Musings From AirVenture National Park
Haven't heard of AirVenture National Park? Well sit back and let Lee Dalton tell you all about it.
- By Lee Dalton - August 15th, 2013 2:44am
Estes Park, A Great Base Camp For A Rocky Mountain National Park Vacation
Your ascent to Estes Park, the front door to Rocky Mountain National Park, is anything but smooth. Climbing up through Big Thompson Canyon from Loveland, Colorado, you twist and turn and rise and fall with the road as it crawls through the canyon...and marvel at the cyclists pedaling those beastly 34 miles.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 14th, 2013 3:30am
Fall In The National Parks: Some Other Park Fall Drives Not To Overlook
While Acadia, Shenandoah, and Great Smoky Mountains national parks often get the main billing for fall color drives, there are other nooks and crannies in the National Park System that will surprise you with their colors. Here are a handful of fall foliage eye catchers In the parks.
- By Bob Janiskee - August 14th, 2013 3:17am
Is This Park The Most Unique Unit Associated With The National Park System?
This park focuses on the life of an American President, but it owns no land in the U.S.A., staff members are not employees of the National Park Service, and you'll need a passport to go for a visit. Can you identify this site which may qualify as the "most unique unit associated with the National Park System?
- By Jim Burnett - August 14th, 2013 2:58am
National Parks Traveler Essential Park Guide, Fall 2013
Fall is a perfect season to explore and enjoy the national parks, with cooler temperatures, vibrant colors, and wildlife on the move. Traveler's Essential Park Guide for this autumn helps you plan your getaway.
- By NPT Staff - August 14th, 2013 12:00am
Birding In The National Parks: Enduring The Heat To Bird In Saguaro National Park And Chiricahua National Monument
I was all set to regale you with stories and video of adorable Piping Plover chicks from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this week, but I seem to be running out of time. By the time you read this, I’ll be on a plane to Tucson, ultimately to do some birding in Saguaro National Park and Chiricahua National Monument. Thus, you’re stuck with a behind scenes look at how one birder prepares for a trip to a never-before-visited destination.
U.S. Park Rangers Lodge Of The Fraternal Order Of Police Wants Better Trained And Prepared Force
One of the most dangerous jobs in the country is that of public lands law enforcement officer. In light of that, and with a goal of providing better protection for national park visitors, the U.S. Park Rangers Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police is calling for a better prepared law enforcement branch.
Trails I've Hiked: Alberta Falls At Rocky Mountain National Park
You hear it long before you see it, and once you see it, you understand why Alberta Falls casts such a presence in Rocky Mountain National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 13th, 2013 2:13am
Climbing The Bodie Lighthouse At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Visitors can now climb the Bodie Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Though shorter than its more famous cousin, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Bodie Light offers guided tours with a ranger.
- By [email protected] - August 12th, 2013 2:50am
Cruise Ships And Their Thousands Of Passengers Pose Problems For Acadia National Park
At Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, cruise ships negotiate the scenic bay for whale- and glacier watching, without disgorging their passengers on land. But in Maine, the arrival of the cruise ship industry with their thousands of disembarking passengers is posing a threat to Acadia National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 12th, 2013 2:45am
