Your Very Next Step newsletter for March / April 2016
By Ned Lundquist www.yourverynextstep.com
“If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.”
– Rumi
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu
“Your Very Next Step” adventure/outdoors/conservation newsletter, published by Ned Lundquist, is a cooperative community, and everyone is invited, no…encouraged, no…urged to participate. Share your adventures with the network today! Send to lundquist989@cs.com.
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*** In this issue:
*** Travel News:
*** Ned’s upcoming travel
*** Why You Shouldn’t Recline Your Airplane Seat
*** Moral Dilemmas: Should You Do These Things While Traveling?
*** 27 Inspiring Places to See Before You Die
*** 20 Places to See Abroad Before You Die
*** The Top 10 Trips To Take In Your Lifetime
*** 10 Best U.S. Summer Food Festivals for 2016
*** BEYOND BARCELONA: 16 SPANISH DESTINATIONS YOU MUST VISIT
*** If you get to Bucharest, you have to eat here:
*** Palace of the Parliament
*** World’s 15 Best Summer Music Festivals
*** Rail Trail of the Month
*** Trail/Outdoor/Conservation volunteer opportunities:
1.) Citizen Scientists, The Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA
2.) Volunteer, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC), North Chatham, MA
*** Travel/Adventure/Outdoors/Conservation employment opportunities:
1.) Director of Publishing, Colorado Mountain Club, Golden, CO
2.) Guide, Widman Lake Lodge (located on the Alaska Peninsula), Anchorage, Alaska
3.) Executive Director, The American Museum of Fly Fishing, C. V. O’Boyle, LLC, Manchester Center, VT
4.) Executive Director, New Hampshire Camp Directors Association, Concord, NH
5.) Wilderness Educators/Expedition Guides, Kroka Expeditions, Marlow, NH
6.) Grant Writer – Communications Manager, Environmental Traveling Companions, Bay Area, California
7.) Park Ranger, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, Kremmling, CO
8.) Director of Membership & Communications, Oregon State Parks Foundation, Portland, OR
9.) Park Ranger (Mountaineering), Mount Rainier National Park, Division of Visitor Services and Resource Protection, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,, Longmire, WA
10.) Adventure Camp Counselor, Nature’s Classroom, Hancock, NH
11.) Cave Tour Guide, Crystal Cave, Spring Valley, WI
12.) Tour Guide – Far View Lodge, Aramark, Mancos, CO
…and much more…and it’s all FREE!!!
*** Do you have a travel adventure, conservation or outdoor update to share? Send me your stories and I’ll post in the “Your Very Next Step” and on the YVNS website (http://www.yourverynextstep.com/).
*** Ned’s upcoming travel, maybe, perhaps:
May 9-11 Boston, Mass.
May 12-13 Mobile, Ala.
May 15-17 Cocoa Beach, FL
May 22-26 New Orleans, LA
May 29-June3 Victoria/Vancouver, BC, Canada
June 3-5 Boston, Mass.
June 5-7 New Orleans, LA
June 7-15 Chania, Crete/Athens, Greece
*** Why You Shouldn’t Recline Your Airplane Seat
Written by CNT Editors February 29, 2016
http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2016-02-29/should-you-recline-your-airplane-seat
*** Moral Dilemmas: Should You Do These Things While Traveling?
*** 27 Inspiring Places to See Before You Die
*** 20 Places to See Abroad Before You Die
http://www.fodors.com/news/photos/20-places-to-see-abroad-before-you-die
*** The Top 10 Trips To Take In Your Lifetime
By Cherri Parry
http://lostwaldo.com/the-top-10-trips-to-take-in-your-lifetime/?utm_source=LW_DT-TB_US_OB_2
*** 10 Best U.S. Summer Food Festivals for 2016
http://www.fodors.com/news/photos/10-best-us-summer-food-festivals?ref=news_fd_043016
*** BEYOND BARCELONA: 16 SPANISH DESTINATIONS YOU MUST VISIT
To discover some of Spain’s ancient sites, distinctive cuisines, and vibrant streets, escape to one of the country’s lesser-known locales. Read more
*** If you get to Bucharest, you have to eat here:
*** Palace of the Parliament
The Palace of the Parliament is the seat of the Parliament of Romania. Located on Dealul Arsenalului in central Bucharest, it is the second largest administrative building in the world, after The Pentagon .
http://www.local-life.com/bucharest/articles/palace-of-parliament
*** World’s 15 Best Summer Music Festivals
http://www.fodors.com/news/photos/worlds-15-best-summer-music-festivals
*** Rail Trail of the month
April
Colorado’s Rio Grande Trail
March
New York’s Hudson Valley Trail Network
February
South Carolina’s Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail
*** Trail/Outdoor/Conservation volunteer opportunities:
1.) Citizen Scientists, The Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA
Cape Cod Bay Monitoring Program “Citizen Scientists”
Seeking volunteers to visit dock sites at Pamet Harbor (Truro), Provincetown, Wellfleet, and Barnstable once a month, June through September, to inspect the area for invasive species. Also, ask about openings for weekly water samplers in designated areas of Cape Cod Bay, April thru October.
http://coastalstudies.org/about/volunteers/
2.) Volunteer, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy (AWSC), North Chatham, MA
http://www.atlanticwhiteshark.org/volunteer/
*** Travel/Adventure/Outdoors/Conservation employment opportunities:
1.) Director of Publishing, Colorado Mountain Club, Golden, CO
http://andrewhudsonsjobslist.com/index.cfm?PID=805&ID=9888,31738,0&S=ioqkrioruwr#j042616_2
2.) Guide, Widman Lake Lodge (located on the Alaska Peninsula), Anchorage, Alaska
Opening available for an experienced, team player, fly fishing guide during the peak fall season on the Alaska Peninsula. On river experience required in 18 foot type riverboats with jet/outboard. August 10 to October 1, 2016
Experienced and Professional, Alaska licensed guides, email your resume and references to Jason. fish@wildmanlodge.com
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/3MHBnM467ccp
3.) Executive Director, The American Museum of Fly Fishing, C. V. O’Boyle, LLC, Manchester Center, VT
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/3MHBnM467ccp
4.) Executive Director, New Hampshire Camp Directors Association, Concord, NH
5.) Wilderness Educators/Expedition Guides, Kroka Expeditions, Marlow, NH
http://www.kroka.org/hiring/seasonal_teacher.shtml
6.) Grant Writer – Communications Manager, Environmental Traveling Companions, Bay Area, California
http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs/24289-grant-writer-communications-manager
7.) Park Ranger, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, Kremmling, CO
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/436779400/
8.) Director of Membership & Communications, Oregon State Parks Foundation, Portland, OR
9.) Park Ranger (Mountaineering), Mount Rainier National Park, Division of Visitor Services and Resource Protection, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,, Longmire, WA
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/434454700/
10.) Adventure Camp Counselor, Nature’s Classroom, Hancock, NH
http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Nature’s-Classroom/jobs/Adventure-Camp-Counselor-be15bb7d71dd1911
11.) Cave Tour Guide, Crystal Cave, Spring Valley, WI
http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Crystal-Cave/jobs/Cave-Tour-Guide-ada723a445f16e78
12.) Tour Guide – Far View Lodge, Aramark, Mancos, CO
https://hourly-aramark.icims.com/jobs/65219/tour-guide—far-view-lodge/job
*** Send your job opportunities to share with the YVNS network to lundquist989@cs.com. *** Your Very Next Step is a service of the Job of the Week Network LLC © 2016 The Job of the Week Network LLC Edward Lundquist, ABC – Editor and Publisher Your Very Next Step 7813 Richfield Road Springfield, VA 22153 Home office phone: (703) 455-7661 lundquist989@cs.com www.nedsjotw.com
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