National Parks Traveler

This week’s quiz will find out if you are a winterwise park visitor. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you explain why the Bergeron-Findeisen process grows snowflakes only because the equilibrium vapor pressure of water vapor with respect to ice is less than that with respect to liquid water at the same subfreezing temperature.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 8:13am

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Senate, House Far Apart on Economic Stimulus Funding for National Parks

As of today the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are miles and miles apart over how they view the needs and worthiness of the National Park System when it comes to crafting an economic stimulus bill for the country.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 25th, 2011 7:08pm

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Group Seeks To Intevene In Court Case Concerning Armed Visitors in National Parks

A non-profit legal foundation that long has argued for multiple use of public lands now wants to aid the Interior Department in defending a rule that allows national park visitors to carry weapons.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 3rd, 2009 8:42pm

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Ice Storm Closes Roads at Mammoth Cave National Park

An ice storm has prompted Mammoth Cave National Park officials to close all roads in the park as of 4 p.m. local time today.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 27th, 2009 2:58pm

Rangers Catch Snowmobilers Riding Illegally in Yellowstone National Park's Backcountry

Four Indiana visitors to Yellowstone National Park have been invited to return to Mammoth Hot Springs late next month...to face charges of snowmobiling illegally in the park's backcountry.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 27th, 2009 2:53pm

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The World's Top Ten National Parks

Most Traveler readers know that Yellowstone National Park is considered to be the world’s first national park. Some, though, might not know that more than 130 nations have established parks or protected areas within their boundaries.

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By Rick Smith - January 26th, 2009 11:46am

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Planning to Visit Apostle Islands National Lakeshore? Leave Your Gun At Home

Planning to visit Apostle Islands National Lakeshore? If you fear for your safety in national parks, you'll have to either skip this lakeshore or go it without your firearm and hope for the best.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 26th, 2009 11:10am

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The Future of the "Gateway Arch" is On the Table—Will You be Part of the Discussion?

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis and the grounds around the "Gateway Arch" could look very different in the years to come, depending upon the outcome of a plan that is currently being developed. This plan could have far-reaching implications and public comments are currently being accepted. Here's what you need to know about this issue.

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By Jim Burnett - January 25th, 2009 4:16pm

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Rocky Mountain National Park: It Shames the Andes and Alps

"l ain't never seen them, but my common sense tells me the Andes is foothills, and the Alps is for children to climb." So said mountain man Del Gue in one of the memorable lines from Jeremiah Johnson. He was, of course, comparing those mountains to the Rocky Mountains.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 25th, 2009 8:35pm

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Great Basin National Park: It's More Than Simply A Cave

What in the world was Jim Hansen thinking back in the 1990s when, as a U.S. representative from Utah and chair of the House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, he said Great Basin National Park should be removed from the National Park System?