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"There is nothing so American as our national parks.... The fundamental idea behind the parks...is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives
of all of us."
~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Eat, Drink & Be Merry Magazine
Food & Drink, Recipes
Garden Gossip Magazine
Home & Garden
Nature Connection Magazine
Nature, Science & Environment
Quality of Life Magazine
Health, Wellness, Style, Relationships, Parenting & Self Improvement
Rants, Raves & Rock 'n Roll Magazine
Rock Music, Issues & Politics
Success Express Magazine
Business, Finance & Career
Vacation Station Magazine
Travel & Recreation
Way Back When Magazine
History & Heritage
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Greetings!
After 15 years of growth, we are excited to announce that we are embarking on a great big new adventure with our 10 online radio and video magazines - Big Blend's SPIRIT OF AMERICA Tour - connecting America as a family to America's Best Idea, by visiting all 397 National Parks, to enhance quality of life and financial stability, through education, communication, preservation and sustainable practices.
Our goal is to visit each of the National Parks by the end of the National Parks Centennial, on August 25, 2017. During these visits we will be hosting live on location radio broadcasts from the National Park gateway communities, as well as producing videos, editorial pieces and radio shows for each of Big Blend's ten online radio and video magazines. It is our intention to showcase not only the beauty and historic heritage of America's Best Idea, but to show how they add to America's quality of life, as well as the economic and environmental benefits of fully funding, staffing, protecting and expanding our National Park system, especially for the gateway communities.
New adventures mean change, so our Big Blend e-Newsletter will return to being a bi-weekly variety of articles, radio shows and interviews, and video productions. You will also be able to follow our travels on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Big Blend Radio. We are excited to be out in the field, covering stories and issues in a more personal format, while still working side-by-side with our expert columnists and radio guests. And of course, we couldn't be more thrilled about going on this big journey together as a mother-daughter team, along with our popular sock-monkey travel mascot 'Priscilla - Queen of the Road', and meeting you as we travel across our beautiful country.
See what some of our Big Blend Friends have to say about our Spirit of America Tour, and please send us your thoughts, comments and suggestions - we would love to hear from you, especially on what your National Parks mean to you.
Our SPIRIT OF AMERICA Tour Starts Now with a visit to Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, and Big Blend Radio broadcasts airing live from Quantum Learning Network on April 24, Lorimar Vineyards & Winery on April 25, and historic Julian on April 29! Check out our Itinerary to tune in for our radio shows, or meet us at the parks!
We especially would like to take this opportunity to thank you - our readers, radio listeners and guests, viewers, expert contributors, and sponsors. Your support throughout the years keeps us growing, and it means the world to us. We look forward to providing you with quality coverage in all ten Big Blend Magazines as we shed the spotlight on our National Parks, their gateway communities and regions, the people we meet, the hidden gems we discover, and the issues we find need support.
Thank you! Nancy Reid & Lisa Smith, Publishers, Big Blend's Radio & Video Magazines 
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