Traveler Housekeeping, Please Take Note
It's been quite a month or so here at National Parks Traveler, with a new look and new features to grow your national parks community.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 11th, 2013 2:08am
Walking Le Chemin De St. Jacques In France - How Can You Do It?
Le Chemin de St. Jacques, also known as GR 65, is a 440-mile trail in France, leading to the El Camino in Spain. How can you start planning for your walk through SW France?
- By [email protected] - November 10th, 2013 3:00am
Early 20th Century Lighthouse Keeper's Logbook Given To Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Lost pages from the past recently were presented to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the form of a lighthouse keeper's log book from the early 20th century.
- By NPT Staff - November 10th, 2013 2:42am
Trust For The National Mall Releases Smartphone App For World War II Memorial
The next time you visit the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C., you can take a guide to the World War II Memorial on your smartphone, thanks to the Trust for the National Mall.
- By NPT Staff - November 10th, 2013 2:22am
Exploring The Parks: Seeing Zion National Park From A Different Perspective
Nearly 3 million visitors explored Zion National Park last year...but they saw only a fraction of it.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 10th, 2013 2:14am
New Website Offers Weather Forecasts And Current Conditions For The Blue Ridge Parkway
An important question for travelers on the Blue Ridge Parkway, especially in the winter, is "How's the weather?" The Parkway is open year-round, with one important caveat: "As long as snow or ice do not create dangerous driving conditions." Now, thanks to a new website, BRPweather.com, it's possible to get real-time weather conditions and forecasts for multiple locations along the popular roadway before you decide to go for a drive.
- By Jim Burnett - November 9th, 2013 2:31am
Around The Parks: Holidays In Yellowstone, Smokies Trail Work, And Native American Month
A glance around the national parks shows opportunities to spend the year-end holidays in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley, Native American celebrations at Grand Canyon National Park, and trail work at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2013 3:08am
Section Of Blue Ridge Parkway To Close Next Week
A section of Blue Ridge Parkway just north of Asheville, North Carolina, will close next week so work can resume on stabilizing the road bed.
- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2013 3:07am
National Park Service Names Deputy Director For Congressional And External Relations
A former staffer on the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands has been appointed deputy director of the National Park Service for congressional and external relations.
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- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2013 2:28am
Big Bend National Park Seeking Public Input On Proposed Fossil Exhibit
Though it looks anything but a great habitat for prehistoric animals today, Big Bend National Park's landscape has a rich connection with the long-ago past. And to display some of that history, park officials are proposing to build a fossil exhibit along the Fossil Discovery Trail.
- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2013 2:21am
