By the Numbers: Death Valley Weather
If it’s this hot where you are, you need to go somewhere else.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 31st, 2009 5:08pm
Visiting the Parks
Survey Says: Camping Trips No. 1 Choice Of Cost-Cutting Families
Perhaps the recent spurts in visitation to national parks can indeed be traced to the economy. A just-released survey says camping is the No. 1 vacation choice among families looking to cut costs on their summer vacations.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 27th, 2009 5:58pm
Grand Canyon National Park Lookout Tower That Ed Abbey Spent Time on Among Four Added to Historic Register
Would Ed Abbey approve? A Grand Canyon National Park fire lookout tower he spent quite some time on has been added to the National Historic Lookout Register.
Traveler's Checklist: Grand Teton National Park
The question of "what" to at Grand Teton National Park is relatively easily to answer. The more difficult question is "when" to do it. Here are some thoughts on both those questions from the Traveler.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2010 10:08am
“Uncle Bob,” Said Brian, “I Would Really, Really Like to See Fort Sumter”
Nephew Brian, a Civil War fan of the first order, was keen to see Fort Sumter. So when he visited me in my South Carolina home, we jumped in my car, drove to Charleston, boarded a boat, and headed into the harbor. And there he saw Fort Sumter.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 27th, 2009 2:02pm
Floating Through Life on the Rio Grande And Big Bend National Park
We don’t expect adventure on a flatwater river, but sometimes it just happens.
- By Claire M. Walter - July 25th, 2009 11:04am
Around the Park System: Family Camping in Kings Canyon, Road Update from Mount Rainier, Science in Glacier
With the summer season well under way, there's lots going on in the National Park System. At Kings Canyon National Park there are two family camping weekends coming up, at Mount Rainer National Park the Stevens Pass Road is about to reopen, and at Glacier National Park there are some great science programs for visitors to enjoy.
Speleologists from All Over the World Tour and Study National Park Caves
The Park Service co-sponsored this year’s International Congress of Speleology (ICS), which has been going on all week in Kerrville, Texas. Many of the 1,300 participants signed up for field trips that included guided tours of developed and wild caves within NPS units.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 25th, 2009 1:03pm
Visitation to National Parks Is On the Upswing, Entrance-Fee-Free Weekends Partly to Blame
There's a growing problem with national park visitation. In short, too many people are returning to the parks, creating problems for staffing and people management.
To Make “Glory,” Hollywood Moved the Atlantic Ocean
Battle scenes from the movie “Glory” highlighted Fort Sumter National Monument’s recent commemoration of the 146th anniversary of the assault on Battery Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts, the Civil War’s most famous African American unit. The Atlantic Ocean was not where it was supposed to be, however, and that took a little explaining.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 23rd, 2009 7:52pm
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