Oh Boy! The Prospect Hotel! What Room Will I Be Staying In?
I should have known better than to ask.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 9th, 2009 7:19pm
Visiting the Parks
Fall and Winter Are Prime Seasons for Camping in These Parks
It's just too hot to enjoy camping in some parks during the summer, but fall and winter are prime times for outdoor activity in those areas. Here's a sampling of NPS sites where the "off season" in the rest of the country can be the best season for camping.
- By Jim Burnett - October 6th, 2009 6:36am
Bikes in the Parks: A Look At What's Up at Grand Teton and Big Bend National Parks
What's ho-hum in one park, when it comes to bikes, is decidedly more controversial in another. Which should make the coming few weeks interesting.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 6th, 2009 5:00am
Lodging Deals From Coast to Coast in the National Parks
Whether you can thank the hoopla around National Parks: America's Best Idea, or attribute it to the weak economy, there are a number of lodging deals available to be had around the National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2009 7:00am
Where Can You Go to Get Your Post-Ken Burns National Parks Fix?
Well, the big event is over. If you managed to make it through each and every minute of The National Parks: America's Best Idea, congratulations! If you're wanting more, read on to find out where you can get another fix of national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2009 6:00am
Lodging in the Parks: Tioga Pass Resort
Though geographically outside Yosemite National Park in the Inyo National Forest, this historic way station is rightly part of the park experience if your visit at all touches on the eastern side near Tioga Pass. Dating to the early 1910s when it didn’t take a hardscrabble miner too long to realize he could make more money from the fledgling tourist industry than from hard-to-find ore bodies, the Tioga Pass Resort is a rustic melting pot of travelers.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2009 6:00am
No Oscar, But DoctorLoopy Wins the National Park Foundation's Video Contest
Well, DoctorLoopy didn't win an Oscar for his short video on visiting Big Bend National Park, but his production has made him the grand prize winner in the National Park Foundation's "Your Parks" video contest.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 4th, 2009 6:00am
Catwalk Tours at New River Gorge Bridge Will Delight Some and Scare the Hell Out of the Rest
The long wait is nearly over. Beginning next year, people with the guts to do it will be able to walk across the New River Gorge on a 30 inch-wide, 3,030 foot-long maintenance catwalk beneath the canyon’s world-famous bridge.
Grant From Friends Group Helps Preserve Night Skies Over Big Bend National Park
It's no secret the National Park Service lacks the budget it needs to properly take care of the 391 units of the National Park System. Thankfully, there are groups such as Friends of Big Bend to help meet some of the needs, such as improved lighting to help minimize light pollution at Big Bend National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2009 7:00am
Please Take Me to a National Park, Daddy
Enticing Americans back into the national parks has been a big priority this year for national park advocates. This commercial, produced for the National Park Foundation, was praised for its approach.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2009 6:00am
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