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Photography In The National Parks: My Favorite Spots For Great Photos

Photographer Rebecca Latson has visited quite a few national parks since she started contributing to the Traveler, and she's got favorite spots for great photos within each park. In this final article for 2019, Rebecca wants to share some of those favorite spots with you while explaining why they are favorites for her and her cameras.

NPS To Develop List Of Lands With Significantly Restricted Or No Public Access

The National Park System covers more than 85 million acres, and it's possible that some of those acres are hard, if not impossible, to access because they are surrounded by private lands or have been restricted for some other reason. With your help, the National Park Service wants to compile a list of those hard-to-reach lands that are part of a national park.

UPDATED | Paradise Lost At Virgin Islands National Park

More than two years after Laurance S. Rockefeller’s beloved resort at Virgin Islands National Park was heavily damaged by back-to-back hurricanes, the once-idyllic retreat’s operators are “grossly underinsured” and being sued over an unpaid $217,416 construction bill.
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93rd Annual Trek To Nation’s Christmas Tree At Kings Canyon National Park On Sunday

For nearly a century, folks have been trekking through the snow to a towering giant sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park to lay down a holiday wreath. This Sunday will mark the 93rd such celebration, which will include jubilation singers and a non-denominational holiday message.

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