-lrb- cnn -rrb- from the giant sequoias of yosemite to the geysers of yellowstone , the united states ' national parks were made for you and me . and for saturday and sunday , they 're also free . though most of the national park service 's 407 sites are free year-round , the 128 parks that charge a fee -- like yellowstone and yosemite -- will be free those two days . it 's all part of national park week , happening april 18 through april 26 , and it 's hosted by the national park service and the national park foundation . check out night-time astronomy parties , daytime revolutionary war programs , earth day parties and family-friendly junior ranger activities at national park sites across the country . not sure how to start ? go to findyourpark.com to learn more about park sites near you . go to www.nationalparkweek.org for more ideas on how to explore . then the park service wants people to share their stories using the hashtag #findyourpark and at findyourpark.com . two best mates from rural victoria have vowed to keep aussie lingo alive by making memorabilia that encapsulates the fading vernacular . jeff mccubbery , 72 , from mandurang and ian bullock , 65 , from blackburn devised the plan for captain cootie cards over twenty years ago in a bid to counter the influx of lingo from overseas . the pair now has a quirky range of greeting cards , coffee mugs , stubby-holders and calendars -- but their hopes of spreading the message were dashed after they were spurned by the companies they pitched their products to . an illustration from best mates ian bullock and jeff mccubberry , who have vowed to keep aussie slang alive through a range a range of custom memorabilia . mccubberry told daily mail australia they designed the idea after meeting on a fishing trip 25 years ago . ` we met at an annual fishing trip , and quickly learned we shared the belief that the language we grew up with was waning . ' ` people are dorks not drongos , guys not blokes . we decided to do something to keep the vocabulary afloat , ' mccubbery said . ` we decided to consolidate the australianisms we knew and loved from our upbringings-instead of the americanisms which have , ' said ian bullock . with ian bullock -lrb- left -rrb- as illustrator and and jeff mccubbery -lrb- right -rrb- as designer , the duo have devised a range of greeting cards , coffee mugs , stubby-holders and calendars emblazoned with down under lingo . one illustration depicts weather forecast map with the various australian climatological zones -- the northern territory is ` bloody muggy ' , alice springs is ` dry as a dead dingo 's donger ' , and victoria is ` cold as a witch 's tit ' . another card shows a fisherman sleeping next to a lake with beer can in hand and the accompanying message : ` flat out like a lizard drinking . ' mccubberry believes the rise of television and the internet has let a torrent of lingo loose from britain and america that has eclipsed the home grown counterpart . mccubberry said when the pair met on a fishing trip 20 years ago ` we quickly learned we shared the belief that the language we grew up with was waning ' the best mates use lingo from their upbringing which they say has disappeared , such as the term : ' i do n't give a rats a ** ' with mccubberry as designer and bullock as illustrator , the mates got to work on a range of products that embody down under speech from a bygone time . but much to their dismay the pair got a rude shock when time came to pitch the product a manufacturers . ` nobodies interested , said mccubbery . ` they say it 's too crude or uncouth . it does n't make sense because colourful language is a pivotal part of aussie culture . ' the duo plan to launch a digital campaign in hopes of finding a distributor to get their products on the market . bullock said they had a deal with a major distributor that fell through before another wholesaler offered them a rather insulting rate to print the cards . ` it was pretty insulting really . it 's been a real knock back but we 're determined to stick at it . ' the mates plan to launch a website and social media campaign in hopes of finding a distributor to get their products on the market . ` it 's just a matter of getting my head around the online thing . we 're sticking at it for sure , ' said mccubbery .
it 's national park week , and that means the parks are free april 18-19 . stargazing , revolutionary war programs and other fun happens this week .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- from the giant sequoias of yosemite to the geysers of yellowstone , the united states ' national parks were made for you and me . and for saturday and sunday , they 're also free . though most of the national park service 's 407 sites are free year-round , the 128 parks that charge a fee -- like yellowstone and yosemite -- will be free those two days . it 's all part of national park week , happening april 18 through april 26 , and it 's hosted by the national park service and the national park foundation . check out night-time astronomy parties , daytime revolutionary war programs , earth day parties and family-friendly junior ranger activities at national park sites across the country . not sure how to start ? go to findyourpark.com to learn more about park sites near you . go to www.nationalparkweek.org for more ideas on how to explore . then the park service wants people to share their stories using the hashtag #findyourpark and at findyourpark.com . two best mates from rural victoria have vowed to keep aussie lingo alive by making memorabilia that encapsulates the fading vernacular . jeff mccubbery , 72 , from mandurang and ian bullock , 65 , from blackburn devised the plan for captain cootie cards over twenty years ago in a bid to counter the influx of lingo from overseas . the pair now has a quirky range of greeting cards , coffee mugs , stubby-holders and calendars -- but their hopes of spreading the message were dashed after they were spurned by the companies they pitched their products to . an illustration from best mates ian bullock and jeff mccubberry , who have vowed to keep aussie slang alive through a range a range of custom memorabilia . mccubberry told daily mail australia they designed the idea after meeting on a fishing trip 25 years ago . ` we met at an annual fishing trip , and quickly learned we shared the belief that the language we grew up with was waning . ' ` people are dorks not drongos , guys not blokes . we decided to do something to keep the vocabulary afloat , ' mccubbery said . ` we decided to consolidate the australianisms we knew and loved from our upbringings-instead of the americanisms which have , ' said ian bullock . with ian bullock -lrb- left -rrb- as illustrator and and jeff mccubbery -lrb- right -rrb- as designer , the duo have devised a range of greeting cards , coffee mugs , stubby-holders and calendars emblazoned with down under lingo . one illustration depicts weather forecast map with the various australian climatological zones -- the northern territory is ` bloody muggy ' , alice springs is ` dry as a dead dingo 's donger ' , and victoria is ` cold as a witch 's tit ' . another card shows a fisherman sleeping next to a lake with beer can in hand and the accompanying message : ` flat out like a lizard drinking . ' mccubberry believes the rise of television and the internet has let a torrent of lingo loose from britain and america that has eclipsed the home grown counterpart . mccubberry said when the pair met on a fishing trip 20 years ago ` we quickly learned we shared the belief that the language we grew up with was waning ' the best mates use lingo from their upbringing which they say has disappeared , such as the term : ' i do n't give a rats a ** ' with mccubberry as designer and bullock as illustrator , the mates got to work on a range of products that embody down under speech from a bygone time . but much to their dismay the pair got a rude shock when time came to pitch the product a manufacturers . ` nobodies interested , said mccubbery . ` they say it 's too crude or uncouth . it does n't make sense because colourful language is a pivotal part of aussie culture . ' the duo plan to launch a digital campaign in hopes of finding a distributor to get their products on the market . bullock said they had a deal with a major distributor that fell through before another wholesaler offered them a rather insulting rate to print the cards . ` it was pretty insulting really . it 's been a real knock back but we 're determined to stick at it . ' the mates plan to launch a website and social media campaign in hopes of finding a distributor to get their products on the market . ` it 's just a matter of getting my head around the online thing . we 're sticking at it for sure , ' said mccubbery .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- from the giant sequoias of yosemite to the geysers of yellowstone , the united states ' national parks were made for you and me . and for saturday and sunday , they 're also free . though most of the national park service 's 407 sites are free year-round , the 128 parks that charge a fee -- like yellowstone and yosemite -- will be free those two days . it 's all part of national park week , happening april 18 through april 26 , and it 's hosted by the national park service and the national park foundation . check out night-time astronomy parties , daytime revolutionary war programs , earth day parties and family-friendly junior ranger activities at national park sites across the country . not sure how to start ? go to findyourpark.com to learn more about park sites near you . go to www.nationalparkweek.org for more ideas on how to explore . then the park service wants people to share their stories using the hashtag #findyourpark and at findyourpark.com . two best mates from rural victoria have vowed to keep aussie lingo alive by making memorabilia that encapsulates the fading vernacular . jeff mccubbery , 72 , from mandurang and ian bullock , 65 , from blackburn devised the plan for captain cootie cards over twenty years ago in a bid to counter the influx of lingo from overseas . the pair now has a quirky range of greeting cards , coffee mugs , stubby-holders and calendars -- but their hopes of spreading the message were dashed after they were spurned by the companies they pitched their products to . an illustration from best mates ian bullock and jeff mccubberry , who have vowed to keep aussie slang alive through a range a range of custom memorabilia . mccubberry told daily mail australia they designed the idea after meeting on a fishing trip 25 years ago . ` we met at an annual fishing trip , and quickly learned we shared the belief that the language we grew up with was waning . ' ` people are dorks not drongos , guys not blokes . we decided to do something to keep the vocabulary afloat , ' mccubbery said . ` we decided to consolidate the australianisms we knew and loved from our upbringings-instead of the americanisms which have , ' said ian bullock . with ian bullock -lrb- left -rrb- as illustrator and and jeff mccubbery -lrb- right -rrb- as designer , the duo have devised a range of greeting cards , coffee mugs , stubby-holders and calendars emblazoned with down under lingo . one illustration depicts weather forecast map with the various australian climatological zones -- the northern territory is ` bloody muggy ' , alice springs is ` dry as a dead dingo 's donger ' , and victoria is ` cold as a witch 's tit ' . another card shows a fisherman sleeping next to a lake with beer can in hand and the accompanying message : ` flat out like a lizard drinking . ' mccubberry believes the rise of television and the internet has let a torrent of lingo loose from britain and america that has eclipsed the home grown counterpart . mccubberry said when the pair met on a fishing trip 20 years ago ` we quickly learned we shared the belief that the language we grew up with was waning ' the best mates use lingo from their upbringing which they say has disappeared , such as the term : ' i do n't give a rats a ** ' with mccubberry as designer and bullock as illustrator , the mates got to work on a range of products that embody down under speech from a bygone time . but much to their dismay the pair got a rude shock when time came to pitch the product a manufacturers . ` nobodies interested , said mccubbery . ` they say it 's too crude or uncouth . it does n't make sense because colourful language is a pivotal part of aussie culture . ' the duo plan to launch a digital campaign in hopes of finding a distributor to get their products on the market . bullock said they had a deal with a major distributor that fell through before another wholesaler offered them a rather insulting rate to print the cards . ` it was pretty insulting really . it 's been a real knock back but we 're determined to stick at it . ' the mates plan to launch a website and social media campaign in hopes of finding a distributor to get their products on the market . ` it 's just a matter of getting my head around the online thing . we 're sticking at it for sure , ' said mccubbery .
-lrb- cnn from the giant sequoias yosemite yellowstone, the united states ' national parks were made you and for saturday and, they 're also free. though most the national park service 's 407 sites free year, the 128 parks charge -- like yellowstone yosemite will those two. it 's all part national park week, happening april 18 through 26 hosted check night-time astronomy parties, daytime revolutionary war programs earth day parties family-friendly junior ranger activities at national park sites across not sure start? go findyourpark.com to learn park sites near. go www.nationalparkweek.org more ideas explore. then the park service wants people share using at. two best mates from rural victoria have vowed aussie lingo memorabilia that encapsulates. jeff mccubbery, 72 from mandurang and ian bullock 65 from blackburn devised the plan captain cootie cards over twenty in a bid counter the influx lingo overseas. the pair now has a quirky range greeting cards, coffee mugs stubby-holders calendars -- their hopes spreading were spurned the companies pitched an illustration best mates ian bullock jeff mccubberry, who vowed aussie slang alive through a range a range custom memorabilia. mccubberry told daily mail australia they designed the idea meeting on 25. ` we met an annual fishing trip, quickly we shared the belief the language grew waning. ' ` people dorks not drongos guys not we decided to keep the vocabulary afloat, ' mccubbery said ` we decided consolidate the australianisms knew our upbringings-instead which have, ' said ian bullock. with ian bullock -lrb- left -rrb- as illustrator and and jeff mccubbery designer, the duo devised greeting cards, stubby-holders calendars down under lingo one illustration depicts weather forecast map the various australian climatological zones -- the northern territory ` bloody muggy alice springs is dry as a dead dingo 's donger victoria cold a witch 's tit another card shows a fisherman sleeping beer can the accompanying message : ` flat out like a lizard drinking. ' mccubberry believes the rise television let a torrent lingo loose britain america that eclipsed the home grown counterpart. mccubberry said when the pair 20 ` we quickly shared the belief the language grew waning ' the best mates use lingo from their upbringing which say disappeared, such the term : i do n't give a rats ** ' with as designer bullock illustrator the mates got work a range products embody down under speech from a bygone time but much to the pair got a rude shock time pitch the product a manufacturers. ` nobodies interested, said mccubbery. ` they say it 's too crude or uncouth. it does n't make because colourful language a pivotal part aussie culture. ' the duo plan launch hopes finding a distributor get. bullock said they a deal a major distributor fell before another wholesaler offered a rather insulting rate to print the cards. ` it pretty insulting really. it 's been a real knock back but 're determined stick at. ' the mates plan launch hopes finding a distributor get. ` it just getting my head the online thing. we 're sticking at for sure, ' said mccubbery
-lrb- cnn -rrb- from the giant sequoias of yosemite to the geysers of yellowstone , the united states ' national parks were made for you and me . and for saturday and sunday , they 're also free . though most of the national park service 's 407 sites are free year-round , the 128 parks that charge a fee -- like yellowstone and yosemite -- will be free those two days . it 's all part of national park week , happening april 18 through april 26 , and it 's hosted by the national park service and the national park foundation . check out night-time astronomy parties , daytime revolutionary war programs , earth day parties and family-friendly junior ranger activities at national park sites across the country . not sure how to start ? go to findyourpark.com to learn more about park sites near you . go to www.nationalparkweek.org for more ideas on how to explore . then the park service wants people to share their stories using the hashtag #findyourpark and at findyourpark.com . two best mates from rural victoria have vowed to keep aussie lingo alive by making memorabilia that encapsulates the fading vernacular . jeff mccubbery , 72 , from mandurang and ian bullock , 65 , from blackburn devised the plan for captain cootie cards over twenty years ago in a bid to counter the influx of lingo from overseas . the pair now has a quirky range of greeting cards , coffee mugs , stubby-holders and calendars -- but their hopes of spreading the message were dashed after they were spurned by the companies they pitched their products to . an illustration from best mates ian bullock and jeff mccubberry , who have vowed to keep aussie slang alive through a range a range of custom memorabilia . mccubberry told daily mail australia they designed the idea after meeting on a fishing trip 25 years ago . ` we met at an annual fishing trip , and quickly learned we shared the belief that the language we grew up with was waning . ' ` people are dorks not drongos , guys not blokes . we decided to do something to keep the vocabulary afloat , ' mccubbery said . ` we decided to consolidate the australianisms we knew and loved from our upbringings-instead of the americanisms which have , ' said ian bullock . with ian bullock -lrb- left -rrb- as illustrator and and jeff mccubbery -lrb- right -rrb- as designer , the duo have devised a range of greeting cards , coffee mugs , stubby-holders and calendars emblazoned with down under lingo . one illustration depicts weather forecast map with the various australian climatological zones -- the northern territory is ` bloody muggy ' , alice springs is ` dry as a dead dingo 's donger ' , and victoria is ` cold as a witch 's tit ' . another card shows a fisherman sleeping next to a lake with beer can in hand and the accompanying message : ` flat launch a website and social media campaign in hopes of finding a distributor to get their products on the market . ` it 's just a matter of getting my head around the online thing . we 're sticking at it for sure , ' said mccubbery .
 The text discusses traveling to national parks in the United States. It mentions that most national park sites are free, but some may charge a fee. There is also information about National Park Week, which takes place from April 18th to 26th, and during this time, all national park sites will be free. Additionally, there are details about various activities and events happening at different national parks across the country.