Exploring the Parks

Watching Humpback Whales Bubble-Net Feeding At Kenai Fjords National Park

The seagulls give it away every time. All eyes aboard the Coastal Explorer are tracing their movements because these wily birds know—moments before we do—where the humpback whales will emerge in their amazingly synchronous behavior called bubble-net feeding.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 6th, 2024 2:30am

Following The Mormon National Historic Trail

A pilgrimage from persecution led the Latter-Day Saints along the Mormon Trail from Illionois to Salt Lake City in the Utah Territory.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 18th, 2024 2:30am

Slovenia’s Triglav National Park, Where A Flower Symbolizes Nature’s Power And Ability To Avenge

Slovenia’s most famous legend explains the unusually jagged peaks, about a dozen lakes, glacier-carved valleys and gorges in Triglav National Park, its only national park, as well as the Triglav rose.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 12th, 2024 2:06am

Wild Wonders Seen While Sea Kayaking In Acadia National Park

A four-mile sea kayaking trip amid the backdrop of Acadia National Park's rugged, pine-tree-covered coastline and small rocky islands and outcrops brought us to water fowl, migratory birds, raptors and even a seal.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 1st, 2024 8:46am

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An ‘Active’ Volcano In A National Park: Reason For Worry?

When it comes to volcanoes, the U.S. National Park System offers explosive drama, famously blasting with regularity from a couple of high-profile parks. Both have lately been rumbling away.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 25th, 2024 2:30am

Introducing Wilsons Promontory National Park

Wilsons Promontory National Park is on a path to become a conservation sanctuary to preserve and protect flora and fauna and serve as a climate change refuge.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 16th, 2024 2:30am

Inside The Lavish D.C. Home Of An Abolitionist Who Escaped Enslavement

It’s an 85-step climb to the hilltop home of Frederick Douglass in D.C.’s predominantly African American Anacostia neighborhood. For me, it’s just a brief cardio challenge. For Douglass, it must have served as a constant reminder of his journey from enslaved child to leading voice in the abolitionist movement, equal rights advocate and statesman.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 13th, 2024 2:30am

The International Historic Park Shared By Canada And The U.S.

For those who love geopolitical anomalies, there’s a tiny uninhabited island in northern Maine that you’re not supposed to visit but can learn about from American and Canadian parks set up on opposite sides of a tidal river that empties into the Bay of Fundy.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 9th, 2024 2:30am

Paddling The Huron River National Water Trail

A watery urban trail, the Huron River Water Trail that arcs around Detroit offers a human connection to the environment.

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By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - August 2nd, 2024 7:36am

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Brick By Brick, Prism By Prism

The ongoing restoration of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse relies on science, history, art, and patience.

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By Kim O'Connell - August 8th, 2024 11:48am

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