National Park Mystery Spot 8 Revealed: It’s the Second-Highest Place East of the Mississippi River
Did the poem take you where you needed to go?
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 10:19am
Most Campgrounds at Cape Hatteras National Seashore To Open April 2
If you're planning to visit Cape Hatteras National Seashore, most of the campgrounds will be open for business on April 2, although the Cape Point Campground isn't scheduled to open until May 28.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 11th, 2010 3:05am
Updated: British Columbia Officials Say "No" To Mining in Canadian Flathead North Of Glacier National Park
On the eve of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the lieutenant governor of British Columbia has announced that the province will not allow mining in the Canadian Flathead just north of Glacier National Park and due west of Waterton Lakes National Park.
National Park Mystery Spot 8: Higher! Higher!
Wretched poetry will take you to this mystery spot located somewhere in the National Park System.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 8:23am
Reader Participation Day, Valentine's Edition: For That Romantic National Park Getaway, Lodge or Tent?
With Valentine's Day this Sunday, it seems only appropriate that this week's question revolve around romance. So tell us, would your beau/significant other prefer a national park getaway spent in a lodge, or in a tent?
Experts Piece Together A Jigsaw Puzzle of Broken Gypsum at Mammoth Cave National Park
Piecing together a Jigsaw puzzle is challenging even when you have a picture to guide you. Imagine the challenge Jim Werker and Val Hildreth-Werker faced when they were confronted by 600 pounds of fragile gypsum pieces that they were tasked with putting back in place in a passageway in Mammoth Cave National Park's Crystal Cave.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 10th, 2010 3:48am
The Dark Side of National Park Visits
When you're planning a visit to a national park, don't overlook the dark side. No, we aren't suggesting you join forces with Darth Vader, but many parks offer a great opportunity to enjoy a view that's unfortunately becoming increasingly rare—the night sky. An upcoming nationwide event and several other opportunities can help you protect and enjoy the beauty of the night.
- By Jim Burnett - February 10th, 2010 3:25am
Zion National Park Commemorative Coin Out of This World
An astronaut aboard the space shuttle Endeavour is carrying with him a Zion National Park commemorative coin, an expression, perhaps, that the park's red-rock landscape is other worldly.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 9th, 2010 3:25am
How to Have "The Best Field Trip Ever" at Gettysburg National Military Park
Anyone who has ever been part of a school field trip knows that such events can be a fun…or frantic experience. The folks at Gettysburg National Military Park have prepared a kit to help anyone planning such expeditions to that park to have the "Best Field Trip Ever!"
- By Jim Burnett - February 9th, 2010 3:24am
Dinosaur National Monument Crews Recognized For Removing Ruins From Recommended Wilderness
Not all proposed wilderness areas are always pristine. Some have waning vestiges of an early day. In Dinosaur National Monument, for instance, there long have been some falling down structures in an area along the Green River that has been recommended for wilderness designation. It took a while, but crews from the monument were able to remove all the facilities from the setting.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 9th, 2010 3:22am
