Discovering Lava In The Southwest
The Southwest is nowhere near as famous Ring of Fire that fuels coastal Pacific volcanoes, but it does have a history of eruptions that the National Park Service interprets.
Exploring the Parks
Inside Auyuittuq National Park's Visitor Centre In Nunavut
There was no getting into remote Auyuittuq National Park when I landed in Pangnirtung in that awkward stage of early winter when it’s cold and dark most of the day but the sea and river ice hasn’t fully frozen so it’s not safe to boat or snowmobile.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:58am
Call Of The Wild Horses On Sable Island
Nova Scotia’s Sable Island National Park Reserve is a magnet for those who love tough little equines.
- By Anonymous - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Sunset Crater's Explosive Past
"Long time ago the ground trembled, a big black smoke came,” was the memory the Hopi passed from generation to generation. It was a thick, choking smoke, preceded no doubt by shuddering earthquakes and precipitated by a furious, explosive eruption that alternately darkened and lit up the sky for hundreds of miles around.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 27th, 2021 10:04am
Least Visited And Most Remote
You might think there is no better place than a remote mountain valley to spend some time in the age of COVID-19, and Stehekin, Washington, certainly fits the bill. It must be difficult now for the locals, though -- on the one hand wanting to keep away anyone who could bring infection, but on the other needing visitors to keep the economy going.
Canaveral National Seashore: In The Shadow Of Rockets
Winter brings a transformation to Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. In the cooler months the beach is not the main draw. Beaches that are typically crowded in the summer have fewer people in the cooler winter months. But the seashore is far from desolate.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 25th, 2021 4:08pm
Irresistible Distractions At Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
The beginning of winter found me feeling torn between the sleepy comforts of home and the satisfying challenges of rugged wilderness camping. As usual, the mountains won. “I’m headed north on Highway 15 out of Silver City, New Mexico,” I had texted my family. “No service for a few days, until I get back.”
- By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Retracing The Voyageurs' Path Along The Grand Portage
Tracing the route through the forests and skirting lakes that the voyageurs followed in the 1700s provides ample reminder that the natural world provides an important part of the human landscape at Grand Portage and many other historic sites.
- By Bob Pahre - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Casa Grande: The Great House In The Desert
There is in the southern Arizona desert a structure known locally as Sivan Vahkih. Nearly four stories tall, it's the remaining focal point of a culture that had figured out centuries ago how to tame this unforgiving landscape.
- By Jess Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
A Worthy Collection Of National Parks Perfect For Snowbirds
For those allergic to snow, ice, and sub-freezing temperatures, there is an escape to national parks in the lower half of the United States, parks that offer sweeping panoramas, interesting wildlife, warm and even hot temperatures, and lots to do.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 27th, 2020 6:05pm
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