National Parks

April 19 – 20 – FREE entry into America’s National Parks!

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

In honor of National Park Week (April 19-27), our national parks will be FEE FREE April 19-20!

From the National Park Service:

Looking for something fun and fantastic to do with family and friends? Head out to America’s national parks where millions of stars light up the dark night sky, deer and antelope (and a few other critters!) play on the wide open range, and history is an unbelievable experience, not a boring class lecture.

The National Park Service is proud to once again join with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, to present on April 19-27, 2014, National Park Week, a presidentially proclaimed celebration of our national heritage.

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National Parks

Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Again Roaming Great Western Divide In Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

The National Parks Traveller website is reporting that more than 500 Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep are once again in our northern California national parks including Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

From the article:

It took the help of a helicopter, but Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are once again roaming the Great Western Divide that forms part of the border between Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks.

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National Parks

Smith River National Recreation Area Restoration & Travel Management Draft EIS is Available

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Smith River National Recreation Area (NRA) Restoration and Motorized Travel Management on the Gasquet RD has been released for public comment according to Six Rivers National Forest Supervisor Tyrone Kelley.  “We are looking forward to continuing our work with the public, local governments, and Native American Tribes to update the transportation system.”

The Forest will accept comments through June 10 by:

  • Mail at the Supervisor’s Office, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501
  • Attn: Smith River NRA Restoration & Travel Mgmt Team
  • E-mail to comments-pacificsouthwest-six-rivers@fs.fed.us in either plain text (.txt, rich text (.rtf) or word (.doc)
  • Phone to the Gasquet District Ranger at 707-457-3131 or the Team Leader at 707-441-3661
  • In person, comments may be hand-delivered for the Restoration & Travel Management Team weekdays 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at the front desk of the Six Rivers National Forest, 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka or at the Gasquet Ranger District office, 10600 Highway 199, Gasquet, CA.

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Jeep

Jeep and Mopar Brands Reveal Six New Concept Vehicles for 48th Annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

The Jeep and Mopar brands have once again teamed to develop a variety of vehicles that will debut at the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah, April 12-20. Now in its 48th year, the Easter Jeep Safari will be attended by thousands of die-hard off-road enthusiasts looking to enjoy a week of serious off-roading on some of the country’s most renowned trails.

“We head to Moab and the Easter Jeep Safari with six new vehicles we know Jeep enthusiasts will truly appreciate – including our first two new Jeep Cherokee models built specifically for this important event,” said Mike Manley, President and CEO – Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “We look forward to putting these new Jeep vehicles in their proper environment and receiving important feedback from our most loyal customers at their favorite annual off-road gathering.”

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eBook

75% of authors misuse free ebook promotion

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

I just read a post that cites an imaginary statistic, and that is so absolutely flawed in it’s premise that I felt the need to put pixel to screen in the hopes of correcting this gross error.  From the post:

“…Now this is a very important mistake and 75% of the authors do that. They just make their book free to get high rankings on self publishing platforms. I have read about lot of authors who say that making their book free has done wonders for them and boosted their book sale. This high ranking and sale will be short term if you don’t know how to do it properly. You must always get other benefits and those benefits should be of long term if you are going for free…” – Jay D, Book Promotion & Marketing Guru

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