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The Blue Ridge Parkway's Linn Cove Viaduct: 25 Years As An Iconic National Park Experience

The Blue Ridge Parkway's iconic Linn Cove Viaduct will have been wowing motorists for 25 years on September 11th, 2012. After decades of controversy over the long-waited, much delayed completion of the road on Grandfather Mountain, the Parkway was done. But the classic postcard views—and even TV commercials—were still in the future for the most spectacular section of “America’s Most Scenic Road.”

Is World War II Mustard Gas Stashed At Horn Island In Gulf Islands National Seashore?

Hazardous materials, possibly mustard gas weapons left over from World War II as well as asbestos, have been found on Horn Island in Gulf Islands National Seashore, leading the National Park Service to close part of the island to the public for the immediate future.

Parks Beyond Borders: Appalachian Trail 75th Anniversary Offers Great Opportunity To Check Out The "ATs" Of England

With the Appalachian National Scenic Trail celebrating 75 years in 2012, it’s worth keeping in mind that England also has national trails, some of them well worth a long distance ramble for travelers to the UK.

Volunteer "Rovers" Needed To Inform Smokies' Fall Visitors On Oconaluftee River Trail, Mountain Farm Museum and Newfound Gap Road

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to help the park staff by roving the Oconaluftee River Trail, the Mountain Farm Museum, and fields along Highway 441 from late August until November 10, 2012.