National Park Mystery Spot 17: Isn't That a Clue?
This mystery spot doesn't get a lot of press. Well, you win a few and you lose a few.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 10:57am
Around The Parks: Bracebridge Dinner in Yosemite, Wolf Watching In Yellowstone
If you're trying to figure out a winter vacation to a national park, here are two ideas: A lavish dinner theater in Yosemite National Park, or a bracing wolf-watching expedition in Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 13th, 2010 2:25am
Visiting the Parks: National Park of American Samoa Isn't Easy to Get To, But the Trek is Definitely Worth It
The still life of the beach was like many others – rocks and shells, flotsam and jetsam. But the view! I had just emerged from a tree-shaded walk and stood on a rocky beach with waves crashing in not 20 feet away. In every direction I could see ocean, or tree covered hills, and what I couldn’t see was any sign of man. This was part of the National Park of American Samoa.
Reader Participation Day: What Parks Lure You In Winter?
Winter is but two months or so away, which prompts the question: Do you plan any winter national park adventures, or do you simply dream about them?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 13th, 2010 1:00am
More Calls For "National Park" Designations Across The National Park System
What's in a name? Apparently a lot when the name includes "national park."
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 12th, 2010 2:38am
DNA Tests Indicate Yellowstone National Park Elk, Not Bison, Most Likely To Spread Brucellosis
While it's feared that bison in Yellowstone National may spread brucellosis to livestock in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, genetic studies indicate that elk are more likely to spread the disease.
Moving From Fall Towards Winter In the National Parks
The transition from fall to winter is harsher than the ones from spring to summer or summer to fall. The signs practically assault your senses. And yet, the transition can be much too quick.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 12th, 2010 2:24am
Easy Park Hikes: The Boardwalk Loop Trail at Congaree National Park
The Boardwalk Loop trail through the giant old-growth forest of the Congaree River floodplain is easy to hike and hard to forget.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 11th, 2010 3:55am
Life On the Fire Lines in Rocky Mountain National Park
Ed Waldron holds the Kestrel, or weather meter, up to the wind. In the next five minutes, he will note wind speeds at least a dozen times to make sure he is sending accurate readings to the handful of firefighters widening the blackened line in the drainage below him.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 11th, 2010 2:44am
Interior Secretary Signs Cape Wind Project Lease, Stresses Need for U.S. to Be Energy Independent
Stressing the need for energy independence and technological progress, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has signed a lease that will allow 130 wind turbines to be rooted in Nantucket Sound.
