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Considering Tourism

Considering Tourism

byThomas S. Bremer

At many tourist sites, authenticity reigns as the holy grail of the religious quest, a sacred commodity positioned to seduce touristic desires.

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Morning on the Riverwalk along the San Antonio River

Morning on the Riverwalk along the San Antonio River

byThomas S. Bremer

I greet the day with delight in the cool air of dawn. I am happily surprised to find a sliver of solitude along the San Antonio riverwalk.

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Trekking through the Yellowstone “Museum of Wonders”

Trekking through the Yellowstone “Museum of Wonders”

byThomas S. Bremer

Wonder-Land Illustrated by Harry J. Norton, published in 1873, was one of the first tourbooks recounting the Yellowstone experience for a general audience.

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A Civilized Savagery: Rev. Stanley’s ruminations on his way to Yellowstone

A Civilized Savagery: Rev. Stanley’s ruminations on his way to Yellowstone

byThomas S. Bremer

Rev. Edwin J. Stanley’s 1873 tour of Yellowstone made him a witness to “the scepter of the irrepressible white man” in the divine right of Manifest Destiny.

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Warren Angus Ferris, Yellowstone’s first tourist

Warren Angus Ferris, Yellowstone’s first tourist

byThomas S. Bremer

Warren Angus Ferris visited Yellowstone in 1834 as the first tourist to experience the thermal features, and the first person known to use the Icelandic word “geyser” to describe them.

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The ambivalent legacy of Horace Albright

The ambivalent legacy of Horace Albright

byThomas S. Bremer

Horace Albright’s legacy enjoys high esteem, but many of the precedents he set for the National Park Service have contributed to problems that parks now face.

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The spiritual experience of nature in the national parks

The spiritual experience of nature in the national parks

byThomas S. Bremer

The National Park Service’s management of nature offers America’s wild places as contrived experiences to meet the spiritual expectations of the consumer public.

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The Calvinist roots of appreciating Acadia’s scenery

The Calvinist roots of appreciating Acadia’s scenery

byThomas S. Bremer

Visitors who delight in nature and stunning scenery at places like Acadia National Park often do not realize their aesthetic debt to Protestant reformer and theologian John Calvin.

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The detourist path of karma

The detourist path of karma

byThomas S. Bremer

The detourist welcomes unanticipated changes in course, regards the derailment of one’s intentions and ambitions as a normal and agreeable opportunity.

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Cars in the parks: a blessing and a curse

Cars in the parks: a blessing and a curse

byThomas S. Bremer

Cars have been both a blessing and a curse for national parks. They are how most of us get to the places we love, but they also hurt the places we love.

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Are you a member of the Sunrise-From-Mount-Cadillac Club?

Are you a member of the Sunrise-From-Mount-Cadillac Club?

byThomas S. Bremer

Those who made the effort to witness sunrise from Mt. Cadillac in Acadia National Park in the 1960s could become certified members of the “Sunrise-From-Mount-Cadillac Club.”

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In search of our authentic selves

In search of our authentic selves

byThomas S. Bremer

Travelers seeking the authentic in the places they visit are looking for evidence of an authentic self. They desire authentic experiences that reveal a meaningful essence inside themselves.

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