If it’s green and in the Sierras, the National Geographic will put it on the map
Sacramento News and Review,
By Janelle Weiner,
3 Sept 2009

Know of a sweet swimming hole near Tahoe or a Foothills roadhouse that’s as essential to your Sierra vacation as the final destination?

Then the National Geographic Society wants to hear from you. The venerable nonprofit scientific-research and education institution is taking nominations from the public for a MapGuide of the Sierra Nevada region. The map will highlight the wide array of destinations, including art galleries, restaurants, hiking trails and even cemeteries that make there there.

MapGuides combine elements of “Best of” awards with a concept known as geotourism—defined by National Geographic as “tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place.”

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