; whales in Alaska, coyotes in New Mexico, and elk in Yellowstone. Read on for the details.

Video Postcard : Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

A 3 minute video postcard from a recent visit to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas. Interpreters show the historic house, and lead us on a bus tour of the prairie. Follow along on a short hike as well.

Giving a Name to Yosemite Area Peak for Longtime Ranger Carl Sharsmith.

Since at least 1976 an attempt has been made to formally establish the name Sharsmith Peak on a Yosemite National Park summit. In 2003 a group of citizens formed a committee to complete this task. I've asked Bill Jones, the lead member of the 'Name4Carl Committee', to provide for us an update on their efforts. Read on for his report.

Haunted House at Antietam National Battlefield?

Are there ghosts haunting the Pry House at the Antietam National Battlefield? Reporter Erin Julius of the Hagerstown Herald Mail went to investigate last weekend. There is a history of ghostly sightings at the former Civil War field hospital. Read on to discover what the reporter found while ghostbusting.

Will Bear Costume Get Presidential Candidates Talking About National Parks?

The NPCA has launched a new campaign. They've put Teddy Mather (a person in a bear costume) in the race for President. The idea is a bit amusing, but it's got a serious point. Of the dozen or so contenders for the Oval Office, why haven't we heard any of them talking about the National Parks yet?

Ghost at Blevins Farmstead; Excerpt From 'Haunted Hikes'

Haunted Hikes: Spine-Tingling Tales and Trails from North America

After Mr. Blevins passed away, park staff began to notice unusual things at the Blevins Farmstead. More than one ranger reported getting the "willies" while at Oscar’s farm. One hot summer evening, a ranger was unsaddling a horse inside the corral behind the barn when his hair stood up on end. Someone was watching him.

Video Tour of Lake Quinault Region of Olympic National Park

Video tour of the Lake Quinault area of Olympic National Park. Dave Huber shows us around the historic Lake Quinault Lodge, and former park ranger Roger Blain leads us on a walk of the Maple Glade trail, a very green, mossy temperate rain forest experience, topped off with some Roosevelt Elk.