by David Kroese | Feb 20, 2019 | Book Excerpt
The park headquarters also keeps a passport stamp. After I explain this year’s journey to over 320 parks year to date and share the pin project, the rangers at the desk suggest I should meet Ranger Ted, librarian for the Grand Canyon National Park Research Library....
by David Kroese | Feb 20, 2019 | Book Excerpt
A light rain patters against the hotel room window, muffling a smattering of fireworks and occasional dull thunder rumbling in the distance. The weather front moving through Charleston, South Carolina, is dampening the local holiday celebrations. I’m staring at my...
by David Kroese | Dec 19, 2018 | Book Excerpt, On this date
Standing on the memorial, I can see and smell the oil slicks floating on the water’s surface below. The heavy oil smell hangs in the air. Reflecting on the lives lost, young men cut down so early in life, saddens me. The rusted ship below us, a metal tomb for many of...
by David Kroese | Dec 19, 2018 | Book Excerpt, On this date
Thursday morning, I have an 8:30 a.m. flight to Molokai and Kalaupapa National Historical Park. Kalaupapa contrasts striking natural beauty with the park’s profoundly sad story. The highest sea cliff in the world, varying from 1,600 feet at the point where a trail...
