National Park Mystery Photo 11: And What Room Might This Be?
This is a curious setting for a national park, don't you think?
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 1st, 2011 9:22am
52nd Annual Bat Flight Breakfast at Carlsbad Caverns National Park on July 18, 2009
A fascinating natural event will be combined with a tasty breakfast in a premier outdoor setting on Saturday, July 18. It's time for the 52nd annual Bat Flight Breakfast at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
- By Jim Burnett - July 16th, 2009 3:21am
International Park News: "Nappies" for Horses Spur Controversy in Irish National Park
Killarney National Park is the oldest national park in Ireland, and a popular tourist destination. In a controversy mimicking similar debates in U.S. parks, Killarney is currently the scene of controversy over a requirement that horse-drawn carts using the park be fitted with a "dung catcher device," referred to in some media reports as "nappies."
Another Entrance-Fee-Free Weekend in the National Parks
Well, this coming weekend is the second of three set aside this summer for the National Park Service to forgo entrance fees. What impact is it having?
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 15th, 2009 4:00am
National Park Quiz 63: Pools
The theme of this week’s quiz is a term that has at least 13 different meanings. We’ll pretty much stick with the standard connotation, but not entirely. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you clean the Traveler wishing well and count all the pennies.
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 - July 15th, 2009 3:13am
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 14th, 2009 3:55am
