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National Park Travelers Club holds 21st annual convention in the mountains

by Kari Barrows

Aug. 5, 2023 - The National Park Travelers Club is holding its 21st annual convention through Sunday in Henderson County. The club’s annual meeting was Saturday at Blue Ridge Community College's Thomas Auditorium. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The National Park Travelers Club is holding its 21st annual convention through Sunday in Henderson County.

The club’s annual meeting was Saturday at Blue Ridge Community College's Thomas Auditorium.

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The group outings have included bus tours to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Cowpens National Battlefield and Kings Mountain National Military Park.

"So our group are all national park enthusiasts," said Yvonne Manske, president of the National Park Travelers Club. "They love to travel to national parks but they also love to collect the stamps, the passport cancellation stamps , at all of the parks and this is what we call our stamping convention."

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The travel club was founded in 2004 to connect and provide fellowship to those who enjoy visiting areas throughout the National Park Service.

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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is located in Flat Rock.

National Park Travelers Club to hold 21st annual convention here

The National Park Travelers Club, a diverse group of more than 3,025 National Parks enthusiasts representing almost every state and multiple foreign countries, will hold its 21st annual convention Aug. 2-6, with Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site serving as the host park for the convention.

According to a news release, Cascades Mountain Resort will serve as the host hotel and the club's annual meeting will be Aug. 5 at the Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College. Over the five days, the club will hold various group outings to area National Parks, including bus tours to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Cowpens National Battlefield and Kings Mountain National Military Park.

They are anticipating nearly 300 members will be in attendance this year for at least one tour or event.

The NPTC was founded in 2004 to connect and provide fellowship to all those who enjoy visiting the currently 424 units managed by the National Park Service. Following the 2016 year-long Centennial Celebration of the National Park Service, interest in America’s National Park System is higher than ever.

The convention will recognize 10 members (Ted Olsen, Elizabeth Steffen, Ari Steffen-Scholl, Joseph Scheppe, Kathy Gaylord, Mike Gaylord, Paul Hairsine, Donna Narsh, Charlie Jack and Carolyn Jack) with its highest honor, the Platinum Lifetime Achievement Award, given for visiting all units of the National Park System in existence at that time (currently 424). To date only 94 individuals are known to have ever achieved this goal of visiting every National Park Service unit in the country.

Convention speakers include John Quinley, local author and Carl Sandburg Historian, as well as a speaker from the Blue Ridge Parkway. For more information, contact NPTC Secretary Craig Bailey at 719-740-0196 or by email at [email protected].

Carolina Village Scholarship Fund awards 2023 scholarships

Carolina Village's Pauline Corn solicits funds every May, which is her birthday month, for the Carolina Village Scholarship Fund. So far this year, she's raised $30,050 with help from her family, friends, neighbors and associates. The fund benefits Village employees and their dependents.

For her many visionary efforts, including her tireless fundraising for the Carolina Village scholarship fund among many others, Ms. Corn was awarded the Carolina Village Board’s Guiding Light award in 2021.

In July, the scholarship committee awarded $28,800 in scholarships to seven Village employees or their dependents:

  • Cheryl Plott, Medical Center Dining Services, to study at Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC)
  • Lillian Pierson, Independent Living Support, to study Medical Sonography at A-B Tech
  • Ayman Kassem, son of Ginger Horvath, Dining Services, to study Computer Science at UNC-Charlotte
  • Andrew Renegar, son of Jon Renegar, Director of Operations, to study at BRCC
  • Makenna Cermak, daughter of Ashley Cermak, Independent Living Support, to study Human Services at A-B Tech
  • Arely Perez, daughter of Elia Perez, Dining Services, to study Architecture at UNC-Charlotte
  • Ashley Rich, daughter of Maria Rich, Director of Dining Services, to study English at Gardner-Webb University

Since it began in 2002, the fund has awarded 214 scholarships to employees and dependents, totaling more than $514,800.

Poker Run at Bold Rock to benefit Foster Parent Association

A "5 Card Poker Run" to be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 5 at Bold Rock in Mills River will kick off a Poker Run Route to benefit the Henderson County Foster Parent Association, a local nonprofit that is "committed to strengthening foster and kinship families with support, resources, public awareness and advocacy," according to a news release.

The Route will begin in Mills River and travel through Fletcher, Hendersonville, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, Tryon and back through Hendersonville. This event is to help cover school-related costs throughout the 2023-24 school year for the foster children in Henderson County.

Empty Bowls set for August at St. John in the Wilderness

Local pottery artists will be donating their bowls for the sixth year to help hungry children in the greater Flat Rock area for the Empty Bowls event, set for Aug. 13 inside the Parish Hall at the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness located at 1905 Greenville Highway.

Advance tickets are recommended for the two seatings which will be from 12:30-2 p.m. and from 5-6:30 p.m. Each ticket includes one hand-crafted bowl (all donated by area potters) and a soup-based meal (a variety of soups, breads and desserts). For those wishing to eat at home, take-out is an available option.

Tickets are $25 per person or $50 for a family of two adults and children under 12. They are available at St. John in the Wilderness Parish House Office, from Backpack team members or at the door on the day of the event.

For more information, call 828-693-9783. Credit cards are accepted, and checks should be made out to SJIW, noting Empty Bowls.

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A male bison resting in the yellow-green grass with small flies buzzing around its head at Wind Cave National Park

According to the National Park Sevice, "In North America, both 'bison' and 'buffalo' refer to the American bison (Bison bison). Generally, 'buffalo' is used informally; 'bison' is preferred for more formal or scientific purposes. Historians believe that the term 'buffalo' grew from the French word for beef, 'boeuf.' Some people insist that the term 'buffalo' is incorrect because the 'true' buffalo exist on other continents and are only distant relatives." "Another name for these animals is 'tatanka.' Tatanka is the Lakota word for bison. Bison are incredibly important in Lakota culture; the Lakota are traditionally nomadic and would have spent their lives following bison before Euro-Americans settled the West. Another word for bison in Lakota is 'pte.' The Lakota are sometimes known as  pte oyate , meaning 'buffalo nation'."

Visit Wind Cave National Park and you'll see bison grazing the rolling hills, resting in the grass, or standing on the road. Keep a safe distance from these behemoths. Use your telephoto lens. And, please don't pet the "fluffy cows."

A wide-angle view of valley, sand dunes, and mountains just after sunset, with a blue and purple sky, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

"Blue hour" is a term given to that time prior to sunrise and just after sunset, when the sky and landscape are bathed in swaths of blue, purple, pink, and mauve. During that time (which really doesn't last an hour - more like a few minutes), you might even see the atmospheric phenomenon known as the "belt of Venus," a line of deep blue and dark pink parallel to the horizon. A great place to view sunrise, sunset, and blue hour is at a pullout immediately after the turnoff from Colorado State Highway 150 onto Lane 6 N toward Mosca. From this vantage point, you can see east and west of, and north toward, this national park.

A telephoto view of the sinuous and shadowy sand dunes above a winter ground of snow and ice, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

If you bring along your camera (and you should), you can capture not only wide-angle shots of this national park, but also telephoto close-ups of the sinuous sand dunes. Early morning or later in the afternoon are great times to capture light and shadows to give the dunes some depth. Telephoto shots bring the viewer closer to these sand dunes for a better look. You might even want to include people in some of your shots, allowing your viewer a better idea of just how large and tall these sand dunes are in addition to adding a little familiar reference.

A footprint-covered dune ridge looking south toward the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and San Luis Valley at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Whatever season you visit this national park, a must-do activity is to hike up to the top of a dune. The sand is velvety soft, but still takes a little effort to climb. An easy way to hike up to the top of a dune is to switchback your way up. Once you are at the top, following the dune ridge is the easiest way to continue onward, and from the ridge top, you have a broad view around the park.

A wide expanse of scrub brush, snow-covered flat land, dunefield edge, San Luis Valley, and distant San Juan Mountains all beneath a clear blue sky, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

There's a large parking area just before taking the Medano Pass Primitive Road in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. From there, you can look southwest beyond the dunefield and across the broad San Luis Valley toward the distant San Juan Mountains.

The view from San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area toward a broad, flat valley below a distant dunefield and mountains beneath a blue sky, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

If you are interested in the geology of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, a great place to view the overall geologic system of the park is from San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area just off of Lane 6 N, almost halfway between the community of Mosca and the turnoff onto Colorado State Highway 150 toward the park. From this vantage point, you can see all four primary components of the Great Sand Dunes geological system: mountain watershed, dunefield, sand sheet, and sabkha. Depending upon your time of visit, you might also be lucky enough to see thousands of sandhill cranes stopping off for a rest during their migration.

A vast panorama of road (CO Hwy 150) to the far left, a broad swath of scrub brush and San Luis Valley, and mountains (including Blanca Peak) to the right, highlighting a portion of the route of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail

What do you see in this image? A broad valley covered in scrub brush with a lone vehicle on a stretch of highway to the left of the shot, and rugged, snowcapped mountains to the right. This route is a part of a network of trails from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California, now all a part of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail, "where  New Mexican traders moved locally produced merchandise across what are now six states to exchange for mules and horses." This part of the trail parallels Colorado State Highway, skirting Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and continuing in a north-northwest direction.

A view from a tall sand dune looking out toward the east, across the snow-covered expanse of flat land where frozen Medano Creek usually flows, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Hike to the top of any sand dune within this national park and you've got a great view of the land below and beyond. In this image, you see the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the east, with the flat, snow-covered flat expanse of land below where Medano Creek will flow during spring and summer. Look closely enough and you might even be able to see the trail in the snow created by hikers leaving the parking area and heading toward the dunefield.

A telephoto view of a snowcapped mountain towering over a dunefield sitting on a flat expanse of land, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

There are four primary components to the Great Sand Dunes geological system: mountain watershed, dunefield, sand sheet, and sabkha. To read more about this, click here .

Three images showing a magnet in a black patch of sand on a sand dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

How many of you have hiked the dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and noticed black patches or black ripples in the otherwise beige palette of the soft sand? What you are seeing are black magnetite grains in the sand. Magnetite is magnetic, and if you place a magnet on the sand, you'll pick up clumps of black magnetite grains. For real, and not an April Fool's joke! Cool, right?

A pre-sunrise autumn view of Mount Rainier seen from the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park

On a clear, sunny day when 14,410-feet-tall Mount Rainier may be seen from miles away, the locals will tell you "The Mountain is out, today."

Visitors walking along the Avenue of Flags with Mount Rushmore in the background.

"Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota, tell the story of the birth, growth, development and preservation of this country. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today, Mount Rushmore brings visitors face to face with the rich heritage we all share."

Two visitors walk on a trail facing a large brown rock buttress, a paved path leads to three exhibits at Split Rock Viewpoint, Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

The 1,300-mile Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail is not a single hiking trail but rather, a route traveled by Mormons who fled Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley in 1846-1847. Along this route you can see some amazing landscapes while learning about this route and the hardy people who traveled it.

A ranger canoeing along the Mississippi River, Mississippi National River And Recreation Area

"In the middle of a bustling urban setting, this 72 mile river park offers quiet stretches for fishing, boating and canoeing, birdwatching, bicycling, and hiking. And there are plenty of visitor centers and trails that highlight the fascinating human history of the Mississippi River."

The hearth of a home at Morristown National Historical Park

"Kitchens were one of the busiest rooms in the home not just for cooking of meals, but also washing of laundry."

Mescal Historic Mining District at Mojave National Preserve

"The Mescal Historic Mining District was a small-scale producer of tungsten and tin in the Mojave Desert, and produced tin for domestic World War II stockpiles. Due to the temporary nature of mining activity on the site, some of the features have deteriorated, but the character and significance of the site remains strong."

The cliff dwelling ruins of Mug House in the backcountry of Mesa Verde National Park

Mug House, built around 1,100 - 1,200 AD, was so named from the discovery of three pottery mugs tied together with a rope and hanging in one of the rooms of this cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park.

Group of cavers sitting in passageway with headlamps on, Mammoth Cave National Park

"Rolling hills, deep river valleys, and the world's longest known cave system. Mammoth Cave National Park is home to thousands of years of human history and a rich diversity of plant and animal life, earning it the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve."

Cave tours are a unique and immersive way to understand and safely explore Mammoth Cave. You can go to the website to learn more about tours, tickets, and times.

An aerial view of Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park off the coast of Florida

"Fort Jefferson, the largest all-masonry fort in the United States, was built between 1846 and 1875 to protect the nation's gateway to the Gulf of Mexico. Supply and subsidence problems and the Civil War delayed construction. The fort was never completed because of fears that additional bricks and cannon would cause further settling and place more stress on the structure and the cistern system. Distinguishing features include decorative brickwork and 2,000 arches. Time, weather, and water continue to take their toll, necessitating ongoing stabilization and restoration projects."

And bird's eye view of the grounds of Fort Stanwix National Monument.

"For centuries, the Oneida Carrying Place, a six mile portage connecting the Mohawk River and Wood Creek, served as a vital link for those traveling by water from the ocean to the Great Lakes. When Europeans arrived, nations fought for control of the carry, the homelands of the Six Nations Confederacy, and the rich resources of North America. In this struggle, Fort Stanwix would play a vital role."

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What to Know Before Booking a National Park Trip This Summer

Additional routes in popular parks now require reservations, the annual pass gets a big change, Juneteenth is now a new free entrance day and more changes for 2024.

A deep-blue mountain creek with evergreen trees and brown grasses along its shores is in front of a towering gray mountain peak scattered with snow.

By Lauren Matison

In 2023, the seashores, lakeshores, battlefields, historic sites, monuments and more that make up the National Park Service had 325.5 million visits , an increase of 4 percent from the year before.

The National Park Service director, Charles F. Sams III, praised the surge of interest in “learning our shared American story throughout the hidden gems of the National Parks System.”

Expecting an even greater turnout in 2024, the Park Service and Recreation.gov , the booking platform for federal land reservations, have implemented new measures to streamline the park experience, manage overcrowding and safeguard the environment.

More parks are requiring reservations

To better avoid congested trails, packed parking lots and overflowing trash cans, additional parks are joining Rocky Mountain , Arches and Glacier National Parks this year in requiring day-use permits, timed entries and other reservations for travelers who wish to visit, particularly during peak hours, holidays and the parks’ high seasons. Yosemite National Park is reinstating a timed-entry system it instituted in 2020, but paused in 2022.

Many park enthusiasts expressed mixed feelings about the reservation policies, with some lamenting a lack of first-come, first-served campsites while others find comfort in knowing they have a confirmed booking. As nearly 75 percent of visitors each year descend on national parks from May to October (and often on weekends), park officials stand by the system.

“In some parks, the level of demand is exceeding the capacity for which infrastructure was designed or is outpacing the National Park Service’s ability to sustainably support visitation,” said Kathy Kupper, a public affairs specialist for the service. “This trend is resulting in the need to explore new strategies to protect natural and cultural resources and provide opportunities for safe and meaningful visitor experiences.”

It can be confusing.

New to implementing timed-entry reservations for vehicles is Mount Rainier National Park , in Washington, for its popular Paradise and Sunrise Corridors during certain times in the summer season. Reservations cost $2, are valid for one day and must be purchased along with the park ticket, but do not apply for visitors with wilderness permits or camping or lodge reservations. Similar vehicle reservations are now required for certain periods for viewing the sunrise at Haleakalā National Park in Maui, Hawaii , and driving the Cadillac Summit Road in Maine’s Acadia National Park .

Visitors wishing to hike Old Rag Mountain in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park must obtain a day-use ticket between March 1 and Nov. 30, and in Zion National Park, in Utah, hikers wishing to visit Angels Landing , the dramatic 1,488-foot-tall rock formation, also need to purchase a permit. Fees range from $1 to $6, in addition to the parks’ entrance fees.

As each destination is managed differently, check the park’s webpage for the type of reservation required. Although most bookings can be made through Recreation.gov, some sites, such as Muir Woods National Monument, use a different system.

New features on Recreation.gov

In 2023, Recreation.gov reported that more than 4 million camping reservations and 2 million timed-entry reservations were booked online, and 1.5 million permits were issued. Some 2.9 million new users signed up for the site. With its expanding user base, the booking platform has added 58 reservable national park locations — including 17 campgrounds — such as Central Avenue Walk-in Sites at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Bluff Hike In Camping in South Carolina’s Congaree National Park.

Recreation.gov has also improved an alerts feature, piloted in July 2023, that can notify users through email or mobile push notifications when a sold-out campsite becomes available. After Recreation.gov notifies you of availability, you must book the campsite yourself online — and quickly, as you’ll be shown how many other people (possibly hundreds) have received the same alert.

While its customer support center and mobile app are still only available in English, Recreation.gov recently introduced a Spanish language translation option. The Park Service partners with Latino Conservation Week , which hosts nationwide hikes and events on environmental education and in-park stewardship, and will celebrate its 10th year in September.

A limit to the annual America the Beautiful pass

The 2024 America the Beautiful pass no longer allows two owners. The annual interagency pass, which costs $80 and covers the entrance fees for more than 2,000 federal recreation sites (of which roughly 100 do not charge for admission year-round), is now marked by a single signature line on the back of the card. The pass owner must show I.D. and be present with any accompanying travelers wishing to access the park with the pass. (Annual passes issued in 2023 will still be valid until their expiration date.) The pass covers all passengers in a vehicle — up to four adults, and children under 16 are admitted free — or up to four cyclists riding together. Active military or veterans and people with permanent disabilities are eligible for a free lifetime pass; 4th grade students may receive a free annual pass; and senior citizens may purchase a $20 annual pass or pay $80 for a lifetime pass.

At the parks, more accessible features, E.V. chargers and new lodging

To better protect against global warming, the Park Service is putting more than $65 million from the Inflation Reduction Act and Great American Outdoors Act into climate mitigation and ecosystem restoration.

Using $15.9 million budgeted for zero-emission vehicle deployment, charging capacity and infrastructure, the Park Service is prioritizing a reduction in carbon emissions, said Mr. Sams, by installing new electric-vehicle charging stations and running electric buses.

An interactive online locator tool created in 2023 shows E.V. charging stations throughout 27 national parks and the type of chargers available. In addition to the tool, every national park page displays alerts on road closures, parking lot capacities, construction work and other incidents.

Mr. Sams also said the Park Service is investing $1.3 billion from the Great American Outdoors Act to improve accessibility features, ranging from a new A.D.A.-compliant visitor center at Morristown National Historic Park in New Jersey to new beach wheelchairs at Sleeping Bear Dunes , Channel Islands and Virgin Islands National Parks . Each destination’s website has an accessibility tab to help visitors plan their trip, and Recreation.gov now has a search filter on its homepage to make it easier to locate accessible accommodations.

New lodging options now available across the country include the Flamingo Lodge , which opened inside Everglades National Park last fall with 24 guest rooms built from repurposed shipping containers. In March, along the southeastern border of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cataloochee Ranch reopened with 11 renovated cabins and a new restaurant. This spring, the Clubhouse Hotel & Suites will welcome its first guests in Rapid City, S.D., the closest major town to Badlands National Park , and opening in May in Idaho is the Yellowstone Peaks Hotel , a 30-minute-drive from Yellowstone National Park. This fall, California-bound travelers planning a visit to General Sherman, the largest known tree on Earth, might book at AutoCamp Sequoia , just outside Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park .

Also in California: Those who don’t score a highly coveted (and contentious) spot at the newly reopened High Sierra Camps in Yosemite could book Wildhaven Yosemite in Mariposa, which offers more affordable rates, hiking trails and views of the Sierra Nevadas. Reservations for its first season are available beginning May 1.

Celebrating milestones and a new free entrance day

On the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, visitors can pay tribute to African American heritage at over 100 parks , including the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C., Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument , and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail . This year also marks 100 years since Indigenous people were recognized as United States citizens. Although many parks have Indigenous programming , Mr. Sams, who is the first Native American to serve as N.P.S. director , suggested visiting Hopewell Cultural Historical Park in Ohio and Whitman Mission Historic National Historic Site in Washington, where he recently brought his daughter.

“In order to celebrate the diversity that makes our country great, we must share the complete story of America, which includes both the successes and challenges encountered on the way to form a more perfect union,” Mr. Sams said.

Juneteenth National Independence Day is the National Park Service’s newest free entrance day . Visitors can also take advantage of free admission on April 20, the first day of National Park Week; Aug. 4, the four-year anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act ; Sept. 28 on National Public Lands Day ; and Nov. 11 for Veterans Day .

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An earlier version of this article misstated the location of the Flamingo Lodge. It is inside Everglades National Park, not outside the park.

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The Moscow Kremlin

The Moscow Kremlin

Krasnaya ploshchad'

Krasnaya ploshchad'

State Historical Museum

State Historical Museum

St. Basil's Cathedral

St. Basil's Cathedral

Moscow State University

Moscow State University

Great Moscow State Circus

Great Moscow State Circus

Moscow Metro

Moscow Metro

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Moskva River

Arbat Street

Arbat Street

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Kroshka Kartoshka

Kroshka Kartoshka

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Fabrika Obedov

Fabrika Obedov

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Beer Club Tolsty Medved

Cafe Antresole

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Teremok

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Prima Bolshogo

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  20. Park Hotel Bogorodsk

    In addition, while staying at Park Hotel Bogorodsk guests have access to a concierge and room service. You can also enjoy a lounge. Close to Statue of Lenin (2.5 km), a popular Elektrostal landmark, Park Hotel Bogorodsk is a great destination for tourists. Travellers looking for pubs can head to Beer Club Tolsty Medved or 400 Krolikov.

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    The Moscow Kremlin. 150***29. The armoury does not limit the time. The appointment time can be early. You can visit it yourself. Rent a Chinese interpreter for 400 rubles. You need to press your passport. There is no problem with the back passport. You can store your coat at the door, which is very good.