Amusing Looking Sign on Blue Ridge Parkway
I'm sure we all get the message this sign is trying to convey, it's just that it looks pretty silly! Can't you just imagine that rider saying "weeeeee"?
- By jersu - October 3rd, 2007 6:45pm
Padre Island Interpretive Program Simply Succeeds
Interpretive programs, when done well, can provide an important aspect of resource protection. The guided beach walk at Padre Island National Seashore is one such example. By the end of the program, this newspaper reporter had a different outlook on his environment.
- By jersu - August 3rd, 2010 1:20pm
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vandalized
Earlier this month, on September 7th, someone walked along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial with some type of oil, squirting it secretly on the Wall as they walked by. The unknown oil has done real damage to the polished granite surface.
- By jersu - October 26th, 2011 6:43pm
How Would YOU Fix the Statue of Liberty?
We are fortunate to have a creative bunch of folks that provide comments to the National Parks Traveler. Using our combined brain power, what do you think would be the best way to restore access to the crown of the Statue of Liberty? New stairs? An elevator? Provide very limited access? Provide no access? What is your opinion?
- By jersu - October 16th, 2007 10:29am
Arches and Canyonlands In the Fall: Rock Architecture and Dwindling Crowds
Arches is one of the world's, not just one of the United States', most incredible national parks. Its rock architecture -- windows cut from stone, spindly arches longer than a football field, balancing rocks -- and desertscape are otherworldly. And fall is perhaps the best time to visit.
St Louis Wants to Develop Land under Gateway Arch
St. Louis wants to revitalize its waterfront area. A former senator has a plan, but the development of new attractions would have to be done on land currently managed by the National Park Service. The city wants the land back, but there isn't a lot of support for that idea outside of Missouri.
- By jersu - October 25th, 2011 7:38pm
Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite
Death is the final appointment we can't avoid, the one we most regret. And yet we're fascinated with tragic deaths such as those that occur in the parks. Indeed, posts on this site about deaths in the parks draw large readership. For those fascinated by such stories, Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite is a must-read.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 19th, 2017 12:44am
Management of Lady Liberty Discussed in Congress
UPDATED: The United States Congress is mad at the National Park Service. Congress cannot figure out why the parks are not listening them, after they've been asked more than once by the House to open up the crown of the Statue of Liberty. Congress has given unsolicited money to Liberty to get it open, and there had been a campaign which raised millions from across the nation for the same purpose, but still, 6 years after it was closed, there remains no public access to the crown.
- By jersu - February 1st, 2015 2:30pm
This Just In : Fort Hancock STILL a Mess
The saga at Fort Hancock continues. A judge has ruled the 60 year lease given to a developer by the NPS, to manage the dilapidated old public buildings commercially, has not broken any rules. The developer still hasn't come up with the money yet, but he's got 90 more days to prove that he can get it (or else, perhaps, get another extension).
- By jersu - October 25th, 2011 6:49pm
Centennial Projects: Mountain Biking in Big Bend National Park
Among the 201 projects "certified" to meet the criteria for celebrating the National Park Service's centennial in 2016 is one to establish a dual-use, hiking and mountain biking trail in Big Bend National Park in Texas. What seems odd, though, is that this project made the list at a time when the Park Service is in the middle of a five-year study examining mountain bike use in the park system.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2007 9:32am
