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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; Glacier National Park; US & Canada Rocky Mts Road Trip

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Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · Oct 14
What's in this new edition of Moon USA National Parks that hit bookstores today?

Besides an updated chapter on each national park, it has a
foldout map locating the parks!

Here's where you can order it:
www.moontravelguides.com/titles/becky...

#nationalparks #parks #roadtrips #hiking #travel
The book "Moon USA National Park" is set on top of the foldout US map that locates all parks.
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Nothing like fording a stream barefoot through frigid glacial water! Such a long way to go when the toes are frozen.

Glacier National Park
#nationalparks #hiking #glaciers #water #Montana
A hiker with bare feet (carrying her boots) is standing on a rock only partway into crossing the stream. The stream flows with clear turquoise water. A route of rocks crosses the stream, but has so much water through it that she still must wade.
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Seems like stopping by Sheep Lakes in Horseshoe Park offers different wildlife at different times of day: moose, elk, and bighorn sheep.

Rocky Mountain National Park
#nationalparks #wildlife #rockymountain #roadtrip #roadtrips #sheep #parks
A small herd of wild sheep--ewes with young--graze on grasses along the edge of the small lake.
December 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Home is where the heart is...and this home of nature has my heart. ❤️ It's an #openhouse at #blueskyartshow today.

Glacier National Park

#nationalparks #glacier #hiking #trails
Pink monkey flowers bloom in the foreground with flower clumps descending downhill into meadows. In the background, the sun is starting to rise over mountains and peaks with a streak of orange across the horizon in the background.
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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An early morning stroll on the trail around Bear Lake just after sunrise can make the water like a mirror while lighting up the terrain on surrounding mountains.

Rocky Mountain National Park
#nationalparks #hiking #trails #bearlake #rockymountain #parks
The foreground has boulders rimming the lakeshore while the background has green coniferous trees with a rocky peak and cliffs. The sky and hillsides reflect in the glassy water.
December 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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An easy short hike climbs from Moraine Park to lilypad-filled Cub Lake.

Rocky Mountain National Park
#nationalparks #hikiing #trails #rockymountain #parks
Lake is filled with green lily pads and surrounded by a foreground boulder on the right and background hillside with burned trees from a fire and mountains behind. A few puffy clouds are in the sky.
December 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Hiking the stone stairway through the boulder field is just a prelude to the rock scramble section to reach Sky Pond.

Rocky Mountain National Park
#nationalparks #hiking #trails #lakes
A hiker with a backpack and trekking poles, climbs the stone stairway on a boulder-filled slope.
December 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Hiking to Emerald Lake can often test your tolerance of crowded trails. But once there, the scenery often transports you beyond the crowds.

Rocky Mountain National Park
#nationalparks #hiking #trails #lakes #rockymountain
Two hikers sit on boulders surrounding the lake. Hallett Peak and surrounding cliffs reflect in the lake.
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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This Wednesday #ParkChat welcomes @spaceart.bsky.social as our special guest host. I’m not exactly sure what his topic is but I’m guessing Tyler will want us to look up. I’m really looking forward to to this one. @naturetechfam.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social
Tyler Nordgren (@spaceart.bsky.social)
Artist, Astronomer, Author, International Tour Leader, Speaker and all around Astronomical Bon Vivant coined the phrase “Half the park is after dark.”
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December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Give the gift of experiences for the national park fans in your life!

#nationalparks #hiking #camping #backpacking #watersports #roadtrips #travel #UStravel #parks
beckyjlomax.bsky.social Becky Lomax @beckyjlomax.bsky.social · Oct 14
What's in this new edition of Moon USA National Parks that hit bookstores today?

Besides an updated chapter on each national park, it has a
foldout map locating the parks!

Here's where you can order it:
www.moontravelguides.com/titles/becky...

#nationalparks #parks #roadtrips #hiking #travel
The book "Moon USA National Park" is set on top of the foldout US map that locates all parks.
December 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Just to be out hiking off trail near a glacier = one of my favorite things.

Glacier National Park

#blueskyartshow #favoritethings #nationalparks #hiking
A hiker with a blue and white pack walks toward a glacier and silty lake. The glacier has two parts: nose is riddled with crevasses and rock debris piles and the top is snow-covered with fine rockfall coloring the patterns.
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Okay Weather Gods! If we can't have snow for skiing with all this deluge of rain, can we please go back to summer for backpacking?

Jedediah Smith Wilderness, Teton Mountains
#wilderness #weather #wildflowers #hiking #backpacking #winter
Four backpackers walk on a trail through a thigh-high meadow of wildflowers with a mountain in the left background.
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Q4 Days make up the rhythm of the year, while sunrises and sunsets punctuate them with beauty. Share a photo of one of your fave shots this year of a sunrise or sunset in or outside a park. #parkchat

sunrise at Isle Royale National Park
As the sun rises above small treed islands off shore, it casts a streak of light across the water. Orange clouds cast an orange glow on the water which changes to blue around the fringes of the light. Foreground has smooth rock slabs with pools of water.
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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The atmospheric river with its deluge of rain is melting our snow...so no skiing. Makes me want to return to hike Golden Canyon in warmer temps.

Death Valley National Park
#nationalparks #hiking #deserts #canyons #deathvalley
A hiker is walking into a slot canyon where the wall colors are shades of ivory to golden.
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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On a gray rainy day, it's nice to recall a sunset from Valley Overlook. El Capitan is in shadow on the left.

Yosemite National Park
#nationalparks #sunsets #mountains #Yosemite
Foreground of El Capitan is deeply shaded. Background shows mountains lit up with alpenglow and snow patches. Sky is cloudy with orange reflecting the sunset light off the lower clouds.
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Teton Park Road closes in winter from Taggart Lake Trailhead to Signal Mountain. It is groomed for skiing and snowshoeing starting soon in mid-December--an easy, flat scenic winter route!

Grand Teton National Park
#nationalparks #skiing #snowshoeing #winterfun #winter #GrandTeton #Tetons
A skier with a pack and yellow jacket skis on the flats below the snowy Tetons.
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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It's all size perspective. Look closely for skiers beginning to cross Jenny Lake below the Tetons.

Grand Teton National Park
#nationalparks #winter #skiing #snow #mountains #Tetons
Three barely visible skier are so tiny skiing across frozen and snow-covered Jenny Lake with the monstrous snowy Tetons behind them.
December 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The sky above and the sky below.

#blueskyartshow
#sky
Spotty puffs of clouds in the sky catch the faint light of the setting sun and reflect in the lake below. Linger snowfields on mountainsides also reflect upside down in the lake.
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Some snowcoaches go to Norris Geyser Basin for a romp around Porcelain Basin. It's an ice and steam wonderland in winter.

Yellowstone National Park
#nationalparks #geysers #winter #wintertravel
Six hikers climb an icy, snowy boardwalk in the basin. Steam emits from background and foreground pools.
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Winter in the Upper Geyser Basin isn't all snow. Water from hot pools keeps the snow at bay and thermophiles still thrive with colors.

Yellowstone National Park
#nationalparks #skiing #winter #Yellowstone #thermals
Foreground shows rust and orange thermophiles in a hot spring runoff area surrounded by snow. Background shows a cross-country skier on the boardwalk.
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Thank you @btarrington.bsky.social for hosting tonight. Good questions. Great to have you here! #parkchat
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Dropping in from snowy NW Montana. Looking forward to tonight's #parkchat!
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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What's different about seeing bison in winter? They can be frost-covered, for sure. But they also walk single file in deep snow with the first one breaking trail so the followers get to save energy.

Yellowstone National Park
#nationalparks #wildlife #bison #winter
Three bison line up one following the other in deep snow. Their legs sink in almost to their bellies. They are covered in frost.
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Mid-December is the annual opening for hopping a snowcoach into Old Faithful for a couple days of skiing or snowshoeing in the Upper Geyser Basin. So wild with copious steam spewing from every pore in the landscape.

Yellowstone National Park
#nationalparks #skiing #winter #snowshoe #winterfun
A cross-country skier with a pack stands on a snow-covered hill overlooking a basin filled with steaming hot pools.
December 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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What a thrill to have Moon USA National Parks listed in Motortrend's annual holiday gift guide. The book shows how to connect parks into a road trip, and you can use the foldout map to plan & track your route.

#books #guidebooks #roadtrips #nationalparks #gifts

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Overlanding Enthusiast’s Gift Guide: Gear Every Adventurer Actually Wants
From recovery boards to portable power stations, discover the best overlanding gifts of 2025. Rounding up the must-have gear for every off-road explorer.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Snow is here! Wheeeeee! Digging my skis out today to enjoy winter.

Skiers at Bowman Lake
Glacier National Park
#nationalparks #skiing #winter #snow #Glacier
Four skiers stand on the frozen lake covered with snow and ski tracks. Blue skies are overhead with snow-covered peaks in the background.
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM