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At Maryland's Catoctin Mountain Park, a Whiskey Still Gets You Up Close and Personal with Moonshine History
An easy hike on the Blue Blazes Whiskey Still Trail in Catoctin Mountain Park brings you to one of the more unusual exhibits you'll see in a national park -- a genuine whiskey still set up on the secluded site of a very eventful Prohibition-era raid.
Road Construction Didn't Get in the Way of Glacier National Park Visitors in August!
Apparently no 30-minute wait crossing the Going-to-the-Sun Road was going to sway visitors from Glacier National Park in August, a month that saw near-record visitation for the park.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - September 17th, 2010 6:07am
Free Bus Rides This Fall To Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
If you live in or around East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, it's going to be easier to get to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Saturdays this fall.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 16th, 2010 3:15am
Anniversary Battlefield Hike to be Held at Antietam National Battlefield on September 17
On September 17, 1862, savage combat at the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, yielded 23,000 casualties. This Friday, on the 148th anniversary of the battle that blunted the first Confederate invasion of the North and opened the way to the Emancipation Proclamation, an all-day guided hike at Antietam National Battlefield will give visitors a close encounter with the scenes of the action on "the bloodiest day in American history."
- By Bob Janiskee - September 14th, 2010 8:40am
Work on Angels Landing in Zion National Park Shortened By One Day
A schedule change revolving around the upcoming rehabilitation work on the trail leading to Angels Landing in Zion National Park means the trail will only be closed for one day this week, not two as originally planned, according to park officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 13th, 2010 3:15am
Think Death Valley Is Parched? This Year It's Twice as Wet As Pu`ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Mention "Death Valley" and often those words conjure images of hot, blistering sands and no water. Mention "Hawaii" and lush tropical forests and wave-washed shores come to mind. Well, so far this year Death Valley National Park has received twice as much rain as Pu`ukohola Heiau National Historic Site in Hawaii.
Big Trees of Yosemite National Park, the Video
When last we checked in on the prolific Yosemite Steve, aka Steven M. Bumgardner, he had just produced a video on rockfalls in Yosemite National Park. Now he's moved on to trees. And we're not talking small ones, like aspen. We're talking giant sequoias!
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 12th, 2010 3:15am
Got Time For A Fall National Park Visit? These Lodges Have Room
If you've got time to squeeze in a fall visit to a national park, here's some good news: There's quite a bit of lodging available in places such as Crater Lake, Yellowstone, Zion, Grand Canyon, and Death Valley national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 12th, 2010 9:49am
Picking Apples in the National Parks, Some History
There's a lot of history growing in the National Park System, some of which you can pluck off a tree. An apple tree, that is. Stroll the orchards of Capitol Reef National Park or Hopewell Furnace National Historic site and you'll be surrounded by the fruits of history.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2013 11:43am
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