Couple takes NC State along for epic summer road trip
At the beginning, Eddie and Elizabeth Yountz were simply making plans to attend a family wedding in Los Angeles. But as long as they were traveling so far west — the Yountz’ live in Lake Lure, N.C., —...
View ArticleScientific illustrator lands commission for Death Valley painting
Over her 29 years, Liz Bradford has visited many national parks, from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite, and she has a stack of souvenir brochures to show for it....
View ArticleWolfpack Nation: Greg Funderburk is a fire manager, not fighter, in Oregon’s...
Greg Funderburk doesn’t always see eye to eye with Smokey Bear. “For years, you’ve had Smokey saying ‘put all fires out,’ so we’re kind of victims of our own success,” Funderburk, 43, says. “Over the...
View ArticleWolfpack Nation: Kevin Watkins runs a dude ranch in Jackson Hole
Kevin Watkins knew he was a dude rancher at heart after he and a college buddy headed west for what was supposed to be a summer job. “I stayed for a year,” he says. “It actually delayed my graduation.”...
View ArticleWolfpack Nation: Yellowstone National Park is home and office for Larry Glickman
Larry Glickman has nosy neighbors, but he’s OK with that. “We have bison and elk literally coming up to our windows,” he says. “The windows are steaming up because they are breathing on them.” Wildlife...
View ArticleWolfpack Nation: Beth Taylor enjoys giving the gift of Yellowstone to people
Beth Taylor wanted to be a teacher until she understood the long hours her mother devoted to her classroom career and how tired she often was. “I ended up taking the easy way out,” Taylor, 44, says...
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