Adventures, Day Hikes, Hiking - General, National Parks

YExplore to Offer Discounted and Complimentary Guided Hikes in Yosemite to Veterans November 9-10

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

Leading Adventure Company in Yosemite National Park honors veterans by sharing outdoor adventures during holiday weekend.

To honor veterans of the United States Armed Forces, YExplore Yosemite Adventures will offer special incentives to active and retired military members and their families to enjoy guided hiking tours in Yosemite National Park on November 9th and 10th. “In the spirit of the national parks waiving entrance fees for veterans this weekend, we would like to offer special discounts for service members who plan to visit Yosemite,” announced YExplore Founder John P. DeGrazio.

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Activities, Day Hikes, Hiking - General

US Forest Service Waives Fees During Veterans Day Weekend

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

The U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites over the Veterans Day holiday weekend, Nov. 9-11. The fee waivers – the fourth this year – are offered in cooperation with other federal agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Day-use fees will be waived at all standard amenity fee sites operated by the U.S. Forest Service. Concessionaire operated day-use sites may be included in the waiver if the permit holder wishes to participate.

“We wholeheartedly salute the men and women who represent the nearly 22 million American veterans who have served their country in the military,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. “As we do throughout the year, we encourage veterans and their families to take advantage of their national forests and grasslands to enjoy all the benefits the outdoors provide.”

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Hiking - General, National Parks

A Backpacker’s Guide to the Wildflowers of Yosemite

Posted on by Shawn E. Bell

Nathan Roberson recently wrote about the incredible number and diversity of wildflowers in Yosemite.  From the article:

Wildflower lovers rejoice when they visit Yosemite Park in eastern California. The 761,268-acre World Heritage Site is home to 1,450 plant species. In fact, Yosemite’s website notes that 25% of California’s native plants grow in the park, offering backpackers ample opportunity to view and photograph their favorite blooms.

Because Yosemite is so large and its terrain so varied, many different types of wildflowers grow in the park throughout much of the year. Here’s a list of some Yosemite’s better-known wildflowers and when and where you can find them…

You can read the rest of the very detailed article (including a whole lot of pictures!) HERE.

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Amazon Source – the best of both worlds

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Now customers don’t have to choose between eBooks and their favorite bookstore!

Indie bookstores can now work hand-in-hand with Amazon to confront the changing world of publishing.  Bookstore owners often see ebooks and ebook readers as an adversary – and Amazon as the ultimate evil and destroyer of bookstores worldwide.  That’s never been the case; without books and bookstores, Amazon wouldn’t exist.  To work with bookstores, Amazon has started a new program that offers discounted Kindle hardware and a percentage of future ebook sales to booksellers who sell the hardware.

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Discount Books Daily Launches Curated Email Newsletter for Book Lovers Seeking Discounts and Variety

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Daily email offers subscribers discounted eBooks, paperback books and audiobooks in various genres.

Discount Books Daily is a daily email newsletter for book lovers looking for deep discounts on genre-specific audiobooks, eBooks and/or paperback books. Membership is free and subscribers gain access to books from traditional publishers as well as top-notch independent authors. The vision is simple: make interesting, discounted books (in the genres and formats readers prefer) that are easy to find and easy to purchase.

Discount Books Daily aims to provide readers access to deeply discounted books without forgetting one truth: readers need and want choices. “We’re a team of readers. And though we have that in common, what we read and how we read is quite different. I might download a new book onto my tablet, but my partner Miles, who is a new dad, gets his best reading done listening to audiobooks during his work commute. There are also people like my husband who enjoy touching the cover of a book, dog-earing the pages and placing a book on their bookshelves. We don’t want to forget them,” says co-founder Tina Patterson.

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