From Traveler's “We Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Department: CALO Boaters and PFD Priorities
Sometimes you just have to ask, “what were they thinking?!”
- By Bob Janiskee - October 6th, 2009 7:59am
By the Numbers: National Park System Infrastructure
Infrastructure (n.) The underlying framework of an enterprise.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 6th, 2009 7:17am
Fall and Winter Are Prime Seasons for Camping in These Parks
It's just too hot to enjoy camping in some parks during the summer, but fall and winter are prime times for outdoor activity in those areas. Here's a sampling of NPS sites where the "off season" in the rest of the country can be the best season for camping.
- By Jim Burnett - October 6th, 2009 6:34am
Traveler's Gear Box: The SoftBottle From Platypus
Hydration systems will continue to evolve as long as humans head away from the kitchen sink. One of the latest innovations for hikers is the SoftBottle from Platypus, which carries good, and not so good, aspects.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 6th, 2009 5:53am
Bikes in the Parks: A Look At What's Up at Grand Teton and Big Bend National Parks
What's ho-hum in one park, when it comes to bikes, is decidedly more controversial in another. Which should make the coming few weeks interesting.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 6th, 2009 4:47am
FY 2010 Budget For National Park Service Can Only Go Up
No matter how you cut it, unless President Obama decides to veto some items, the FY 2010 budget for the National Park Service is going to be up roughly $200 million from the current funding level.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 6th, 2009 4:18am
Lodging Deals From Coast to Coast in the National Parks
Whether you can thank the hoopla around National Parks: America's Best Idea, or attribute it to the weak economy, there are a number of lodging deals available to be had around the National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2009 6:20am
Piecing The National Park of American Samoa Back Together Will Take Time
Large chapters of Samoan history were washed away when a tsunami wave train inundated the headquarters of the National Park of American Samoa in Pago Pago on September 29.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2009 5:49am
Where Can You Go to Get Your Post-Ken Burns National Parks Fix?
Well, the big event is over. If you managed to make it through each and every minute of The National Parks: America's Best Idea, congratulations! If you're wanting more, read on to find out where you can get another fix of national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2009 5:12am
Lodging in the Parks: Tioga Pass Resort
Though geographically outside Yosemite National Park in the Inyo National Forest, this historic way station is rightly part of the park experience if your visit at all touches on the eastern side near Tioga Pass. Dating to the early 1910s when it didn’t take a hardscrabble miner too long to realize he could make more money from the fledgling tourist industry than from hard-to-find ore bodies, the Tioga Pass Resort is a rustic melting pot of travelers.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2009 5:00am
