National Parks Traveler

Is there really a need for 13 miles of mountain bike trails, with more asphalt and supporting infrastructure, to be cut into an undisturbed section of the Foothills Parkway at Great Smoky Mountains National Park? How would the "experience of riding a narrow roller-coaster with a rhythm of twists and turns" enhance the visitor experience at this wondrous realm of nature?

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 23rd, 2020 1:45am

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Passage Of Great American Outdoors Act Will Benefit National Parks

Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act on Wednesday by the House of Representatives sends the legislation to President Trump, whose signature will provide both $6.5 billion to help the National Park Service deal with its maintenance backlog but also fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 22nd, 2020 5:19pm

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Dirt Bike Riders Tear Up Field Along Historic Mormon Row In Grand Teton National Park

A band of dirt bike riders shredded through an open field along historic Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park that is part of a long-running restoration project to erase thousands of acres of hayfields that once grew there.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 22nd, 2020 4:11pm

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Climber Falls To His Death At Glacier National Park

A 20-year-old climber fell several hundred feet to his death on an off-trail climbing route in Glacier National Park in Montana.

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By NPT Staff - July 22nd, 2020 2:24pm

Structural Issue With Road Bridge At Old Faithful Causing Delays

Unspecified structural issues with the highway overpass at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park were causing traffic delays Wednesday.

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By NPT Staff - July 22nd, 2020 1:40pm

Great Smoky Mountains Superintendent Launches Smokies Hikes For Healing

The superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hitting the trail again, and he wants the public to join him.

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By NPT Staff - July 22nd, 2020 2:00am

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Moderate Fire Danger Comes To Olympic National Park

In cooperation with state and local partners, and with increased warm temperatures and dry weather conditions, the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park, under the guidance of the Olympic Interagency Fire Management Team, have moved to moderate fire danger conditions on federal public lands.

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By NPT Staff - July 22nd, 2020 1:45am

Yosemite National Park Detailing Restoration Options For Ackerson Meadow

Staff from Yosemite National Park and the U.S. Forest Service are beginning to look at how best to rehabilitate Ackerson Meadow.

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By NPT Staff - July 22nd, 2020 1:30am

Should Great Smoky Mountains National Park Build A Mountain Bike Course?

A proposal to build a mountain bike trail network at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is being floated, one that could build nearly 13 miles of trail within a section of the Foothills Parkway transportation corridor that has not been developed.