The NPS has shown that it’s never too late to get into podcasting. Realizing that technology and the environment need to coexist, several parks have put together audio tours and podcasts to entice and educate the public. The survival of the National Park Service depends on an active citizenry enjoying in and voting to protect them in the future. There is no budget for TV ads, and since our nations youth are spending less and less time in front of the TV, it only makes since that the parks go digital.

One of my former coworkers from the Presidio had an idea for rangers across the National Parks to do a Where the Hell is Matt type of video campaign with different rangers dancing in front of iconic NPS sites. Still sounds like a good idea… if you’re reading this NPS.

Here is a partial list of their Podcasts:
(via Podcasting News)

Antietam National Battlefield

Everglades NP

Gettysburg National Military Park

Glacier NP

Grand Canyon NP

Yellowstone NP

Yosemite NP

Big Basin is California’s first State Park, and Little Basin has ambitions to become one. We visited recently to see this former HP property that is now being protected by POST and the Sempervirens Fund.

Last weekend, we went up the 101 to Humboldt Redwood State Park and checked out the Avenue of the Giants. After we had researched their website, we picked a campground and planned hikes and a trip to nearby Arcata and Eureka. This review gives a rundown of our campground pick and recommendations.

I had a gift certificate to Costanoa in Pescadero, CA and finally got a chance to use it recently. Costanoa is a fancy camping spot with a hotel, cabins, and outdoor spots. Here’s the low down: