MELANIN BASE CAMP

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Posts tagged Diversify Outdoors

Trump's Fee Hike Won't Create a Class System in our National Parks - Because There Already is One

But let’s not pretend that raised fees alone would be the deciding factor for so many Americans who have never visited a park, and may never have the opportunity to do so.

Rachel GaryRachel GaryNovember 19, 2017Adventure Kids of Color, Diversify Outdoors, Representation Matters, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Crown Jewels, Zion National Park, Denali National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Fee hike, Inequity, Racial disparities Comments

Why I Sleep on the Ground

So imagine their horror and dismay when I told them I wanted to go "camping": to sleep on the forest floor, eat simple meals cooked over a tiny propane stove, and to hike for days just to come back to where I started.

Sally LinSally LinNovember 15, 2017Diversify Outdoors, Sally Lin, China, Canada, Guangdong, Immigrants, Second Generation, Immigrant, Asian, Asian-American, Changing the Narrative Comments