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Recommendations

If you are looking for a movie to watch, I recommend The Lost City

If you are looking for a book to read, I recommend Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton

If you are looking for a show to binge, I recommend Earth at Night in Color (on Appletv)

#recommendations #the lost city #leave only footprints #conor knighton #earth at night in color

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Best Reads of 2022: Non-Fiction

We’re living in the golden age of chronic illness and trauma memoirs. These books made me feel seen and will stick with me for a long time.

What Doesn’t Kill You - Tessa Miller

What My Bones Know - Stephanie Foo

The Invisible Kingdom - Meghan O’Rourke

Know My Name - Chanel Miller

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb

Good Morning Monster - Catherine Gildiner

Ten Steps to Nanette - Hannah Gadsby

Dinners with Ruth - Nina Totenberg

Leave Only Footprints - Conor Knighton

The Book of Boundaries - Melissa Urban

I’m Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy

Dancing at the Pity Party - Tyler Feder

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States - Sarah Vowell

The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk

The Vagina Bible - Jennifer Gunter

Amazing Facts about Baby Animals - Maja Safstrom

The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts - Maja Safstrom

Animals of a Bygone Era - Maja Safstrom

#best of 2022 #2022 reads #book recommendations #books #booklr #bookish #reading #bibliophile

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Nonfiction Thursday: National Parks

The Power of Scenery by Dennis Drabelle

Wallace Stegner called national parks “the best idea we ever had.” As Americans celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, a question naturally where did the idea for a national park originate? The answer starts with a look at pre-Yellowstone America. With nothing to put up against Europe’s cultural pearls—its cathedrals, castles, and museums—Americans came to realize that their plentitude of natural wonders might compensate for the dearth of manmade attractions. That insight guided the great landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted as he organized his thoughts on how to manage the wilderness park centered on Yosemite Valley, a state-owned predecessor to the national park model of Yellowstone. Haunting those thoughts were the cluttered and carnival-like banks of Niagara Falls, which served as an oft-cited example of what should not happen to a spectacular natural phenomenon.

Olmsted saw city parks as vital to the pursuit of happiness and wanted them to be established for all to enjoy. When he wrote down his philosophy for managing Yosemite, a new and different kind of park, one that preserves a great natural site in the wilds, he had no idea that he was creating a visionary blueprint for national parks to come. Dennis Drabelle provides a history of the national park concept, adding to our understanding of American environmental thought and linking Olmsted with three of the country’s national treasures. Published in time to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park on March 1, 2022, and the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted on April 26, 2022, The Power of Scenery tells the fascinating story of how the national park movement arose, evolved, and has spread around the world.

Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton

When Conor Knighton decided to spend a year wandering through "America's Best Idea," he was worried the whole thing might end up being his worst idea. But, after a broken engagement and a broken heart, he desperately needed a change of scenery. The ambitious plan he cooked up went a bit overboard in that department; Knighton set out to visit every single one of America's National Parks, from Acadia to Zion.

Leave Only Footprints is the memoir of his year spent traveling across the United States, a journey that yielded his "On the Trail" series, which quickly became one of CBS Sunday Morning's most beloved segments. In this smart, informative, and often hilarious book, he'll share how his journey through these natural wonders, unchanged by man, ended up changing his worldview on everything from God to politics to love and technology. Whether it's waking up early for a naked scrub in an Arkansas bathhouse or staying up late to stargaze along our loneliest highway, Knighton goes behind the scenery to provide an unfiltered look at America. In the tradition of books like A Walk in the Woods or Turn Right at Machu Picchu, this is an irresistible mix of personal narrative and travelogue-some well-placed pop culture references, too-and a must-read for any of the 331 million yearly National Parks visitors.

Guardians of the Valley by Dean King

In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir—iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher—meets face-to-face for the first time with his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The Century magazine. Before long, the pair, opposites in many ways, decide to venture to Yosemite Valley, the magnificent site where twenty years earlier, Muir experienced a personal and spiritual awakening that would set the course of the rest of his life.

Upon their arrival the men are confronted with a shocking vision, as predatory mining, tourism, and logging industries have plundered and defaced “the grandest of all the special temples of Nature.” While Muir is devastated, Johnson, an arbiter of the era’s pressing issues in the pages of the nation’s most prestigious magazine, decides that he and Muir must fight back. The pact they form marks a watershed moment, leading to the creation of Yosemite National Park, and launching an environmental battle that captivates the nation and ushers in the beginning of the American environmental movement.

Walks of a Lifetime in America's National Parks by Robert & Martha Manning

Walk the national parks and find out for yourself why they’re “America’s best idea” and why walking is the richest way to experience and appreciate these iconic places. There can be no better guides than Bob and Martha Manning, longtime Hiking Ambassadors for the American Hiking Society and life-long stalwarts of the National Park System. In this book, the Mannings introduce and describe all the national parks and offer first-hand descriptions of the very best trails that lead walkers to quintessential scenic vistas, celebrated rivers and lakes, majestic waterfalls, outstanding wildlife viewing areas, significant historic and prehistoric sites, and much more. These walks range from short nature trails to half and full-day hikes to backpacking trips. The book is richly illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, and concludes with a wealth of practical advice on how to best visit and hike the national parks.

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‘Outdoor Adventures Expo’ Comes to Pasco Libraries

Free, family event focuses on the outdoors and wildlife ‘Outdoor Adventures Expo’ Comes to Pasco Libraries Adventure calls YOU to the Outdoor Adventures Expo!  Pasco County Libraries is partnering with Pasco County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources and Florida’s Sports Coast for this free, one-day event Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center. National Geographic Photographer Mac Stone and CBS News Correspondent Conor Knighton will take the theatre stage for presentations followed by book signings.  A limited number of wristbands for each speaking event will be distributed day-of at 10 a.m. for theatre viewing.  Overflow viewing will be available in the courtyard on a video wall. WHAT:          Outdoor Adventures ExpoWHEN:          Saturday, March 9, 2024                     10 a.m. to 2 p.m.WHERE:       Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center                    12118 Lake Blanche Drive                    Odessa, FL Expo festivities will also include: - Florida Wildlife Displays - Food Trucks - Games - Giveaways - Outdoor Demonstrations - Much More! For more information about Pasco County Libraries, including the library catalog, e-content, programs, events and links to all Pasco County Library branches, click HERE. Go on an outdoor adventure with Pasco Outdoor Adventures through Pasco County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources! Click here for info: mypas.co/PascoOutdoorAdventures Read the full article

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Here Comes the Sun: Actor Juliette Lewis and owls

“Actor and singer Juliette Lewis sits down with Luke Burbank to discuss her role in “Yellowjackets,” her band “Juliette and the Licks” and her past acting experiences as a whole. Then, Conor Knighton travels to both Oregon and Indiana to learn more about owls. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.” Read More

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The American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race#American #Birkebeiner #crosscountry #ski #race

The American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race – CBS News Watch CBS News Since it was first held 50 years ago, the American Birkebeiner, a trek of more than 30 miles through the Northwoods of Wisconsin, modeled after a fabled bit of Norwegian history, has become the largest cross-country ski race in the U.S. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports on how enthusiasm for the festival of events…

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Pink and inexperienced chiles are key elements of New Mexican delicacies. The Santa Fe College of Cooking provides "Sunday Morning" viewers their recipes for Enchiladas, and the sauces that accompany them, purple or inexperienced (or each!), as seen within the faculty's latest cookbook, "Celebrating the Meals of New Mexico."Be sure you watch Conor Knighton's report on chiles in New Mexico on "Sunday Morning" December 18!Rooster or Cheese EnchiladasServes 10 Elements: 3 cups purple or inexperienced chile sauce (recipes for sauces beneath)16 recent corn tortillas, about 4 inches in diameter4 cups cooked shredded rooster1 1/2 kilos Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese, grated1 1/2 cups diced onion, or sliced scallions with inexperienced tops2 cups shredded iceberg or romaine lettuce1 1/2 cups diced tomato1 1/4 cups bitter cream Directions: Preheat the oven to 350°. Oil a 9x12 baking dish or pan.Unfold about 1 cup of the sauce over the underside of the dish and layer half of the tortillas evenly over the sauce. Prime the tortillas with 1/2 of the rooster and 1/3 of the cheese and sprinkle with half the onion (for milder onion taste, use scallions). Repeat for second layer and prime with the final cup of sauce and the remaining cheese. Bake 20 to half-hour, till bubbly and frivolously browned.To serve, spoon parts onto dinner plates, garnish with shredded lettuce, diced tomato, and prime with 2 tablespoons bitter cream. Serve with pinto beans and posole. CBS Information Inexperienced Chile SauceRevealed in "Celebrating the Meals of New Mexico Cookbook"Makes about 2 ½ cupsElements: 1/4 cup vegetable oil1 cup chopped onion2 to three teaspoons minced garlic, to style1 to 2 Tablespoons flour2/3 cup gentle roasted, peeled, chopped New Mexico inexperienced chile2/3 cups scorching roasted, peeled, chopped New Mexico inexperienced chile1/3 teaspoon freshly floor coriander seed to style1 1/2 cups rooster inventorySalt to style Directions:Warmth the oil in a medium saucepan over medium warmth and sauté the onion till softened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté 1 minute extra. Stir within the flour. Add the inexperienced chiles and coriander and slowly stir within the rooster inventory. Convey the combination to a boil, cut back the warmth and simmer for about quarter-hour. Season with salt to style.Non-obligatory seasonings: diced tomato, recent cilantro and/or cumin.      Pink Chile Sauce from PodsRevealed in "Celebrating the Meals of New Mexico Cookbook."Makes about 2 1/2 cupsElements: 12 New Mexico purple chile pods2 to three cups boiling water1/4 vegetable oil1 cup finely chopped onion2 to three teaspoons minced garlicSalt to styleDirections: Rinse the pods nicely to take away particles and filth. Take away the stems from the chiles and shake out the seeds. Place the pods in a bowl and canopy with 2 to three cups of boiling water. Weigh the chiles down with a plate or can to submerge (they generally tend to drift), and allow them to stand for half-hour.In the meantime, warmth the oil in a small skillet over medium warmth and sauté the onion for 3 minutes, till softened. Add the garlic and cook dinner 2 minutes. Take away from the warmth and put aside.Drain the chiles, reserving the liquid. Place half the chiles in a blender and add 1 1/2 cups of the soaking liquid and half of the sautéed onion/garlic combination and puree. Add extra chile liquid if the combination appears too thick. Repeat the method with the remaining chiles and 1 cup of the soaking liquid, however take care to pour rigorously and depart any residual grit on the backside of the liquid and discard. Pour the purees right into a medium saucepan and produce to a boil over medium warmth. Scale back the warmth to low and simmer the combination for 20 minutes. Pressure the sauce and discard the bits of pores and skin. Style and season with salt as wanted.Non-obligatory seasonings: toasted chile seeds, Mexican oregano, freshly floor coriander seed.       For more information: Extra David Morgan David Morgan is a senior editor at CBSNews.com and cbssundaymorning.com. Thanks for studying CBS NEWS. Create your free account or log in for extra options. Learn Extra Supply Thanks #Recipes #Enchiladas #Pink #Inexperienced #Chile #Sauces

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Recommendations

If you are looking for a movie to watch, I recommend 12 Mighty Orphans 

If you are looking for a book to read, I recommend Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton

If you are looking for a show to binge, I recommend The Great Pottery Showdown (on HBO Max)

#recommendations #12 mighty orphans #leave only footprints #conor knighton #the great potter showdown #hbo max

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Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park - Conor Knighton

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Nonfiction Thursday: Travelogue Recommendations

Wild by Cheryl Strayed 

At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State — and she would do it alone.

Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.

Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton

When Conor Knighton decided to spend a year wandering through "America's Best Idea," he was worried the whole thing might end up being his worst idea. But, after a broken engagement and a broken heart, he desperately needed a change of scenery. The ambitious plan he cooked up went a bit overboard in that department; Knighton set out to visit every single one of America's National Parks, from Acadia to Zion.

Leave Only Footprints is the memoir of his year spent traveling across the United States, a journey that yielded his "On the Trail" series, which quickly became one of CBS Sunday Morning's most beloved segments. In this smart, informative, and often hilarious book, he'll share how his journey through these natural wonders, unchanged by man, ended up changing his worldview on everything from God to politics to love and technology. Whether it's waking up early for a naked scrub in an Arkansas bathhouse or staying up late to stargaze along our loneliest highway, Knighton goes behind the scenery to provide an unfiltered look at America. In the tradition of books like A Walk in the Woods or Turn Right at Machu Picchu, this is an irresistible mix of personal narrative and travelogue-some well-placed pop culture references, too-and a must-read for any of the 331 million yearly National Parks visitors.

World Travel by Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter—and many places beyond.

In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places—in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable.

Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother, Chris; a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini, and more. Additionally, each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook.

Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad

In the summer after graduating from college, Suleika Jaouad was preparing, as they say in commencement speeches, to enter “the real world”. She had fallen in love and moved to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a war correspondent. The real world she found, however, would take her into a very different kind of conflict zone.

It started with an itch—first on her feet, then up her legs, like a thousand invisible mosquito bites. Then a trip to the doctor and, a few weeks shy of her twenty-third birthday, a diagnosis: leukemia, with a 35 percent chance of survival. Just like that, the life she had imagined for herself had gone up in flames. By the time Jaouad flew home to New York, she had lost her job, her apartment, and her independence. When Jaouad finally walked out of the cancer ward—after three and a half years of chemo, a clinical trial, and a bone marrow transplant—she was, according to the doctors, cured. But as she would soon learn, a cure is not where the work of healing ends; it’s where it begins. She had spent the past 1,500 days in desperate pursuit of one goal—to survive. And now that she’d done so, she realized that she had no idea how to live.

How would she reenter the world and live again? How could she reclaim what had been lost? Jaouad embarked—with her new best friend, Oscar, a scruffy terrier mutt—on a 100-day, 15,000-mile road trip across the country. She set out to meet some of the strangers who had written to her during her years in the hospital: a teenage girl in Florida also recovering from cancer; a teacher in California grieving the death of her son; a death-row inmate in Texas who’d spent his own years confined to a room. What she learned on this trip is that the divide between sick and well is porous, that the vast majority of us will travel back and forth between these realms throughout our lives.

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Here Comes the Sun: Comedian Billy Eichner and the boll weevil

Here Comes the Sun: Comedian Billy Eichner and the boll weevil

Here Comes the Sun: Comedian Billy Eichner and the boll weevil – CBS News Watch CBS News Comedian and actor Billy Eichner sits down with Jonathan Vigliotti to discuss his new film, “Bros.” Then Conor Knighton travels to Enterprise, Alabama, to learn about the boll weevil. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday…

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Great event. Conor Knighton was a fantastic speaker. (at Lewisburg Literary Festival) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7cgWBuA4G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Beyond Books: The 21st Century Public Library

Beyond Books: The 21st Century Public Library

No shushing here! The modern library is more than just a repository of books. Correspondent Conor Knighton checks out how today’s libraries are public spaces designed to foster connections while keeping pace with technology and the needs of the community.

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Totally Random Non-Fiction Tuesday

Gonna be honest, anyone can write a book about the US National Parks. This isn’t entirely that. There is stuff about the parks in there, and Mark’s connection to them, but, he also lets us see the national parks through all sorts of others. Park rangers, those native to the lands within the various parks, and so many others.

The book itself was amazing, but, even more so was the story behind it. The fact that it started out as one thing, but, then when his Mom shared that she had terminal cancer, it changed to something else, something deeper and I think, probably a much better read. It was an amazing book on multiple levels.

You may like this book If you Liked: Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton, The High Sierra by Kim Stanley Robinson, or The Hour of Land by Terry Tempest Williams

Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America's National Parks by Mark Woods

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