Your Very Next Step newsletter for November / December 2021
By Ned Lundquist
www.yourverynextstep.com
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself….”
– Rumi
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
– Lao Tzu
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*** In this issue:
*** Ned’s upcoming travel, maybe, perhaps:
*** The Most Luxurious Airport Lounges in the World
*** Camp Chef Makeover: Fix Your Boring Camp Cooking
*** 10 Canal Rides You Have to Take
*** Road Trip: USA Great Lakes featuring Michigan, Wisconsin, Minneapolis
*** 11 TERMS EVERY TRAVELER SHOULD KNOW
*** Storing Up for Winter with Forageables
*** 8 TSA Rules You Should Know
*** Why Everyone Is Suddenly Flying Premium Economy
*** 6 Ways to Master a New Language From Home
*** The Best Airports in the World: 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards
*** Invasive Species in Virginia
*** THE MOST EYE-CATCHING NATURAL WONDERS OF THE U.S.
*** Matera, Basilicata, Italy – from shame to Bond fame
*** 10 Unspoken Rules of Travel You Shouldn’t Break
*** Malta: The Mediterranean’s Hidden Gem
*** Why Everyone Is Suddenly Flying Premium Economy
*** Europe’s most beautiful towns
*** London, Is That You? These 15 New Public Spaces Are FREE
*** Malta: The Mediterranean’s Hidden Gem
*** At the Crossroads of the Silk Road in Kyrgyzstan
*** 15 Beautiful, Abandoned Places Around the World
*** The Best Waterfalls in the U.S.
*** 6 Cities Where You Should Take a Food Tour
*** THE BEST U.S. WATERFALLS
*** 10 Best Zoos in the World
*** 10 Unusual Trips for the Adventurer in You
*** An Immersive Monet Digital Art Show Is Now Open in Toronto
*** 10 Sacred Sites in America Worth Seeing
*** The Tiny Towns of California
*** Cambodia Travel Guide
*** Etiquette Tips for European Travel
*** 12 Healthy, Delicious Homemade Snacks for Hiking
*** Rail Trail of the Month
September’s Rail Trail of the Month
*** Trail/Outdoor/Conservation volunteer opportunities (see listings below for links):
1.) Winter Volunteer Interpretive Rangers, Mt. Bachelor, Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland, Bend, Oregon
2.) Volunteer in Fiji, International Volunteer HQ, Suva, Fiji
3.) Volunteer at the Garden, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, Key West Botanical Garden Society Inc., Key West, FL
4.) Mount Major Outdoor Classroom Hike Helpers, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Mount Major, Alton, NH
5.) Volunteering for Ecological Restoration, Friends of the Forest Preserves, Chicago, IL
6.) Outreach Volunteer Opportunities, Wildlife Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA
7.) VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, Deschutes Land Trust, Bend, OR
8.) PARK HOST PROGRAM, WA State Parks Volunteer Program, Washington State Parks, Olympia, WA
9.) Volunteer Opportunities (Trail Maintenance, Painting and Graffiti Removal, General Projects, Trail Building), The Friends of the Sandia Mountains, Tijeras, NM
10.) Volunteer Educators for Kid Programs, Durango Nature Center, Durango, CO
11.) Backcountry Ranger and Park Assistant, SHUYAK ISLAND STATE PARK, Alaska State Parks – Kodiak, Kodiak, AK
*** Travel/Outdoor/Conservation job opportunities (see listings below for links):
1.) Co-Executive Director, Cambridge Camping Association, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2.) CCV Brattleboro Part Time Faculty – Forest Ecology, Community College of Vermont, Brattleboro, VT
3.) Multi Day Guide – Phoenix, AZ – Backpacking and/or Cycling (road & mountain), REI, Scottsdale, AZ
4.) Activities Guide (Winter 2021 – 2022), Moonlight Basin, Big Sky, MT
5.) Guide, Northern Alaska Tour Company, Fairbanks, Alaska
6.) Recruitment Outreach and Communication Manager, Arizona Conservation Corps, Flexible, Flagstaff or Tucson,Arizona
7.) Clay Shooting Trapper – Field Club, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, PA
8.) Park Ranger, Operations Branch, San Francisco Operations & Readiness Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Geyserville, CA
9.) Imperiled Species Education & Outreach Program Coordinator, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, Huron Pines AmeriCorps, Lansing, MI
10.) DCNR Ranger (Seasonal) Point State Park, Commonwealth of PA, Little Buffalo State Park, Allegheny County, PA
11.) RESIDENT PARK MANAGER IV – SES, O’Leno State Park (O’Leno State Park, River Rise Preserve State Park, Dudley Farm Historic State Park, and Ruth B Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park), The State of Florida, High Springs, FL
12.) OUTDOOR ADVENTURE GUIDE – FULL TIME, Miraval Arizona Resort and Spa, Tucson, AZ
13.) Forest and Watershed Health Coordinator, New Mexico Forest and Watershed Health Plan and the New Mexico Forest Action Plan (FAP), State of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
14.) Baxter Park Customer Representative – Rolling, State of Maine, Bureau of Human Resources, Millinocket, Maine
15.) Floodplain Management Unit Supervisor (WMS Band 1), Department of Ecology, Washington State, Lacey, WA
16.) Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader, (2022), Southwest Conservation Corps’ Veterans Fire Corps, Four Corners, Durango, CO
17.) Senior Communications Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
18.) Hatchery Technician/ Trapper, Tulalip Tribes, Tulalip, WA
19.) Vice President, Marketing and Communications, American Forests, Flexible (East Coast), New York, NY or Washington, DC
20.) Senior Ranger, NOVA Parks, Lorton, VA
21.) Cultural Interpretation Internship – NPS Southeast Arizona Group, Arizona Conservation Corps, Wilcox, AZ
22.) Park Ranger, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Prince William County, Woodbridge, Virginia
23.) Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist – GEF Ecosystem, Greater Kafue Ecosystem (GKE), Global Environmental Facility (GEF), The Nature Conservancy Africa, Lusaka, Zambia
24.) Media & Public Relations Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Michigan Communications Team, Lansing, Michigan
25.) Volunteer and Community Engagement Specialist, The Nature Conservancy, Portland, Oregon
26.) Communications Director, Conservation Northwest, Greater Seattle Area (Hybrid), Seattle, WA
27.) Park Ranger I-Parks, County of Riverside, Rancho Jurupa Park, Jurupa, Calif.
28.) Email Strategist, Outside magazine, Boulder, CO – Remote OK
…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/).
*** Travel news and adventures
*** Ned’s upcoming travel, maybe, perhaps:
Nov 10-20 London, UK
Jan. 16-21 – 2022 London, UK
*** The Most Luxurious Airport Lounges in the World
By Jersey Griggs
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/the-most-luxurious-airport-lounges-in-the-world/XvHyVpKgiwAG5az6
*** Camp Chef Makeover: Fix Your Boring Camp Cooking
By ELIZABETH MARGLIN
https://www.backpacker.com/skills/camp-chef-makeovers/
*** 10 Canal Rides You Have to Take
By Vivian Chung
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/10-canal-rides-you-have-to-take/XvHyVpKgiwAG5atq
*** Road Trip: USA Great Lakes featuring Michigan, Wisconsin, Minneapolis
By Sharron Livingston
*** 11 TERMS EVERY TRAVELER SHOULD KNOW
KEY TRAVEL PHRASES AND THEIR DEFINITIONS
By Caitlyn Callahan
*** Storing Up for Winter with Forageables
By Megan Williams
https://dwr.virginia.gov/blog/storing-up-for-winter-with-forageables/
*** 8 TSA Rules You Should Know
By Rachel Gresh
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/8-tsa-rules-you-should-know/XvHyVpKgiwAG5ay2
*** Why Everyone Is Suddenly Flying Premium Economy
The upgraded cabin class is more popular than ever.
BY JESSICA PUCKETT
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-everyone-is-suddenly-flying-premium-economy
*** 6 Ways to Master a New Language From Home
By Julia Hammond
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/tips-for-learning-a-new-language/XvHyVpKgiwAG5a2Y
*** The Best Airports in the World: 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards
The airports you can’t wait to fly into again.
BY BARBARA PETERSON
https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-international-airports-readers-choice-awards
*** Invasive Species in Virginia
Feral hogs, zebra mussels, snakeheads and nutria
https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/invasive-species/
*** THE MOST EYE-CATCHING NATURAL WONDERS OF THE U.S.
FIVE INCREDIBLE SITES WORTH VISITING
By Benjamin Szweda
*** Matera, Basilicata, Italy – from shame to Bond fame
Matera went from shame to fame and even featured in the new Bond film
By Sharron Livingston
https://www.thetravelmagazine.net/italy-matera-basilicata.html
*** 10 Unspoken Rules of Travel You Shouldn’t Break
By Vivian Chung
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/10-unspoken-rules-of-travel-you-shouldnt-break/XvHyVpKgiwAG5auY
*** Malta: The Mediterranean’s Hidden Gem
A visit to Malta is to immerse oneself in centuries of history while enjoying the very best of modern life and curated experiences to meet each traveler’s unique, personal desires.
*** Why Everyone Is Suddenly Flying Premium Economy
The upgraded cabin class is more popular than ever.
BY JESSICA PUCKETT
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-everyone-is-suddenly-flying-premium-economy
*** Europe’s most beautiful towns
By Julia Buckley
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/beautiful-towns-europe/index.html
*** London, Is That You? These 15 New Public Spaces Are FREE
By Olly Beckett
*** Malta: The Mediterranean’s Hidden Gem
*** At the Crossroads of the Silk Road in Kyrgyzstan
by Rupert Parker
https://www.thetravelmagazine.net/at-the-crossroads-of-the-silk-road-in-kyrgyzstan.html
*** 15 Beautiful, Abandoned Places Around the World
By Sarah Buder
*** The Best Waterfalls in the U.S.
By Kaitlin Reilly
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/the-best-waterfalls-in-the-u-s/YGx4sC-BWwAGfdEZ
*** 6 Cities Where You Should Take a Food Tour
By Bradley
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/6-cities-where-you-should-take-a-food-tour/XvHyVpKgiwAG5aok
*** THE BEST U.S. WATERFALLS
THESE NATURAL WONDERS ARE WORTH CHASING
By Michele Herrmann
*** 10 Best Zoos in the World
By Julia Hammond
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/10-best-zoos-in-the-world/XvHyVpKgiwAG5avy
*** 10 Unusual Trips for the Adventurer in You
By Jim Stewart
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/10-unusual-trips-for-the-adventurer-in-you/XvHyVpKgiwAG5aqL
*** An Immersive Monet Digital Art Show Is Now Open in Toronto
By Lyndsey Matthews
https://www.afar.com/magazine/beyond-monet-where-to-see-the-immersive-monet-exhibition-in-2021
*** 10 Sacred Sites in America Worth Seeing
By Jim Stewart
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/10-sacred-sites-in-america-worth-seeing/XvHyVpKgiwAG5asG
*** The Tiny Towns of California
By Lee Ridley
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/the-tiny-towns-of-california/XvHyVpKgiwAG5azs
*** Cambodia Travel Guide
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destination/cambodia
*** Etiquette Tips for European Travel
By Julia Hammond
https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/etiquette-tips-for-european-travel/XvHyVpKgiwAG5asS
*** 12 Healthy, Delicious Homemade Snacks for Hiking
By ZOE GATES
https://www.backpacker.com/skills/cooking/recipes/15-healthy-delicious-homemade-snacks-for-hiking/
*** Rail Trail of the Month
October’s Trail of the Month
Oklahoma’s Oklahoma River Trails
by Amy Grisak
https://www.railstotrails.org/trailblog/2021/october/06/oklahoma-s-oklahoma-river-trails/
*** Trail/Outdoor/Conservation internship and volunteer opportunities:
1.) Winter Volunteer Interpretive Rangers, Mt. Bachelor, Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland, Bend, Oregon
These opportunities have high contact with the public and require the applicant to provide a thorough description of their experience interacting with the public within the “Experience” field of the Volunteer Application.
Represent the U.S. Forest Service at Mt. Bachelor leading Interpretive snowshoe tours and ski tours. Rangers also needed for Project SNOW, education based snowshoe program for school field-trips to Mt. Bachelor. Duties include helping visitors don snowshoes and/or skis, safely guiding up to 75 people on a 1 mile snowshoe walk, and occasional snow removal. Snowshoe and Ski Rangers are asked to commit to at least 4 hikes a month (or 1 day per week) from mid-December – end of March.
https://discoveryourforest.org/volunteer/
2.) Volunteer in Fiji, International Volunteer HQ, Suva, Fiji
https://www.volunteerhq.org/destinations/fiji/
3.) Volunteer at the Garden, Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, Key West Botanical Garden Society Inc., Key West, FL
https://www.keywest.garden/become-a-volunteer/
4.) Mount Major Outdoor Classroom Hike Helpers, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Mount Major, Alton, NH
Do you love hiking, inspiring kids, and live within a reasonable driving distance of Mount Major? We are looking to train some additional volunteers to assist with Mount Major Outdoor Classroom, a program that provides outreach to schools who run annual field trips to hike Mount Major. Volunteer hike helpers greet students, teachers and parent chaperones at Mount Major and hike with them to the summit, reinforcing messages they’ve learned in the classroom portion of Mount Major Outdoor Classroom about natural, cultural and geologic history, hiker safety and etiquette. We’ll show you what the kids learn in class, and how you’ll be of help on the hike days!
Skills/Qualifications: Ability to keep up with elementary and middle school kids (and their parents) hiking Mount Major, like interacting with kids. Willing to drive to Mount Major for hikes. Must be available for occasional weekdays in the spring and/or fall (when school field trips will be scheduled). Available for May 4th, 2018 training.
Location: Mount Major, Alton NH
Training required: Trainings for MMOC offered annually. Contact Carrie Deegan cdeegan@forestsociety.org for more information.
Commitment/Hours: We hope each volunteer can commit to 1 to 2 school hikes in Spring and 1-2 hikes in Fall. Hikes will be weekdays in April-June and September-October.
https://forestsociety.org/volunteer
5.) Volunteering for Ecological Restoration, Friends of the Forest Preserves, Chicago, IL
https://www.fotfp.org/habitat-restoration-ecological-stewardship/
6.) Outreach Volunteer Opportunities, Wildlife Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA
https://www.wildlifecenter.org/outreach-volunteer-opportunities
7.) VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, Deschutes Land Trust, Bend, OR
https://www.deschuteslandtrust.org/get-involved/volunteer/vol-opps
8.) PARK HOST PROGRAM, WA State Parks Volunteer Program, Washington State Parks, Olympia, WA
https://parks.state.wa.us/275/Park-Host-Program
9.) Volunteer Opportunities (Trail Maintenance, Painting and Graffiti Removal, General Projects, Trail Building), The Friends of the Sandia Mountains, Tijeras, NM
https://friendsofthesandias.org/projects/
10.) Volunteer Educators for Kid Programs, Durango Nature Center, Durango, CO
https://sjma.org/get-involved/volunteer/
11.) Backcountry Ranger and Park Assistant, SHUYAK ISLAND STATE PARK, Alaska State Parks – Kodiak, Kodiak, AK
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/vip/vvibcran.htm
*** Trail/Outdoor/Conservation job opportunities:
1.) Co-Executive Director, Cambridge Camping Association, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs/64314-co-executive-director
2.) CCV Brattleboro Part Time Faculty – Forest Ecology, Community College of Vermont, Brattleboro, VT
3.) Multi Day Guide – Phoenix, AZ – Backpacking and/or Cycling (road & mountain), REI, Scottsdale, AZ
4.) Activities Guide (Winter 2021 – 2022), Moonlight Basin, Big Sky, MT
https://easyapply.co/a/c41d6023-ab3a-4f38-979d-b25e55c7126c
5.) Guide, Northern Alaska Tour Company, Fairbanks, Alaska
http://www.northernalaskajobs.com/guides
6.) Recruitment Outreach and Communication Manager, Arizona Conservation Corps, Flexible, Flagstaff or Tucson,Arizona
https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs/64424-recruitment-outreach-and-communication-manager
7.) Clay Shooting Trapper – Field Club, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, PA
8.) Park Ranger, Operations Branch, San Francisco Operations & Readiness Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Geyserville, CA
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/611079800
9.) Imperiled Species Education & Outreach Program Coordinator, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, Huron Pines AmeriCorps, Lansing, MI
10.) DCNR Ranger (Seasonal) Point State Park, Commonwealth of PA, Little Buffalo State Park, Allegheny County, PA
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/pabureau/jobs/3247520/dcnr-ranger-seasonal-point-state-park
11.) RESIDENT PARK MANAGER IV – SES, O’Leno State Park (O’Leno State Park, River Rise Preserve State Park, Dudley Farm Historic State Park, and Ruth B Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park), The State of Florida, High Springs, FL
12.) OUTDOOR ADVENTURE GUIDE – FULL TIME, Miraval Arizona Resort and Spa, Tucson, AZ
https://careers.hyatt.com/en-US/careers/jobdetails/10780/TUC001054
13.) Forest and Watershed Health Coordinator, New Mexico Forest and Watershed Health Plan and the New Mexico Forest Action Plan (FAP), State of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
14.) Baxter Park Customer Representative – Rolling, State of Maine, Bureau of Human Resources, Millinocket, Maine
https://mainebhr.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk0u95j/
15.) Floodplain Management Unit Supervisor (WMS Band 1), Department of Ecology, Washington State, Lacey, WA
16.) Veterans Fire Corps Crew Leader, (2022), Southwest Conservation Corps’ Veterans Fire Corps, Four Corners, Durango, CO
https://jobs.silkroad.com/ConservationLegacy/Careers/jobs/2901
17.) Senior Communications Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
https://www.naacpjobfinder.com/job/senior-communications-manager-conshohocken-pennsylvania-7084163
18.) Hatchery Technician/ Trapper, Tulalip Tribes, Tulalip, WA
https://employment.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov/search-jobs/job-detail/?jid=1052
19.) Vice President, Marketing and Communications, American Forests, Flexible (East Coast), New York, NY or Washington, DC
https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs/65038-vice-president-marketing-and-communications
20.) Senior Ranger, NOVA Parks, Lorton, VA
https://www.learn4good.com/jobs/lorton/virginia/outdoor_and_adventure/619417049/e/
21.) Cultural Interpretation Internship – NPS Southeast Arizona Group, Arizona Conservation Corps, Wilcox, AZ
https://jobs.silkroad.com/ConservationLegacy/Careers/jobs/2925
22.) Park Ranger, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, Prince William County, Woodbridge, Virginia
https://www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/3287348-0/park-ranger
23.) Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist – GEF Ecosystem, Greater Kafue Ecosystem (GKE), Global Environmental Facility (GEF), The Nature Conservancy Africa, Lusaka, Zambia
24.) Media & Public Relations Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Michigan Communications Team, Lansing, Michigan
25.) Volunteer and Community Engagement Specialist, The Nature Conservancy, Portland, Oregon
26.) Communications Director, Conservation Northwest, Greater Seattle Area (Hybrid), Seattle, WA
27.) Park Ranger I-Parks, County of Riverside, Rancho Jurupa Park, Jurupa, Calif.
https://www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/3276706-0/park-ranger-i-parks
28.) Email Strategist, Outside magazine, Boulder, CO – Remote OK
https://outside.breezy.hr/p/568820bbe959-email-strategist
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(And So The Story Is Told)
-Traditional ending to Hawaiian songs