1999

1999

Hello, ’99s!

I am just getting on a plane in Salt Lake City, where my family spent the last 11 days skiing the beautiful Utah mountains. Our kids have only ever skied here in New England, where there is often lots of ice and narrow trails, and it was amazing to watch them explore the light powder snow and steep chutes of the Cottonwood Canyons.

One day we took a break from skiing and took a drive to Arches National Park. It was incredible and definitely sparked a desire to visit more national parks in the future. For anyone else looking to explore some national parks this summer, classmate James Kaiser has published his new book, Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Guide. James has written guidebooks on many national parks, including Zion, Yosemite, Acadia, Grand Canyon, and Joshua Tree. His guidebooks have sold more than 100,000 copies and have become the bestselling guidebooks to their respective parks.

Tony Perry also has a new book coming out in early August. Tony coauthored the children’s hook Keepunumuk: Weeaachumun’s Thanksgiving Story with Danielle Greendeer and Alexis Bunten. The book was illustrated by Anishinaabe artist Garry Meeches Sr. This book aims to reframe the American Thanksgiving story by giving a Native American perspective on the first Thanksgiving.

Keep sending along your news, updates, travels stories, and ideas!

Until next time.

—Jackie Rioux Gladstone, 21 Westwood Circle, Dover, NH 03820; (603) 834-0517; jackie.dartmouth99@gmail.com

Jackie Rioux Gladstone