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How The Boy Scout Trail Got It’s Name

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As somebody who has been visiting Joshua Tree National Park (or at one time, Monument…) my entire life, I ponder things.  One of them was the name of the Boy Scout Trail, which doesn’t match the naming convention of other places in the Park1

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Lodge Historians – What To Do With Photography

As part of the 2018 Lodge Historian webinar program put together by Bradley Taylor, Robert Mason, and Kyle Brendel, I am sharing some of my thoughts and expertise on how photography both informs and compliments a holistic Lodge history program. Can you provide a list of 10-12 items/events/people/things to photograph for any given lodge year? … Read more