From honoring Native American Heritage Month and Veterans Day to Holiday Shopping, Events & Activities, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "California Sequoia Country" Podcast focuses on End-of-Fall experiences in Tulare County.

Located in Central California, Tulare County is home to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest, and charming art and agricultural communities including Visalia, Tulare, Exeter, Dinuba, Porterville, Three Rivers, Lindsay, and Woodlake.

Featured guests from the Sequoia Tourism Council include - Holly Streit - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm - Suzanne Bianco - Visit Visalia, https://www.visitvisalia.com/

Plan your visit to Tulare County, at https://www.discoverthesequoias.com/

This shared episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast to The Arts & Parks" Show features acclaimed astrophotographer and photojournalist Stan Honda, the National Parks Arts Foundation's Fall 2024 artist-in-residence at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

Stan Honda is an experienced photojournalist who now works with natural landscapes — usually night-time panoramas — that fuse sky and earth. Based in New York-based, he worked as a photojournalist for 34 years including Agence France-Presse (AFP) (the French news agency) where he photographed news and sports in New York City and around the U.S., including the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the aftermath; post-war Iraq in 2003 and 2004. Stan was also the National Parks Arts Foundation artist resident at Haleakala National Park and Fort Union National Monument. More at https://stanhonda.com/

Learn more about the National Parks Arts Foundation's unique artist residency programs in parks across the country at https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/

From bears fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls to the volcanic Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Global Adventures with Debbie Stone" Podcast is all about Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

At 3.4 million acres, Katmai National Park is a vast wilderness on the Alaska Peninsula, stretching from the Bristol Bay lowlands to the volcanic center of the Aleutian Range and to the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Known for its plentiful wildlife, dramatic geological features, and remoteness, the park is a land of spectacular scenic beauty. Read Debbie's story about her adventures in Katmai NP, here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/bears-and-volcanoes-of-katmai-national-park/

Celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's WORLD OF ART Podcast with artist Victoria Chick. Hear how wilderness exploration and science converged with the assistance of art in the 19th century to spread the fame of that giant among trees, the Sequoia. Read Victoria's article about it all, including how art helped protect and conserve what is now Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks, here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/the-art-of-the-giant-sequoia/

Victoria Chick is a contemporary figurative artist and early 19th/20th century print collector based in Silver City, New Mexico. Visit: https://victoriachick.com/

Victoria appears on Big Blend Radio every 3rd Saturday. Follow the podcast: https://tinyurl.com/3an38624

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA, travel writer MaryRose Denton shares her celestial adventures in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada. Hear about Paquette Lake, the Mica Hill Hiking Trail through the forest, the park's stargazing program and indigenous history.

Read MaryRose's article about her experiences, here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/a-celestial-journey-in-cape-breton-national-park-nova-scotia

Learn more about the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) at https://www.ifwtwa.org/

Follow this podcast here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzIUCV2e7qm1chVylr9kzBMftUgBoLS-m

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features Mary Grace Kauffman of Destination Gettysburg who gives a year-round overview of what you can experience in beautiful and historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, including Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. Visit Gettysburg and Make Monumental Memories! Filled with welcoming residents and diverse experiences, this quaint town is filled with stories to tell. Discover how Gettysburg captures the imagination, stirs the soul, and continues to draw visitors from around the world to its hallowed ground and beautiful countryside. More: https://destinationgettysburg.com/

Learn more about the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA), here: https://www.ifwtwa.org/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast to The Arts & Parks" Show features musician and composer Rachel Mari Kimber, the National Parks Arts Foundation's Fall 2024 artist-in-residence at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. This is part two of our conversation as a follow up of her residency. Check out Part One here: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/musician-rachel-mari-kimber-in-saguaro-national-park

Rachel Mari Kimber is a musically creative artist from Wales, UK. She composes, sings, plays guitar and cello, orchestrates, harmonises, teaches, and produces, all from the heart. She also plays cello and sings for the band Black Forest Society, and also for Happy Joy Harmony. More: https://freeyourspiritheal.wixsite.com/love

MORE LINKS FROM THE PODCAST regarding plants and music and NPAF artists in residence: - Writer Zoë Schlanger in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/writer-zoe-schlanger-in-hawaii-volcanoes-national-park/ - Writer Zoë Schlanger in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/musician-sam-nester-in-hawaii-volcanoes-national-park/

Learn more about the National Parks Arts Foundation's unique artist residency programs in parks across the country at https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/

From Hiking and Outdoor Adventures to Festivals, Shopping, Farm Fun and Seasonal Dining, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "California Sequoia Country" Podcast focuses on How You Can Celebrate Fall in Tulare County.

Located in Central California, Tulare County is home to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest, and charming art and agricultural communities including Visalia, Tulare, Exeter, Dinuba, Porterville, Three Rivers, Lindsay, and Woodlake.

Featured guests from the Sequoia Tourism Council include - Holly Brown - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm - Suzanne Bianco - Visit Visalia, https://www.visitvisalia.com/ - Donnette Silva Carter - Tulare Chamber of Commerce, http://www.tularechamber.org/ - Heathe Jones - Dinuba Chamber of Commerce, https://dinubachamber.com/

Plan your visit to Tulare County, at https://www.discoverthesequoias.com/