Monthly Archives: February 2018

Barrier Islands Trip – Reconstruction Era National Monument – January 12, 2018

Posted on February 8, 2018 by marctomik

What does Freedom Mean? In the waning weeks of the Obama Presidency, the President signed into law three new National Monuments to preserve and interpret sites related to civil rights around the country. This visit turned out to be much … Continue reading →

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Bluestone National River – June 3, 2017

Posted on February 7, 2018 by marctomik

This visit starts from a ranger I met when I stopped by the Sandstone Visitor Center in southern West Virginia in September 2015 after trading cars with my dad in Kentucky. I chatted with the ranger there for a bit … Continue reading →

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Barrier Islands Trip – Santee Wildlife Refuge – January 12, 2018

Posted on February 2, 2018 by marctomik

Over Martin Luther King Jr Day holiday, I took off early from work and went south to visit some of the barrier islands and fortifications preserved along the Atlantic coast. I got out of work early on Thursday and made … Continue reading →

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