David Kroese

Author, speaker focusing on the US National Park System including the 400+ sites, trails and heritage areas

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@FBI I know some Chicago Cubs fans. They definitely need further scrutiny.

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@CoachMTurk I'm waiting for the Englewood or Garfield Park jersey.

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@ExpeditionNPS @BigThicketNPS The park is also home to 38 species of snakes, including five venomous species. I recommend a spring, summer, or winter visit rather than fall. I like to see snakes before they slither across my shoes! @BigThicketNPS

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@rscottjones Yes! It's about our personal connections to the parks. We all arrive at that point a bit differently. Connections may take 10 minutes, 10 hours, 10 days, or 10 years. All that are truly personal are priceless. #ParkChat

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Q9 I wrote an OpEd for National Park Traveler called “What is a Park Visit?” which I concluded with the line, “A park is visited when it speaks to your heart and leaves more in it than when you arrived.” What is your definition? #Parkchat

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@Parkasaur @naturetechfam Doubt it's getting media headlines. At George Rogers Clark NHP, a group of high school students shared they took World History in lieu of Am Hist. Dallas area friends educated me that history is included in support of STEM. Just 2 examples.

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Q3 With a de-emphasis on history in many school curriculums and the domination of portable technology, how do we get future generations interested in our park system, specifically the majority who don’t have a parent or adult to offer that experience? #ParkChat

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@Parkitdotus Point Reyes NS is absolutely a hidden gem, despite the fact it gets over two million visits/yr due to the Bay Area, most Americans have never heard of it. Saratoga NHP made our list too! #ParkChat

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Q11 My next book - Hidden Gems of America’s National Park System highlights 51 extraordinary NPS sites that many overlook. Places like Chiricahua NM, Colorado NM, and Minuteman Missile NHS are a few of the subjects. What are your favorite, but less well known NPS sites? #Parkchat

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@tthrash Cedar Breaks NM, Bryce Canyon's doppelganger, is one of our hidden gems! #ParkChat

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@ParksExperience We thoroughly enjoyed Dry Falls State Park, the site of the continent's largest extinct waterfall, between Upper and Lower Grand Coulee. Eastern Washington is a treasure trove of fascinating landscape features! #ParkChat

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@naturetechfam @BlackCanyonNPS @ScottsBluffNPS @GuadalupeMtnsNP I'll see your Black Canyon, and raise you with another view from Exclamation Point off the incredible North Vista Trail. #ParkChat

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@rscottjones The B Reactor at Hanford is a must-see destination in the parks! Tuskegee Airmen offers one of the system's most inspirational stories and has arguably the best park film, IMHO. Dinosaur is a another personal favorite! #ParkChat

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@louisbink @59NationalParks @naturetechfam Thanks for hosting me! You did a great job of guiding me through the process and I found the whole experience engaging and insightful. Well done, sir!

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@SchmidtTravels @DryTortugasNPS @DryTortugasNPS is another of the hidden gems! #parkchat

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@kristarsha @TimpCaveNPS We love @TimpCaveNPS ! Great park! #parkchat

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@Parkasaur @naturetechfam True! Absolutely true! In the Midwest, some school programs have dropped American history from the high school curriculum. Other friends with young children report the same thing. #parkchat

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Thanks for having me as a host tonight on #ParkChat! Please find my publications, speaking engagements and new projects at: https://t.co/5t3pJM5lF0

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@laurendanner360 @NCascadesNPS Pecos is one of my hidden gems, as is Lake Chelan! #parkchat

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@RCGibby73 I keep going back to as many as I can to find more depth, and the parks always deliver! #Parkchat

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@rscottjones @daavetv Among those open to the public, I have to admit I didn't understand Ebey's Landing and why it was a unit given there's nothing left of it except a farming field and shoreline. #parkchat