ORIM | Open Road International Magazine » News http://openroadinternational.org A Collaborative Travel Blog Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:47:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 We’ve made it easier for you to participate! http://openroadinternational.org/2010/07/23/weve-made-it-easier-for-you-to-participate/ http://openroadinternational.org/2010/07/23/weve-made-it-easier-for-you-to-participate/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:47:55 +0000 Administrator http://openroadinternational.org/?p=343 We’ve changed our permissions to put everyone as a Contributor! You can submit posts to the editor now without going through email! Top contributors will be made authors, and brought into the masthead.

To help ensure you get published, please register and include your real name.

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We’re looking for individuals who want to write! Please let us know if you would like to write for us.

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While the site is still hoping to actually live up to it’s “Collaborative Magazine” mantra by showcasing the experiences by more travelers than just myself, we are getting noticed.

Starting today I am now the Phoenix Road Trip Travel Examiner for a site called Examiner.com, which is basically an online magazine showcasing experts from communities around the country. I’m happy to be writing for Examiner.com because that will increase the exposure to Open Road International Magazine.

I hope everyone gets a chance to visit my page on Examiner.com, and let me know how I’m doing. We’re still welcoming anyone and everyone who wants to share their experiences with ORIM!

]]> http://openroadinternational.org/2009/10/03/going-big-time-orim-editor-moves-up/feed/ 0 New Quarters to Feature National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges http://openroadinternational.org/2009/09/10/new-quarters-to-feature-national-parks-and-national-wildlife-refuges/ http://openroadinternational.org/2009/09/10/new-quarters-to-feature-national-parks-and-national-wildlife-refuges/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:50:00 +0000 Administrator http://openroadinternational.org/?p=317 WASHINGTON, DC — Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon National Parks will be the first sites commemorated in a new quarter-dollar program announced today by the U.S. Mint.

Starting in April of 2010, the America the Beautiful Quarters Program will begin producing quarters with reverse (tails side) designs showcasing a national park or other federally preserved area from each state, U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia.

“The new quarter program recognizes that public places of inspiration and recreation have always been important to Americans,” said Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. “The quarters highlight the diversity and magnificence of 48 National Park Service sites and two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges cared for by the Department of the Interior as well as six national forests administered by the Department of Agriculture. Hopefully the coins will encourage people to learn more about each area and its significance to our heritage.”

A new quarter will be introduced approximately every 10 weeks for eleven years. The 56 coins will be issued sequentially in the order in which the featured location was first placed under the care of the federal government.

The first, Hot Springs National Park, was established as Hot Springs Reservation in 1832 and later became a national park. Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872, followed by Yosemite in 1890 and the Grand Canyon in 1893.

Congress authorized the America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 to celebrate the nation’s legacy of conservation. The legislation recalls noteworthy steps in the nation’s preservation movement and quotes Theodore Roosevelt who said that nothing short of defending this country in wartime “compares in importance with the great central task of leaving this land even a better land for our descendents than it is for us.”

Salazar and the United States Mint selected the places based on recommendations from the governor or chief executive of each jurisdiction. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner approved the list on August 25, 2009.

In addition to the coins for circulation, the Mint will produce collectable items including proof sets, silver proof sets, a five ounce silver bullion coin, coin bags, and coin rolls for each quarter. For more information about the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, please visit http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/NSQuartersProgram/index.cfm.

]]> http://openroadinternational.org/2009/09/10/new-quarters-to-feature-national-parks-and-national-wildlife-refuges/feed/ 0 ORIM Releases New “Traveler’s Notes” http://openroadinternational.org/2009/08/26/orim-releases-new-travelers-notes/ http://openroadinternational.org/2009/08/26/orim-releases-new-travelers-notes/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:33:56 +0000 Administrator http://openroadinternational.org/?p=289 TRAVLTELETraveler’s notes are ORIM’s Versions of Travel Advisories or Cautions to a particular part of the developed world. The notes will be issued by ORIM’s editorial board or editor based off recent news stories. These warnings may or may not reflect official travel advisories issued by the US State Department or other sources of official advisories.

Types of ORIM Traveler’s Notes:

  • Traveler Telegraph: A preliminary advisory expressing the need to exercise caution. Simply this is a “you should be aware” notice.
  • Traveler Caution: Travelers should take caution visiting this region.
  • Traveler Advisory: Travelers are warned that a potentially dangerous situation is imminent.
  • Traveler Warning: Suggests travelers should stay away from this region.

*Note: Traveler’s Notes are for general information only, please consult with a travel agent or travel officials for further information.

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Sunset Point Rest Area

The closure was prompted by a water supply problem at the rest area.

Travelers will need to seek services at Cordes Junction, north of the rest area, or Black Canyon City, south of the city. There are no services in nearby Bumble Bee or Crown King.

Information and updates on highway closures in Arizona can be obtained while on the road by dialing 5-1-1 within Arizona, or, AZ511.com.

]]> http://openroadinternational.org/2009/08/04/azdot-closes-sunset-point-rest-area/feed/ 0 Wenatchee World: Harts Pass Road Closed from Storm Damage http://openroadinternational.org/2009/07/27/wenatchee-world-harts-pass-road-closed-from-storm-damage/ http://openroadinternational.org/2009/07/27/wenatchee-world-harts-pass-road-closed-from-storm-damage/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:45:28 +0000 Administrator http://openroadinternational.org/?p=229 MAZAMA, Washington – The Wenatchee World, regional newspaper for North Central Washington, reports that Harts Pass Road (USFS NF-5400), northwest of Mazama on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Okanogan County. Mazama is located on WA-20, more commonly known as the North Cascades Highway, and is a gateway community to the North Cascades National Park Complex.

The full article can be found in The Wenatchee World.

]]> http://openroadinternational.org/2009/07/27/wenatchee-world-harts-pass-road-closed-from-storm-damage/feed/ 0 Goodbye, Mr. Cronkite: A Upstart Journalist Tips His Hat http://openroadinternational.org/2009/07/17/goodbye-mr-cronkite/ http://openroadinternational.org/2009/07/17/goodbye-mr-cronkite/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:54:38 +0000 Bradly McGarr http://openroadinternational.org/?p=217 Cronkite. Anyone who has had any interest in journalism has known the name, if not because they knew of the man but because one of the most prestigious journalism schools in America bears his name. I never knew Cronkite, neither as a journalistic personality or as a person, but I knew of him and what he meant to the industry. Cronkite was one of the greats, in line with names like Murrow, Brokaw, Jennings, and other great journalists. These weren’t always the guys on the street, many started off covering Korea and Vietnam from the front lines. By the time I saw any of them on television, they were the guys in suits in air conditioned studios in New York City or Washington, D.C.

Cronkite’s passing is going to be barely a blip on the radar for most people my age that are not part of the journalistic community. However, for those of us at all working in media, his passing deserves some acknowledgement. The legacy of Cronkite lives on today, with the now almost cliche use of the term “Anchor” to describe news casters in their studios. However, that’s just how most people are influenced by Cronkite. Students at the prestigious institution that bears his name, a central part of the Arizona State University Phoenix Downtown Campus, obtain their formal journalistic education in a place that has been advised by Cronkite himself.

So today, I write about a man I never knew, never saw, and never met, and only know about what I have read about him in books and online, pay just a little bit of tribute to an inspiration and a legend.

Goodbye, Walter Cronkite. You may have signed off for good, but your stories live on, inspiring journalists everywhere.

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We are pleased to also include our one and only advertising banner at the top of the site. Editor-in-Cheif Bradly McGarr strongly supports the mission of the ASPCA and is pleased to include at no cost a banner supporting the ASPCA. Open Road International Magazine supports the mission of the ASPCA!

Please take a moment to check out The ORIM Store, your one-stop shop for travel books, guides, maps, and music of all kinds. Check out Editor’s Picks for some great books and magazines.

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