Correspondent @CBSSunday. I've been to all our National Parks and what feels like 40% of our Hampton Inns. Leave Only Footprints is on sale now https://teapawt.net/t.co/H4AVTMb7XU
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I hereby present to you the most stupidly elaborate book trailer in the history of publishing.
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park is on sale now: bit.ly/cknighton
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Great news! Tune in tomorrow at 6 am PT/9 am ET for a feature on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing on @CBSSunday ! I had a really wonderful time talking cougars and crossings with @conorknighton and can’t wait to see the story!
More info cbsnews.com/news/this-week-o…
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TOMORROW: Across the United States, manmade overpasses and underpasses facilitate the safe movement of wildlife across busy roads, reducing collisions and preserving lives.
@conorknighton explores methods for safeguarding animals. cbsn.ws/449RBzz
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Ireland's history is marked by significant emigration due to famine and the pursuit of opportunity. EPIC, The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin, celebrates the ongoing contributions of Irish descendants worldwide. cbsn.ws/3TjRYTi
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Michael Deas, a New Orleans artist, is behind over two dozen postage stamps, featuring icons like Marilyn Monroe and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Despite his prolific output, his work remains relatively unknown but costs you the change in your pocket. cbsn.ws/3SKSFVj
.@CBS sent me to Vegas for the Super Bowl!*
(*Of masonry)
The World of Concrete (WOC) has convened in Las Vegas for 50 years. Known as the "ComicCon for concrete guys," it spans 700,000 square feet and highlights innovative equipment, materials, and techniques in the concrete industry. cbsn.ws/3HRAt7H
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The Woolly Worm Festival, inching to predict winter's weather cbsn.ws/3QXHY27
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Come join us tonight at the University of Charleston to see @conorknighton -- had a chance to chat with him earlier today-- see it tonight at 4, 5, 530 & 6 on @WOWK13News @CBSSunday
Hey @CharlestonWV! I’ll be talking with @AmandaBarren tonight at 6:30pm on stage at @UCWV. Free admission - come on by!
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Back in the 1960s, 20-foot-tall fiberglass statues were considered the height of outdoor advertising. With many now lost to the ravages of time, enthusiasts today search for these surviving roadside attractions, and even work to restore them. cbsn.ws/3qMG61S
Leave Only Flukeprints.
This morning’s story on the trail tracking site Happywhale.
The website cbsn.ws/445EspJ collects photos that whale watchers take of the tails of humpbacks, helping ID and track specific whales in their travels around the world. cbsn.ws/3qtRcJ3
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Thank you to producer @thejohngoodwin, correspondent @conorknighton, and the CBS News team for this story in connection with the exhibition 'Ansel Adams In Our Time,' currently on view at the @deyoungmuseum (organized by @mfaboston).
Photographer Ansel Adams created unparalleled images of the American West at a time when photography was not universally appreciated as a fine art. Correspondent Conor Knighton takes a look at an exhibition of the artist's work. cbsn.ws/43YGpVL
Forgot to watch? Here's our Mother's Day tulip segment.
Forgot Mother's Day? The folks @RoozenGaarde said TODAY is also a big tulip buying day.
The average order total seems to be a bit higher--people throw in an extra bunch or two to make up for missing it... 💐💐
You don't have to travel to Holland to experience fields of tulips in bloom. The climate in the northwest corner of Washington State is perfect for the flower, making it home of the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. cbsn.ws/44WXYq9
I find this weirdly soothing…
Cozy up with us tomorrow on @CBSSunday for a dive under the covers at @PendletonWM.
The American Birkebeiner is the largest cross-country ski race in the country. This @CBSSunday’s forecast calls for a wintry mix of Norwegian history, elite athletes, a small town, and a giant party
Video game music has leveled up. This Sunday, the Grammys start keeping score. The Recording Academy will hand out its first-ever video game soundtrack award. On @CBSSunday, we’ll take a look at how game music has moved far beyond bloops and bleeps. 🕹️🎶🌞
Pause and rewind: My Very VHS Christmas from today’s @CBSSunday
Our Conor Knighton harks back to his childhood, & the ghosts of Christmases past, with the magic of the holidays preserved in home movies that captured Christmas presents, carols, & family traditions, still shining beneath the static of old videocassettes. cbsn.ws/3GigD5r
My story from this morning’s @CBSSunday. In New Mexico, every day can be Christmas.
The meaning of "Christmas" takes on a different flavor in the Land of Enchantment, where diners deck their plates with sauces made of red and green chiles all year long. cbsn.ws/3G1YY1J
I was a weird kid who LOVED Weird Al. I wrote my own parodies of his parodies. (Tiffany: “I Think We’re Alone Now.” Weird Al: “I Think I’m a Clone Now.” Weird Conor: “I Think I’m a Calzone Now.”) His Greatest Hits collection was the 1st CD I ever owned. #WEIRDTheAlYankovicStory
Congrats to @MountainStage on their 1000th episode! I’m watching the livestream (livesessions.npr.org/live/mo…) and cheering along.
Guest hosting Episode 882 was such an honor. (And a blast!)
You’re the best. Here’s to 1000 more.