Breanna Claire

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Ooh, I was waiting for this #ParkChat!

Thank you @spaceart.bsky.social for hosting! I'm following you now, so I look forward to knowing what you're up to and what great art will be coming from your experiences! #ParkChat

A11 Get the kids to take photos, and then do self-critique when they get home. Discuss the pictures with them, ask them which ones are the best, and why, and then frame the ones they pick. #ParkChat

A10 I would show before-and-after pictures of Beaver Marsh at Cuyahoga Valley - from a car graveyard to a thriving wetland - to show the restorative power of nature with an assist from human preservation efforts. #ParkChat

I've got a wildlife photo from Gateway Arch! 😆🦆 #ParkChat

I have pictures of steam in a park! #ParkChat

A8 Writing is my medium. It would be hard to find any method for getting me focused on my thinking and writing than being away from the bustle of daily life, and in a place without so much Internet access! #ParkChat

A7 Nature photography classes should be a regular offering in every park. I'd take one. #ParkChat

Show us a picture, and we'll judge. 😄 #ParkChat

A6 I wouldn't call them works of art, but I've become more of a fan of the park selfie on my last few park visits, now that it's the REAL ME in the photos now! (pic from Blue Ridge Pkwy) #ParkChat

A4 At Big Bend, my late wife bought one of those walking sticks made from a sotol stalk by people in the Mexican village just across the river. I gave it to a friend of ours after she passed. #ParkChat

A3 I think of Yosemite, since Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of Central Park, had a hand in planning it. It feels like an urban park (complete with urban crowds!) although with a different balance between the natural and the manmade. #ParkChat

A2 Surprising as it may sound, I'm not much of a visually oriented person. I was attracted to the parks more by hearing about them than by seeing images of them. #ParkChat

A1 I used to be a competitive runner, which may come in handy when some idiot makes a wild animal mad by getting too close to it! 😠 #ParkChat

The resident art historian of #ParkChat is here, already fueled up with creativity juice (a.k.a. Captain & Coke)!

Late May-early June

Gen X first date question:

“Oregon Trail: are you the type who floats down the river, or do you take the toll road?”

Wonderful! Space and art are two of my favorite things! #ParkChat

Thank you @campingkiddos.bsky.social for helping us spring into the parks, and land on our feet! #ParkChat

No!!!!! Not a question 13!!!!!! #ParkChat

Hope none of your oxen drowned! 🤣 #ParkChat

A12 I'm probably not the best salesperson for this anymore. I'll never be a beach bum, but it's harder for me to sell unpredictability now. #ParkChat

This post was even better the second time. 😜 #ParkChat

A11 My late wife and I visited Death Valley once in March and once in June. You might say we felt a bit of a difference! #ParkChat

AI tells me that mountain laurel has a scent, but I didn't really pick it up. #ParkChat

A9 I saw a mama and baby mountain goat at Mount Rushmore once. I wish I hadn't lost the pictures. 😢 It was so cute; the baby would struggle to get over the big boulders, and the mama would patiently wait for it. #ParkChat

A8 I already answered this question in Q1, so I'll reiterate with another mountain laurel picture from Shenandoah. #ParkChat

A7 In fact, my last camping experience was in the spring, in South Dakota, and I had unexpected cold weather. That's why it was my last. #ParkChat

A6 It depends on whether I see my shadow. 😏 #ParkChat

I think we need a #ParkChat titled "Things that Make Me Happy in the National Parks."