Kristy

A9. Running, hiking, getting outside! I come home from work (public ed) everyday and spend about 30 minutes in the backyard with this little nugget 🐾 #parkchat

A3. I’m hoping to get to Guadalupe Mountains NP, White Sands, and Carlsbad Caverns in 2026 #parkchat

First Day Hike at Estero Llano Grande State Park in far south Texas. Birding paradise down here this time of year! So many different species of birds! Alligator Lake didn’t disappoint either! #hiking #Texas #firstdayhike #birding

A2. Here near the end of October we in central Texas are just now getting cool mornings and afternoon temps <90° with more clouds so it feels much cooler and almost fall like. Dare I say Nov/Dec=fall and Jan/Feb=winter here 😬 #parkchat

A4. Spent this past weekend in Kentucky and got to see some fall colors at Bernheim Forest #parkchat

A8. #Parkchat My most recent fungi pics, taken at Shenandoah NP.

A10. Boat tour of Lake Powell had some incredible views. #parkchat

A7. Also love this almost navy blue color of Lake Powell #parkchat

A7. Captured two of my favorite lake colors in this pic of Crater Lake #parkchat

I love a glassy lake too! Lake Sherburne at Glacier NP #parkchat

A1. Ideally, swimming but usually hiking. #parkchat

Good evening from Texas! It’s been awhile! #parkchat

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. The climb to the summit is steeper than it looks! The Loop Trail was a nice 4.6 mile hike. #Texas #hiking #EnchantedRock

Lost Maples State Natural Area. Still probably several weeks away from seeing the maple leaves 🍁 change color, but cooler temps (<90°) made for a great morning of hiking. Monkey Rock didn’t disappoint 🐒 #hiking #Texas

My latest quilt. Upcycled 3 pairs of jeans into this quilt. So it’s a mix of quilting cotton & denim. #quilting #quilts #sewing

#Hookem #TexasLonghorns #UTAustin A rare night game 🤘🤘🤘

5 mile hike at South Table Mountain Park #hiking #Colorado

I run half marathons…might be the perfect excuse to correct the miss 😂 #parkchat

Wow! What an awesome #parkchat!! Really enjoyed all the Qs @pamportland.org

A11. I would love to hike an NP with a mycologist. I wanna know about all the fungi I see! #parkchat

A10. Cuyahoga NP—I was on a trip with a friend that isn’t into hiking or being outside 😝 But, we did stop at River Raisin & Garfield sites!! #ParkChat But we were so close to Cuyahoga 🫤

Same! #parkchat

A4. Shenandoah NP—visited this past weekend. Was visiting a friend in VA and decided to go hiking and saw it was only 1.5 hours away so we headed there. The ranger at the visitor center gave us all the info we needed. #parkchat

A5. Palo Duro Canyon SP in TX (pic 1)
Antelope Island SP in UT (pics 2-4)
#ParkChat

A3. Don’t sleep on the short trails near the visitor center. Often times they’re really awesome, like the Castle Crest Wildflower Trail Crater Lake NP. The prettiest meadow I’ve ever been in!! #parkchat

A2. Get there early!! Trailhead parking and entrance lines aren’t much of an issue if you’re one of the first ones there 😉 #parkchat

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I’ve visited DC/Virginia many times and not sure why it never occurred to me to see if there were any National Parks nearby 🤨 This time I made it out to Shenandoah NP for a hike on Compton Gap Trail #NationalParks #ParkChat #hiking #Virginia

Oregon was a beautiful. Sahalie Falls, Koosah Falls, Cannon Beach, and Indian Beach #waterfalls #Oregon