Visiting the Parks

Mark Your Calendar: Bats To Be Featured At Pipe Spring National Monument On September 30

Bats, their benefits to the landscape and their behaviors, will be the topic of discussion this Friday at Pipe Spring National Monument in Arizona.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 27th, 2011 3:00am

Walking the Cotswold Way in England on Private Land

In the United States, we almost always hike on public land, land owned by a government entity. But in Great Britain, national trails and national parks are on private land. The Cotswold Way goes through fields and pastures, past ruins, and even through golf courses.

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By [email protected] - September 25th, 2011 3:00am

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National Park Road Trip 2011: Looking Back Over All The Miles...

How did you spend your summer? David and Kay Scott traveled nearly 11,000 miles, visited 29 units of the National Park System, and toured 62 lodges. Here's a recap of what they found.

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By David and Kay Scott - September 28th, 2011 2:33pm

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Guided Hike Will Explore Cataloochee Valley in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

On October 4th you can take a guided hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to catch the first glimpses of autumn color, explore old cabins and cemeteries, and even ring the bell of a picturesque mountain chapel.

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By Bob Janiskee - September 20th, 2011 4:00am

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Watch the Video: "Sky Islands" In Yosemite National Park

"Sky islands," high plateaus in the upper reaches of the Sierra Nevada within Yosemite National Park, are featured in the latest video of Yosemite Notes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm

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Musings from Glacier Bay National Park

It was a familiar sound, and yet unfamiliar. I was out of place: heading into the woods at Bartlett Cove along the coast of Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, not the Rocky Mountains, and the whooshing sound startled me.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 15th, 2011 3:00am

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Chimani Has Added Rocky Mountain National Park To Its Library Of Park Apps

Chimani has added to its library of national park apps with one on Rocky Mountain National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 11th, 2011 3:00am

Botanical Artworks Coming To Biscayne National Park

That national parks inspire artists is no surprise. And if you're heading to Biscayne National Park between September 16 and late November, you can see the results of that inspiration at the park's Dante Fascell Visitor Center.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 9th, 2011 3:00am

Duneland Heritage Days Festival Coming To Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Come September 17 and 18 they'll be celebrating Duneland Heritage Days with a festival at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 9th, 2011 3:00am

Crisp September Weather Brings Crisp Apples, Along with History, To the National Parks

Finally, the most-anticipated month for visiting national parks has arrived. That's right, September, the month when apples ripen and are ready for picking. From Pennsylvania to Utah and on west to California, the desire to bite into a nice crisp apple, or pick a bag or bushel for pies and sauce, are luring visitors to parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 15th, 2015 10:08am

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