National Parks Traveler

Kathleen Hull’s Pestilence and Persistence: Yosemite Indian Demography and Culture in Colonial California, is, above all, a timely book, if not a necessary book. Timely in the sense that current relations between Yosemite Indians and park administrators are finally showing signs of mutual accommodate after decades of mistrust.

Read more about Pestilence and Persistence: Yosemite Indian Demography and Culture in Colonial California

By Jeff Pappas - October 10th, 2011 2:00am

3 comments

New Exhibit Opening At Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

A new exhibit that explores how archaeology can help unravel the story of what happened to the "First Colony" opens Monday at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Read more about New Exhibit Opening At Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

By Kurt Repanshek - October 9th, 2011 2:36am

Former Employee At Great Sand Dunes National Park Indicted On Embezzlement Charges

A woman who once worked as the administrative officer of Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado has been charged with embezzling nearly $750,000 from the park over nearly four years.

Read more about Former Employee At Great Sand Dunes National Park Indicted On Embezzlement Charges

By Kurt Repanshek - October 9th, 2011 2:16am

Trails I've Hiked: Little Cataloochee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

A walk on Little Cataloochee Trail offers a glimpse into life in this remote mountain community before it became part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This in-and-out hike, with a couple of diversions, takes you to two cabins, two cemeteries and a chapel.

Read more about Trails I've Hiked: Little Cataloochee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

By [email protected] - October 9th, 2011 2:04am

1 comment

Who Ya Gonna Call When Things Go Bad? Parks Host Cave Rescue Training

When emergencies occur, Americans take it for granted that trained help will arrived promptly. That doesn't happen by chance, however, and a recent training session will help prepare emergency responders in case things go wrong in some of the most challenging locations on earth: caves.

Read more about Who Ya Gonna Call When Things Go Bad? Parks Host Cave Rescue Training

By Jim Burnett - October 9th, 2011 1:30am

Boundaries of Two of England's National Parks Targeted To Grow By A Combined 193 Square Miles

Two of England's best-known national parks, Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, are being targeted for an expansion that will add a combined 193 square miles to their footprint.

Read more about Boundaries of Two of England's National Parks Targeted To Grow By A Combined 193 Square Miles

By Kurt Repanshek - October 8th, 2011 2:21am

1 comment

A National Park Superintendent And His Questionable Real Estate Deal

What should we make from the story that a National Park Service superintendent sold his house for more than three times its assessed value to a key concessionaire in his park and didn’t consider it a conflict of interest?

Read more about A National Park Superintendent And His Questionable Real Estate Deal

By Kurt Repanshek - October 7th, 2011 2:33am

15 comments

Denali National Park Officials Want To "Simplify" Fee Structure

In a bid to "simplify" their entrance fee program, Denali National Park and Preserve officials want to do away with the multiple fees and charge a flat $10 per person.

Read more about Denali National Park Officials Want To "Simplify" Fee Structure

By Kurt Repanshek - October 7th, 2011 2:19am

Adventure-Journal: Mr. Uberuaga Should Not Have Been Given Grand Canyon National Park Promotion

David Uberuaga should not be the superintendent of the Grand Canyon National Park. He might be an awesome administrator, a conscientious steward of public lands, smart as the day is long, and a great guy, but his conduct in the matter of a highly questionable real estate deal while stationed at Mount Rainier National Park shows a lack of judgment that should preclude him from overseeing one of America’s premier treasures, as he is now.

Read more about Adventure-Journal: Mr. Uberuaga Should Not Have Been Given Grand Canyon National Park Promotion

By Kurt Repanshek - October 7th, 2011 2:18am

7 comments

Search