Aggressive Mountain Lion Spotted In Glacier National Park
Visitors to the Lake McDonald area of Glacier National Park are being warned to watch out for an aggressive mountain lion.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 30th, 2011 2:47am
Where Can You See Wildlife Right Now: Bats At Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Stop by Carlsbad Caverns National Park these days around sunset and you'll be able to see not just one or two bats, but possibly as many as 400,000 as they exit the cave en masse for their nightly meal.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 30th, 2011 2:33am
That Grand Teton National Park Ranger Is Juan Ibanez
Earlier this month we ran a story about an anonymous Grand Teton National Park ranger who seemingly went out of his way to assist a young father and his three sons during a fishing outing in the park. Well, we now know whom that ranger is.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 30th, 2011 2:19am
Dinosaur National Monument Hosts Make-A-Wish Visit by Young Cancer Survivor
It's always gratifying to see youngsters who are interested in national parks and science, and that was definitely the case for Nathan McDermott. The seven-year-old cancer survivor's wish was to spent time with paleontologists at Dinosaur National Monument.
- By Jim Burnett - June 30th, 2011 1:47am
Reader Participation Day: Where Do You Find The Best Art In the National Park System?
Where do you find the best art in the National Park System? We're not talking about cheap, foreign trinkets, but nice artful objects that you take home, and put on display, and which trigger memories of your visit when you gaze at them.
Pilgrims of the Vertical: Yosemite Rock Climbers & Nature at Risk
For anyone who has spent just a few days in Yosemite National Park, know that rock climbing and rock climbers are an important part of the history of this legendary park. It literally goes back to the Second Great Age of Discovery (if not further) when geologists Clarence King and Josiah Whitney scrambled from one Sierra peak to the next in search of a knowable “earth age.”
- By Jeff Pappas - June 29th, 2011 2:13am
New York City for $20 a Night? Gateway National Recreation Area Makes it Possible
Visitors to New York City who are looking for an affordable place to stay—and residents who'd like to escape the concrete canyons of the Big Apple—will soon have some additional options. Gateway National Recreation Area is adding new campsites which are slated to open by the July 4th weekend.
- By Jim Burnett - June 29th, 2011 1:10am
NPCA Report: America's National Parks Have Troubling Problems With Natural, Cultural, Historic Resources
A report out today from the National Parks Conservation Association paints a distressing picture of the health of the National Park System just five years out from the centennial of the National Park Service.
Savor The Gifts That Are Grizzly Bear 399 & Clan in Grand Teton National Park
What’s the value of a grizzly bear? For far more people than not, few things in this age of avatars surpass the thrill of seeing a grizzly bear family in its native element. The story of Jackson Hole grizzly No. 399, who emerged from the den this year with her second troop of triplet cubs in half a decade, speaks to another kind of worth. It says something about us.
- By Todd Wilkinson - June 28th, 2011 2:34am
National Park Road Trip 2011: The Lodges of North Cascades National Park
With Olympic National Park in their rearview mirror, David and Kay Scott have moved on to North Cascades National Park to check out the lodging possibilities there for their book, The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges.
- By David and Kay Scott - June 28th, 2011 2:27am
