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• Roundup: Digital Photography tips for sunrise shots, Yosemite in HD, A Cure for Nature Deficit Disorder

  In this weeks roundup we have a Digital Photography course for shooting sunrise or sunset photos, a plug for a new film of Yosemite National Park set to premier on the Travel Channel, and a podcast from the University of Minnesota about curing Nature... Posted Apr 12 2008, 04:04 AM by Mike Barlow with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Books, Photography, Techniques and Tips, Yosemite National Park, National Parks

• Yosemite With Kids: 5 tips

  Writing and developing a scavenger hunt in Yosemite National Park has provided our family with a number of opportunities to visit and explore the valley over the last couple of years. If you are planning a visit and have children in tow, here are five... Posted Apr 09 2008, 02:49 AM by Mike Barlow with | with no comments Filed under: Northern California, Bird Watching, Yosemite National Park, National Parks, Family Outdoor Recreation

• Outdoor Activities for Kids: Turning Your Family Hikes into Educational Expeditions

  New subscribers to the Trail Guide , the Trailmix.Net quarterly newsletter, have access to our e-book: Educational Expeditions . The book is a collection of ideas that Trailmix.Net is being built upon. One of the ideas in the e-book, and an idea that... Posted Apr 02 2008, 02:11 AM by Mike Barlow with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Hikes for Kids, Parenting, Yosemite National Park, National Parks, Education and E-Learning, Family Outdoor Recreation

• Roundup: Travel Photography Tips, Grand Canyon Flooding, Daren Wendell, Wolverines

  In this weeks Roundup, we learn 10 tips for better travel photography, find out why the Grand Canyon is flooding, take a look at an expedition that is absolutely amazing in vision and scope, and find out what all the fuss is about with these wolverines... Posted Mar 08 2008, 04:12 AM by Mike Barlow with | with no comments Filed under: Northern California, Photography, Lake Tahoe, National Parks, Exploration

• The Roundup: Pollutants in Parks, Outdoor Photography, Outdoor Program Design Flaw

  Here is this weeks roundup. Today we are looking at the recently published WACAP report on pollutants in our western National Parks, getting some tips on outdoor photography, and examining an article that points to an obvious design flaw in most outdoor... Posted Feb 29 2008, 09:40 PM by Mike Barlow with | with no comments Filed under: Photography, National Parks

• Friday Roundup – The Weekly Trailmix.Net list of Favorite Outdoor Stories

  It's Friday and we're introducing a new feature at Trailmix.Net called the Friday Roundup. Here is the Readers Digest version of our favorite stories this week. Climbers Rescued on Mt. Hood. Photo Credit: King 5 News Birding with Kids: Birdfreak... Posted Jan 26 2008, 01:09 AM by Mike Barlow with | with no comments Filed under: Bird Watching, Geocaching, Yosemite National Park, National Parks, Yellowstone National Park

• National Parks Services Launches Geyser Cam in Yellowstone

  You can now watch live streaming video of Old Faithful, Beehive, Lion, or Giantess erupting in Yellowstone National Park Photo Credit: Mamamusings' via Flickr.com From the Geyser Cam Site: Welcome to Yellowstone National Park's first video web... Posted Jan 25 2008, 05:59 PM by Mike Barlow with | with no comments Filed under: National Parks, Yellowstone National Park

• National Parks see an Increase in Relics Theft

  An article by Judy Keen in USA Today identifies an increasing trend in the theft of relics in US National Parks. Relic thieves range from students that find historical artifacts and save them for further study to black market profiteers looking to make... Posted Jan 25 2008, 03:54 AM by Mike Barlow with | with no comments Filed under: Techniques and Tips, National Parks, Outdoor Ethics