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Becky Lomax

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--Priorities: Well-being of all humans and natural world. --Moon Travel Guides author: USA National Parks; Yellowstone & Grand Teton; Best of Yellowstone & Grand Teton; Glacier National Park; Best of Glacier, Banff, Jasper; US & Canada Rocky Mts Road Trip

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 1d

Wheeee....look what comes out tomorrow (Oct. 14)! Books can be ordered direct from my publisher or find them at your favorite bookstore.

www.moontravelguides.com/titles/becky...

#nationalparks #travel #parks #publiclands #USparks #UStravel #roadtrips #vanlife #camping #hiking #trails #paddliing

Cover title says "Moon USA National Parks: The Complete Guide to all 63 Parks, Becky Lomax." Background photo is the Narrows in Zion National Park with the Virgin River flowing out through the narrow slot in the high orange cliffs.

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 35m

Where can you get the biggest view on Isle Royale? Hike to Mount Ojibway's fire lookout tower which you can climb partway to peer down on both sides of the island, inland lakes, and across Lake Superior to Canada.

Isle Royale National Park
#nationalparks #hiking #trails #parkchat #Michigan #scemeru

A person stands silhouetted partway up a fire lookout tower. Blue sky is the background and golden brush in the foreground.

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 46m

Oh great! Thank you!!!! I so appreciate you reviewing it.

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59nationalparks @59nationalparks.bsky.social · 18h

This Wednesday at 9:00 PM ET #ParkChat welcomes @beckyjlomax.bsky.social as our special guest host. She’ll be looking at “Lakes: More Than Nature’s Bowl of Soup?" She also asked me to assign homework so please collect some of their favorite lake photos to share.
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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!!!!

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 1d

Pre-sunset glow thrown back to the east across Lake Superior two weeks ago from our campsite.

Isle Royale National Park
#nationalparks #islands #isleRoyale #Michigan #parkchat #camping #sunsets

Layers of pinks, purples, blues, and peach silhouette the small lake islands.

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 3d

The sun setting behind the island throws color onto the clouds and Lake Superior two weeks ago visible from out waterfront campsite.

Isle Royale National Park
#nationalparks #sunsets #Michigan #isleroyale #camping #islands #lakes #parkchat #fall

Orange and pink from the unseen setting Sun casts a glow on the clouds and Lake Superior. Forest and a gray rock slab are visible on the right side of the water.

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 3d

Fall colors lit up on the Greenstone Trail two weeks ago. Loved wandering amid the reds and oranges between Mt Franklin and Ojibway Lookout!

Isle Royale National Park
#nationalparks #hiking #trails #leafpeeping #parkchat #fall

Fall colors light up the trail where a hiker walks beneath them

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yay! It’s a really unique place with a mix of boreal forest and glaciated rock.

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 3d

Fun to see you today, Eric! Hope your backpack trip goes well.

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yay! It arrived. Thanks for sharing about the new book!!!! #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 4d

DM me with what you want to do and what season. Backpack? Hike? Camp? Ski? #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

A fox trotted down the Scoville Point Trail and poked around in the brush following a scent. No one else on the trail so quite the treat.

Isle Royale National Park
#nationalparks #wildlife #hiking #Michigan #isleroyale #parkchat

A fox trots by through vegetation and rock slabs with Lake Superior in the background.

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

Enough of it will.

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

Me too. Looking to American Samoa. #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much @yellowstonenpgeek.bsky.social for tonight's questions. Wish I didn't need to head out so early but I have another commitment. Great Qs! And Yellowstone is definitely one of my favorite parks. #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

Love the stew! #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

Yup. mine has a huge delay. #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

Oh very cool! Thank you, Karen!!!! Keep putting those hats on as I love the science. #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

It's a hike. Only one mile to the lake if you hop the boat. Otherwise, 3 miles to the lake. This photo is shot up higher from the Grinnell Glacier Trail which is 5.5. miles one way. #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

Totally agree! #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

I love that trail too! #parkchat

Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

Hahaha! Hilarious observation. But yes...something in the antifreeze drippings appeals to them. Probably something slightly salty as they also lick the railings at Logan Pass that everyone's sweaty hands touch and also lick spots where people pee on the sides of trails. Salt-deprived. #parkchat

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

A5 We see habituated goats every summer in the Logan Pass parking lot...slurping antifreeze. Glacier has a bark ranger that herds them out of the parking lot and into the meadows. But she doesn't work every day. #parkchat

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you. You are welcome. I still have a bunch of Isle Royale to post. Will try to get those up soon. #parkchat