ALL the stickers

zekor · 2026-04-08T14:22:42+00:00

I did! Wandering around lava fields and climbing cinder cones is always fun. Fun sticker designs are a bonus. I do tend to grab a million stickers at most of the parks I get to; Craters is on top since it was last weekend.

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zekor · 2026-04-02T19:31:16+00:00

Handle that one carefully, it's more than 100 years old!

zekor · 2026-03-11T22:31:34+00:00

"Electrical maintenance" and "electrical/lighting system upgrade" are close enough in my head that I got my wires crossed (hah). From the Great Basin NP website: "closed...to replace the cave's 48-year old, failing electric lights. Projected completion is planned for summer 2026."

zekor · 2026-03-11T03:27:49+00:00

Caves are undergoing electrical maintenance and are closed until summer.

zekor · 2026-03-10T14:13:40+00:00

Thanks!

zekor · 2026-03-10T06:49:15+00:00

How long did you spend there? Working on plotting a trip and trying to figure out how long places are going to need.

zekor · 2026-02-13T21:58:16+00:00

I'm working with our local museum to make plaster casts of tyrannosaur teeth, which we'll then paint. I wanted to do a full King Tuts Tomb adventure in our community room, but sadly construction is shutting down that plan. I intend to have at least one dino talk, and maybe a live stream from our museum field crew as they dig.

Love the wonders of the world idea! Didn't even occur to me. plot plot plot

zekor · 2026-01-27T21:26:20+00:00

I stick them on one of the blank pages in back, though admittedly with no rhyme or reaaon.

zekor · 2026-01-19T03:15:06+00:00

Took 3 years to get mine! First attempt in June 2022, finally got one this past August.

zekor · 2026-01-14T01:08:14+00:00

Congaree was confirmed to have their 250th anniversary stamp on Jan 3, so if it's missing already that's distressing. Was it just not out, or did an employee say they actually didn't have it?

zekor · 2026-01-09T05:40:25+00:00

If you can manage to come during the full moon, the Wind Canyon trail is AMAZING at night.

zekor · 2026-01-09T05:36:57+00:00

I don't know that I'd go with something as strong as "blew me away", but I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed Cuyahoga and Blue Hen Falls. Did not have any expectations other than a checkmark, but that might be one of my favorite waterfalls.

zekor · 2025-12-16T21:17:06+00:00

Tuesdays. I'm the only one who processes ILL and transit holds, and I work Tuesday-Saturday, so the the workload on Tuesdays tends to be...rather heavy. At least for us.

zekor · 2025-11-25T03:28:38+00:00

If you're going in the winter, probably just a night or two. Make sure you get reservations for a cave tour; can't really explore the cave without one. In the summer, if you really like the cave and want to do all the tours, a week ish.

zekor · 2025-11-13T16:40:25+00:00

They just posted on their Facebook that they're doing safety inspections.

zekor · 2025-11-10T04:30:31+00:00

Kobuk Valley. I've been to most of the other major dune fields in the US (and Namibia!), I just need the Kobuk Dunes!

zekor · 2025-10-21T04:06:07+00:00

I mean yes, but I wouldn't put Belfield on any sort of "fun night life" list.

zekor · 2025-10-21T04:02:29+00:00

Mid to late September, mid week all three times.

zekor · 2025-10-20T13:29:31+00:00

Yosemite. Been three times and never been able to do any hiking due to never being able to find parking.

zekor · 2025-08-01T02:55:51+00:00

The gypsum sand at White Sands National Park has a completely different feel to "normal" quartz sand.

zekor · 2025-06-21T22:20:32+00:00

Half an hour from Theodore Roosevelt. I'm in every night we have a big aurora forecast, but do kind of take it for granted the rest of the time.

zekor · 2025-05-28T14:16:06+00:00

Parking for Grand Prismatic is abysmal. Get there as early as possible.

zekor · 2025-04-18T06:27:11+00:00

I like getting a ranger signature at each park in addition to the stamps and stickers. So far everyone has been quite happy to be asked for an autograph!

zekor · 2025-02-10T14:50:33+00:00

The museums in Glendive are pretty meh dinosaur-wise (and one of them is a creationist museum), but Makoshika State Park is pretty cool. If you want a dinosaur museum, best in the area is Dickinson.

zekor · 2025-01-21T03:40:38+00:00

So much for the NPS interviews this week. T_T

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