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Tag Archives: National Parks
The UK’s ten busiest national parks
Below is the list of the ten busiest (most visitors) national parks in the United Kingdom. This data would include national parks in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (none currently designated there). 1. Lake District (designated in 1951) – 14.8 … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Animals, bicycling, Biking, entertainment, environment, Europe, fitness, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, holiday, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, trails, Travel, UK, walking, Wildlife
Tagged England, environment, hiking, land use, National Parks, nature, Northern Ireland, parks, Scotland, statistics, sustainability, tourism, travel, UK, United Kingdom, visitors, Wales, wildlife
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If Yogi Bear named national parks
Given his home in Jellystone Park (Yellowstone), I thought it might be fun to give new names to national parks that Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo would prefer given their taste for “pic-a-nic” baskets. Remember, he’s smarter than the average bear. … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Animals, branding, Communications, entertainment, Food, fun, government, history, land use, Television, tourism, Travel
Tagged animals, Boo-Boo, cartoons, fun, Jellystone National Park, National Parks, television, Yogi Bear
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Paying homage at a planning and landscape design shrine
This past Sunday, a few hours prior to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy and my quick departure back to Michigan, I had the profound honor of visiting one of the ultimate shrines of the planning and landscape design professions – the Frederick … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, civics, civility, culture, education, entrepreneurship, environment, fun, geography, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, psychology, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged architecture, Brookline, design, environment, Fairstead, Frederick Law Olmstead, land use, land use planning, landscape architecture, Massachusetts, National Historic Sites, National Parks, nature, urban planning
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Yosemite National Parking Lot
I visited the lovely, but very hot Yosemite National Park for the first time today (Monday). Despite it being a Monday (second least busy day on average) and a number of school systems starting classes around the nation, the park … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Animals, bicycling, civics, environment, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, North America, planning, sprawl, sustainability, tourism, transit, transportation
Tagged animals, bicycling, California, environmental, National Parks, nature, tourism, transit, transportation, travel, Yosemite
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Images of Lassen Volcanic National Park
Posted in Environment, fun, history, land use, Nature, seasons, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged California, environment, National Parks, nature, parks, tourism, travel, volcanoes
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Guest post – Biking at Grand Canyon National Park
Many thanks to my friend Bob Lovell for providing this terrific summary of biking options at Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim. All photos are by the author. Biking at Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim) by Bob Lovell No, … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, culture, diversity, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, placemaking, planning, sustainability, tourism, trails, transit, transportation
Tagged bicycling, buses, cycling, environment, fun, Grand Canyon, National Parks, nature, tourism, transit, travel, vacations
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