{"id":119,"date":"2009-02-17T05:04:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-17T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/specksweb.com\/sandpapershoes\/?p=119"},"modified":"2009-02-17T05:04:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-17T05:04:00","slug":"scouring-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/specksweb.com\/sandpapershoes\/?p=119","title":{"rendered":"Scouring the Web"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I’ve found that the National Park Service website<\/a> has plenty of useful information, but it’s not always easy to find. Some of the individual parks’ website are far more robust than they seem on the surface.<\/p>\n

For example, the Carlsbad Caverns website<\/a>. There is a large link on the homepage of each park labeled “MAP.” At Carlsbad’s site, that link takes you to a message saying, “No high resolution map is available…” but looking around for a while, you find two very nice maps<\/a> of good resolution. The moral of this story is to patiently explore the park websites. Use the search feature and look around. You’ll find lots of great stuff.<\/p>\n

I found a really useful park publication on the Carlsbad website a couple of days ago. I printed it out, but went back looking for the link… no luck. I looked under “brochures and publications<\/a>.” Not there. I finally found it, though. Under the “News<\/a>” link. The Park Newspaper<\/a>. I don’t know why this isn’t a “brochure and publication<\/a>,” and I don’t know why it’s not listed under “planning your visit<\/a>,” but now I know where it is! Useful details include:<\/p>\n