National Park Quiz 72: Forts
Let’s find out if you know your national park forts. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you man the ramparts.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 12:26pm
Is The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument Haunted?
Ghost stories and old buildings just seem to go together, and the national parks have their share of old buildings -- and ghosts! If you spend a night at The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument, you just might agree.
- By jessstryker - October 28th, 2009 4:43am
Flight 93 National Memorial Groundbreaking is Finally Scheduled
On November 7 some heavy hitters will join the Flight 93 families to help celebrate the long-awaited groundbreaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial. Can you hear the clock tick-tick-ticking toward that 10th anniversary dedication deadline?
- By Bob Janiskee - October 28th, 2009 4:30am
Reader Participation Day: Is Your Guidebook Actually Bound, Or Do You Prefer Pixels?
How do you navigate your national park visits? Are you someone who needs to actually experience the tactility of a printed and bound guidebook, one with pages that can be dog-eared, notated, cluttered with Post-its, and tossed into the backseat when you're done with it? Or are you right at home with a digital guidebook, whether the material is displayed on an iPhone, iPod, iPod touch, or some similar digital media device?
- Read more about Reader Participation Day: Is Your Guidebook Actually Bound, Or Do You Prefer Pixels?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2009 4:12am
House Passes Legislation That Could Lead the National Park Service to Rebuild Road at North Cascades National Park
In a sign of bipartisan meddling when it comes to how the national parks should be managed, the House of Representatives has passed legislation that could force the National Park Service to tweak wilderness boundaries and rebuild a road in North Cascades National Park. The chamber's majority was evidently unmoved by a Park Service analysis that best interests of taxpayers and the park would be served by not rebuilding the Upper Stehekin Road.
What Would Longfellow Say About Ghosts and Halloween?
Not only was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow an incredible poet, but he also believed in the supernatural. That second part is of particular interest this week, as the folks at the Longfellow National Historic Site are offering special Halloween tours to explore what they call "19th century America's fascination with death and mourning."
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2009 11:16am
Conservation Easement Protects Nearly 1,500 Wooded Acres Rimming the Blue Ridge Parkway
A nearly $4 million deal with one of the country's largest railroads has placed almost 1,500 wooded acres, including some that are highly visible from Blue Ridge Parkway overlooks, into a conservation easement that will protect them from ever being logged or developed.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2009 11:03am
Death Valley 49ers Gear Up for 60th Encampment
Nobody beats the Death Valley 49ers when it comes to staging festivals that masquerade as encampments. This year’s encampment at the biggest and driest national park in the coterminous U.S. is slated for November 4-8. It’s the 60th in the series, and it’ll be a dandy.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 27th, 2009 4:30am
A Few Simple Precautions Could Greatly Enhance Your Safety in the National Parks
Let's face it. We're not all as competent as Bear Grylls when it comes to staying alive in the great outdoors. Still, with some simple precautions we can greatly enhance our safety in the backcountry and increase the odds of successfully confronting dire situations.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2009 4:24am
Evergreen Lodge Near Yosemite National Park Offering Holiday Packages
Visiting Yosemite National Park for the year-end holidays doesn't mean you're restricted to the Yosemite Valley. Evergreen Lodge, a small, historic lodge with a clutch of cabins just beyond Hetch Hetchy, has a number of packages available. A side benefit of staying here is helping inner-city young adults find their way in life.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2009 4:20am
