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Fall Nature Festival This Weekend At Cedar Breaks National Monument

Fall colors contrast magnificently with the ruddy foundation of the Markagunt Plateau at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah. If you can work it into your schedule, you can enjoy that contrast as the monument celebrates its Fall Nature Festival this weekend

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By NPT Staff - September 25th, 2013 2:18am

Minus 148 Degrees: First Winter Ascent Of Mount McKinley

It was an audacious gambit, one that had never been attempted before, and which almost ended from the get-go.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 24th, 2013 2:45am

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Timpanogos Cave National Monument Ends Season Early Due To Sequestration

Cave tours at Timpanogos Cave National Monument have fallen victim to the budget sequestration, as the monument's superintendent decided to end the tours early rather than laying off staff.

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By NPT Staff - September 24th, 2013 2:38am

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Harvest Day Celebration Coming To Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve

Harvest days, circa 1840, will be celebrated early next month at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Florida with displays of plantation cooking, harvesting, blacksmithing and more.

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By NPT Staff - September 24th, 2013 2:16am

Birding In The National Parks: A New Peterson Reference Guide To Seawatching: Eastern Waterbirds In Flight

From time to time I start to get the idea that I’m becoming a pretty good birder. When that happens, all it takes is a quick trip to the fall lakewatch at Whitefish Point here in Michigan to set me straight.

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By Kirby Adams - September 24th, 2013 2:08am

Cape Point At Cape Hatteras National Seashore Closed As Park Waits For Sea Turtle Eggs To Hatch

With the clock ticking on a nest of sea turtle eggs, Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials on Monday closed of Cape Point to off-road vehicles.

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By NPT Staff - September 23rd, 2013 4:01pm

There's A New Look Coming To The Traveler...

There's a new look coming to National Parks Traveler, one that aims to offer more avenues for interaction between the readers. For starters, there will be a reader forum for you to share your knowledge about national parks and seek answers to your park questions.

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By NPT Staff - September 23rd, 2013 2:55am

Photographer Seeking Funds For "Pinhole" National Park Project

With technology rooted in the 11th century, and a medium that has fallen out of mass appeal due to the advent of digital cameras, a California photographer aims to document the National Park System in a throw-back sort of way.

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By NPT Staff - September 23rd, 2013 2:47am

Despite Flooding, Elk Fest Will Go On At Rocky Mountain National Park

Despite the torrential rains that fell on Rocky Mountain National Park and its surrounding communities earlier this month, elk still sing in the park and the folks in Estes Park, Colorado, are going ahead with their "Elk Fest" this coming weekend.

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By NPT Staff - September 23rd, 2013 2:38am

They Hunt Hogs At Big South Fork National River And Recreation Area And Obed Wild And Scenic River

Not too many units of the National Park System allow hunting within their borders, but Big South Fork National River and Recreation along the Tennessee-Kentucky line is one that does. And come Saturday a hog hunting season, which runs through February, will kick off in the park.

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By NPT Staff - September 23rd, 2013 2:15am

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