A remote outpost in southern Utah that has served visitors to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and motorists crossing the southern half of the state is closing temporarily on Monday due to the loss of a concessionaire, the National Park Service has announced.

On a shoulder season road trip through the Kootenay Rockies region of British Columbia, I whirled through Glacier National Park and Yoho National Park in that awkward down time between fall and winter. But while there was just enough snow to make hiking treacherous, and not enough snow to do winter sports or take comfort in the knowledge that the grizzlies were hibernating, I was still able to explore with my camera in hand.

Four months after torrential storms spawned flash floods that undercut roads in Death Valley National Park, additional access to 95 miles of roads opened Saturday.

Year-end holiday visitors to Zion National Park in Utah can take advantage of shuttles buses that will be operating through December 31.