Visiting the Parks

U.S. Camel Corps Returning To Vicksburg National Military Park

Here's something you don't see every day: Camels in a national park. But there's some historical accuracy involved in the "return" of the camel corps to Vicksburg National Military Park in April.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 24th, 2011 3:15am

"Muir's March" For Hetch Hetchy In Yosemite National Park Scheduled For July

The Third Annual 'Muir's March,' an affair intended to raise support for draining the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, is scheduled for July. If you're interested in joining the backpacking trek, now's the time to sign up.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 23rd, 2011 3:15am

Free Water Soon To Be Available On North, South Rims of Grand Canyon National Park

In a development that would be great to see replicated across the National Park System, particularly in its more arid corners, you'll soon be able to relatively easily refill your water bottles for free at Grand Canyon National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 23rd, 2011 3:15am

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Off The Well-Trod Path: The Mayna Avent Cabin In Great Smoky Mountains National Park

While much is known and obvious to national park visitors, there are somethings that are not well-known and often remain secret unless you either stumble upon them or learn of them from a local. Such just might be the case with the Mayna Avent cabin in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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By William Britten - March 22nd, 2011 4:15am

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Far North Film Festival Coming To Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Not even Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is too far off the beaten path not to have a film festival. Come April 23, the park will show the Far North Conservation Film Festival, which celebrates films about the "conservation and sustainability of wildlife, wild places, and cultures from around the world."

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 22nd, 2011 3:15am

Higher Paddling Fees Coming To Canyonlands National Park

It's soon going to cost private river groups a bit more to go padding in Canyonlands National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 22nd, 2011 2:15am

Invasive Exotic Plants on the Appalachian Trail

The Great Garlic Mustard Gathering challenges volunteers to remove and use invasive plants from the Appalachian Trail. And how can we use Chinese silvergrass, multiflora rose and other invasives?

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By [email protected] - March 21st, 2011 4:15am

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A Walk Around Alaska, The Andrew Skurka Story

What could possibly inspire someone to circumnavigate Alaska, traveling 4,678.8 miles by foot, ski, and inflatable raft? For Andrew Skurka, the challenge was both physical and mental and an underlying desire to "take advantage of the 70, 80 years that I've got on this planet."

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 20th, 2011 5:18am

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Plan Now To Attend Junior Ranger Day At Cape Lookout National Seashore

Though National Junior Ranger Day is still just about a month off, that doesn't mean you can't start planning to attend the festivities at Cape Lookout National Seashore in celebration of junior rangers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2011 4:15am

Crews Hustling at Dinosaur National Monument to Open Harper's Corner Road

Crews are scrambling in Dinosaur National Monument to see that the Harper's Corner Road is open to the public by mid-April.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2011 2:15am

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