Visiting the Parks

Blind Hiker Trevor Thomas Tackles Pacific Crest Trail One Step At A Time

Next time you head out for a hike, either close your eyes tightly or wrap a bandana around your head and see how far you can make it down the trail without straying or falling down. Then imagine doing that for 2,650 miles. Trevor Thomas, a blind hiker, hopes to cover that distance on the Pacific Crest Trail before the autumn snows pike up.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 18th, 2010 2:15am

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Jane Goodall, Tom Mangelsen Choose Hope Over Spite

In the language of conservation biology, there is a term called “the Lazarus Syndrome.” It pertains to a species, written off as extinct, that later is found to exist. Today, ornithologists are debating and hoping that the near-mythical Ivory-billed woodpecker might qualify.

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By Todd Wilkinson - April 18th, 2010 2:15am

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Biscayne National Park Looking For Help With Counting Park's Life

Gauging the diversity of life in Biscayne National Park's boundaries will be the task later this month when the park stages a "BioBlitz" with the help of the National Geographic Society.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 17th, 2010 3:15am

Nesting Season Means Some Restrictions at Cape Lookout National Seashore

Piping plovers find the beaches along Cape Lookout National Seashore to offer some great nesting opportunities. As a result, seashore officials have placed some areas off-limits during the threatened bird's nesting season, which runs through August.

Piping Plover Factsheet.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 17th, 2010 3:15am

Hiking To Be Highlighted at Colorado National Monument on May 1

A celebration of hiking will be held Saturday, May 1, at Colorado National Monument when visitors are invited to participate in the inaugural "Serpents Trail Centennial Challenge."

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 17th, 2010 2:15am

Plan To Visit Capitol Reef National Park During Harvesttime!

Cherries bursting with flavor, juicy peaches and apples, pears and apricots. Those are some of the tasty treasures that await you at Capitol Reef National Park, and they're yours for the pickin'.

List of Fruit and Nut Varieties (CESU).doc

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2010 4:52am

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Barring Major Storm, You Should Be Able to Drive To Old Faithful On Friday

Barring a major snowstorm, crews at Yellowstone National Park should have some of the park's roads open Friday. While the North and West entrance roads should be clear of snow, more work is necessary for the East and South entrances to be opened.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 14th, 2010 3:15am

New Interpretive Panels Explain Ancestral Puebloan Life at Grand Canyon

Hikers who reach the bottom of the "inner gorge" at Grand Canyon National Park can learn more about the ancient cultures that once lived there thanks to the addition of interpretive panels erected next to ruins near Phantom Ranch.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 13th, 2010 3:15am

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Symposium Marking Blue Ridge Parkway's 75th Anniversary Coming Up

Seventy-five years is a pretty good show of longevity, and shouldn't be treated lightly. It certainly isn't being overlooked at the Blue Ridge Parkway, where two symposiums are scheduled to celebrate the beautiful ribbon of highway that runs through the Appalachian Mountains.

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By [email protected] - April 12th, 2010 3:15am

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Summering in Yosemite National Park: The Logistics

Yosemite is one of the most iconic of the national parks, and rightfully so. The seven-mile-long valley that draws visitors from throughout the world has been described as the most beautiful place on Earth.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 12th, 2010 3:15am

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