Learn How To Sculpt In The Shadow Of Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Through the month of September you can learn how to sculpt at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 23rd, 2011 3:00am
Visiting the Parks
Traveler's Checklist: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis
Standing under the iconic arch at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is awesome. But the site has so much more worth exploring.
- By [email protected] - August 22nd, 2011 3:00am
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s Changing Landscape is the Only Constant
Change is constant, and magical, at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Here change is taking place right in front of you.
- By Claire M. Walter - August 21st, 2011 3:00am
The Million Club: National Parks That Had More Than A Million Visits in 2010
Crown jewels like Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite get huge numbers of visitors, but most of the Million Club's heavy lifters don't even have National Park as part of their name.
- By Bob Janiskee - August 19th, 2011 4:00am
Persistent Pedestrians: Black Bears in Big Bend National Park
Black bears, once thought to be long gone from Big Bend National Park, have been on the comeback, though the recent drought could create problems for the small population, as Meghan Hicks has learned.
- By Meghan Hicks - August 22nd, 2011 9:28am
Snowcoach Operator Ahead Of The Curve At Yellowstone National Park
While Yellowstone National Park officials are going to be requiring much cleaner snowcoaches in the not-to-distant future, one operator has gone ahead and made the move to the cleaner technology.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 16th, 2011 3:00am
Cumberland Island National Seashore Now Offering Interpretive Tours By Van and Open-Air Tram
Exploring Cumberland Island National Seashore off the Georgia coast is a little easier now that the park has begun offering interpretive tours via van and open-air tram.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm
Traveler's Checklist: Petersburg National Battlefield
Virginia has plenty of Civil War battlefields, many of which are part of the National Park System. One that seems to rise above others, though, is Petersburg National Battlefield, which history has left with a massive crater from a poorly executed Union attack.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 15th, 2011 3:00am
Where Can You Enjoy The Best Wildlife Experiences In the National Park System?
Here at the Traveler we put our heads together to come up with a list of where best to watch wildlife in the National Park System. We're sure you can help us grow this list.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 23rd, 2011 1:34pm
Statewide North Carolina Trail Nearly Completed on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Video
Despite a very rainy Saturday that could have changed the BIG DIG into the BIG DELUGE, the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail attracted volunteers from across North Carolina and came very close to finishing the Blue Ridge Parkway portion of the trail from the Great Smokies to the Outer Banks.
- Read more about Statewide North Carolina Trail Nearly Completed on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Video
- By Randy Johnson - August 12th, 2011 3:00am
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