National Park Lodging Concessionaires Creating Their Own Stimulus Plans
In this summer of economic discontent, businesses that operate lodgings in the National Park System are coming up with their own strategies for luring visitors.
Falling Into the Grand Canyon Isn't Always Fatal
A 38-year-old woman who fell 50 feet off the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park survived the ordeal without life-threatening injuries and was lifted back to the rim by rangers.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 5th, 2009 9:59am
How Familiar Are You With Yosemite National Park?
Standing in the Yosemite Valley, it's easy to spot Half Dome, El Capitan, even Nevada Fall. But would you recognize those features from a jetliner?
- By jessstryker - June 5th, 2009 4:07am
Running Lava Falls In Grand Canyon National Park: What Would Major Powell Think?
Much has changed when it comes to running rivers since Major John Wesley Powell first floated the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. What do you think he'd say of today's voyages down the iconic river?
Traveler's Checklist: Cape Cod National Seashore
The "busy season" for Cape Cod National Seashore doesn't really begin until the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Which means you have plenty of time to consider the Traveler's suggestions for what you definitely must see or do when you visit the seashore.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 5th, 2009 3:48am
SUV Goes Over The Rim Near Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
"Parking brake installed, not in use." That might have been the situation involving an SUV that fell 700 feet into Big Horn Canyon near the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 4th, 2009 6:31pm
Drowning Victim Finally Recovered From Lake Powell At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
The body of a Florida man who went missing in Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area late in April has been recovered more than 400 feet beneath the lake's surface.
Updated: Coal Mine Proposed North Of Glacier National Park Strains US-Canadian Relations
The longstanding relations between the United States and Canada are being strained a bit by a proposal to mine for coal in a biologically diverse region of British Columbia that just happens to be upstream of Glacier National Park.
UNESCO-Waterton-Glacier.pdf DOI-Comments-Lodgepole-Coal-Mine-2-21-07-FINAL.pdf
Watch Out For the Beef In Grand Teton National Park This Weekend
Make sure you know where the beef is if you're visiting Grand Teton National Park this weekend.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 4th, 2009 3:57am
Glacier National Park Officials Want to Eliminate Lake Trout From Quartz Lake
It seems non-native species are reaching all ends of the National Park System. In Glacier National Park, non-native lake trout have made it all the way into Quartz Lake, and officials are not happy about that.
