Nature's Mic: National Parks Explored

Bev Friedman has been a stay at home mom since having her first child. She, along with her husband, live in Florida and have always been avid national park enthusiasts. They have ensured as they raised their daughter to visit as many parks as possible, always searching for an adventure to provide great travel memories for their family.  Bev is striving to reach a lifetime goal of visiting every na...

Sarah has been a park ranger at Yellowstone National Park for an entire season. She especially loves working with Yellowstone’s educational program so that she can inspire others to take an interest and have a passion for America’s national parks. She also works with the park in a variety of ways to ensure more people can properly experience the park as well as how they can inform guests in more i...

Bryson Lever is a GIS & mapping lead at Milliken Advisors where he assists in mapping forested areas. He has taken an interest in America’s national parks ever since he studied them in college. This encouraged him and his wife to begin exploring as many national parks as possible in their free time. Bryson also loves learning about the history of the individual parks and what makes each of them so...

Stephen Truel is an avid explorer of the vast landscapes that make up America and its national parks. Although he is from South Carolina, Stephen has many family members who live all around the country and he uses this opportunity to travel frequently, especially making trips out west. Stephen and his two older brothers enjoy camping together when possible. This allows them to bond and have more p...

Dr. David Ronan is an emergency room doctor at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Here he helps many people recover from whatever injuries or illnesses they might encounter. However, in his free time David is a national park and outdoor junkie. He loves spending time with his wife and four kids as they explore the national park system across America. David also has...

Will Harmon is a teacher of history at Lexington Leadership Academy in Lexington, South Carolina. He loves teaching students about world history as well as inspiring them to go outside and explore the world around them. He also has a love of photography that he combines with his passion for the great outdoors. These two interests collide and allow Will to share some of his best photography with hi...