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Exploring Pine Forests And Mangroves In Grand Bahama's National Parks

The first thing I see when I land on Grand Bahama Island is Caribbean pine trees decimated by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. The impossibly tall evergreens line the highway, but all that’s left is their slender, erect trunks. They look naked without their branches and needles. Naked, yet also defiantly still alive.

Bryce Canyon National Park Turning 100

A cave without a ceiling, red rocks standing like men, nature’s most delicate jewel—Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah has been described as many things, and this year the National Park Service will add “100 years old” to that list. To celebrate this historic milestone, the park and its partners are inviting the public to enjoy a year of special programs and events.

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 208 | Exploring the Oregon Trail

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It is one of the longest units of the National Park System in the country. "It," of course, is the Oregon National Historic Trail, which stretches more than 2,100 miles from Missouri to Oregon. It’s been estimated that between 1840 and 1860 some 300,000-400,000 men, women, and children embarked on the four-month-long trip to head to the West Coast. It was long, arduous, and deadly.

NPS Issues Prospectus For Hostel At Point Reyes National Seashore

The National Park Service recently issued a prospectus soliciting proposals for operation of the hostel at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. The hostel is the only lodging facility within the 71,000-acre national seashore that was established under legislation signed by President John Kennedy in 1962.

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