National Park Mystery Spot 1 Revealed: Bob Hope and Bing Crosby Were Here Too
Did you take a crack at yesterday’s mystery spot quiz? If not, you might want to go ahead and do that before you read this.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 8:50am
Reader Participation Day: Are Park Entrance Fees Fair?
Earlier this summer Interior Secretary Ken Salazar designated three weekends as "entrance free" weekends in the National Park System. Anecdotally, the first of those three weekends attracted larger-than-normal turnouts to many parks. Which makes us wonder, do you mind paying entrance fees, or should they be eliminated?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2009 1:36pm
Rangers Looking for Missing Paddler at Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park rangers were searching Tuesday for a paddler who apparently failed to make it to shore after the canoe he was in overturned on Swiftcurrent Lake.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 14th, 2009 11:56am
National Park Mystery Spot 1: Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth Used It
It’s a place somewhere in the National Park System. Can you identify it if we give you five clues?
- By Bob Janiskee - December 19th, 2009 10:25am
Let's Start a Tradition: "Thank a Ranger Day"
When was the last time you thanked a national park ranger?
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 10th, 2009 5:55pm
How To Avoid A Bear Attack in the Great Outdoors, The Cartoon
Sometimes humor is the best approach, wouldn't you agree? That's the approach the folks at Howcast Studios took with their playful video, "How to Avoid a Bear Attack."
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 12th, 2009 11:21am
Got Long Ties to Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Park Officials Want to Hear From You
Were you born on the landscape now covered by Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or where you perhaps a member of a Civil Conservation Corps group that worked in the park? Or were you in attendance when President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the park in 1940? If you fall into any of those groups, park officials want to hear from you.
Nearly 60 Percent of Mt. McKinley Climbers Reached the Summit This Summer
Nearly 60 percent of the climbers who set out to stand atop Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve succeeded this climbing season. However, that accomplishment was overshadowed by the deaths of four climbers.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 13th, 2009 5:48pm
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is In Excellent Condition, But Could That Be Jepodarized By Mining Interests?
When Dick Proenneke fled to Alaska in 1967, he headed to a remote, rugged, and incredibly beautiful wilderness. Today that setting -- Lake Clark National Park and Preserve -- continues to be remote, rugged, and incredibly beautiful. While an analysis of impacts to the park and its resources shows it's in excellent condition, overall, the prospect of mining just outside the park poses a significant threat to Lake Clark's resources.
Thelma & Louise Redux? Man Drives Car Off South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park
An unidentified man died Monday when he apparently drove his car off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and plummeted about 600 feet to the rocky slope below
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 13th, 2009 12:08pm
