National Parks Traveler Episode 17: A Discussion About National Parks And Rejuvenation

By Kurt Repanshek - June 9th, 2019

Independent filmmaker Tom Huang discusses his new project, Find Me, a movie that uses national parks as a backdrop for a story about personal reflection and rejuvenation in nature. It also touches on the issue of cultural diversity in park visitors. With the official start to summer on June 21, we also offer some tips for staying safe in parks, and look at the gateway town of Estes Park, Colorado.

:02 Welcome to National Parks Traveler
:12 Episode introduction
1:23 Introduction to Find Me with filmmaker Tom Huang
2:17 Interview with Tom Huang
10:42 Washington's National Park Fund promotion
11:20 Yankee Freedom promotion
11:56 Interview with Tom Huang Continues
18:46 RV share.com promotion
19:21 Friends of Acadia promotion
20:27 Tips For Staying Safe During Your Park Vacation
25:00 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
25:25 North Cascades Institute promotion
25:46 Yosemite Conservancy promotion
26:30 Gateway Towns To The Parks - Estes Park, Colorado
34:54 Orange Tree Productions promotion

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Submitted by Allan Jaworski on June 13, 2019 - 11:31pm.

it is not simply a job, far from the sense of lucky, commitment for 6 months or 1 year or permanent career there are a few personal wants that visitors overlook. This (these parks) are our home and family, in a way that trash and bad habits need to be left at the entrance of parks. If you see a person dropping a gum wrapper, spit gum, or just leaves lettuce or bread on the ground, please tell them it is 2019 and humans eho are the only species that litter, need to pick up after themselves always. Create better recreation habits, every bit of a cleaner park can restore animal wild habits.

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