Natonal Park Mystery Photo 36 Revealed: It Has A Nice Pattern To It
This interesting pattern is indeed man-made, and you can find it if you travel to eastern North Carolina.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 14th, 2011 2:39am
In Case You Didn't Hear: Going-to-the-Sun Road In Glacier National Park Open End-to-End
In case you're wondering and haven't heard, the entire length of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park is now open to wheeled traffic, and is expected to stay open for the foreseeable future, barring snowstorms.
Controversial Fences to be Removed at Gettysburg National Military Park
It may be true, as the poet Robert Frost told us, that "Good fences make good neighbors," but park officials at Gettysburg National Military Park have a corollary to that famous line: good fences make good history. A fence in the wrong place, however, usually leads to trouble.
- By Jim Burnett - July 14th, 2011 1:07am
National Park Quiz 96: Ringer V
Nine of the first ten questions in this quiz are true. Can you tell which one is false? You might want to try the two bonus questions too.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 1:25pm
Highlights of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Biennial Conference
Every two years, Appalachian Trail hikers, enthusiasts, supporters, and conservationists get together at an Appalachian Trail Conservancy Conference. There are hikes, workshops, excursions, and the A.T. culture.
- By [email protected] - July 13th, 2011 2:58am
Reader Participation Day: Do National Parks Provide Ample Wildlife Warnings to Visitors?
In the wake of last week's fatal grizzly bear attack in Yellowstone National Park, and last fall's fatal goring by a mountain goat of a hiker in Olympic National Park, are park officials doing enough to educate visitors on wildlife?
National Park Mystery Photo 36: Interesting Pattern, But Where Can You Spy It In the National Park System?
After a short hiatus, the Mystery Photo is back, and we're not starting at Mystery Photo 101. This well-cropped image, we believe, could be a stumper. Of course, someone might recognize it right off.
House Appropriations Committee Goes Along With Effort To Allow Mining Around Grand Canyon National Park
The House Appropriations Committee has passed a funding bill for the Interior Department that contains a rider to allow uranium mining on 1 million acres surrounding Grand Canyon National Park.
Time Magazine Reroutes Yellowstone River...Or Did It Move the National Park?
In its latest edition Time magazine somehow rerouted the Yellowstone River nearly 180 miles, or moved Yellowstone National Park the same distance, in mentioning an oil pipeline leak.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 12th, 2011 9:26am
Dr. Beach's List of Top-Rated Great Lakes Beaches Includes Two National Lakeshores
Dr. Stephen Leatherman, aka "Dr. Beach," has opined what many of us already knew; the Great Lakes beaches of the U.S. and Canada are hidden gems, and the ones at Sleeping Bear Dunes and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshores are crown jewels.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 12th, 2011 3:59am
