National Park Mystery Spot 20: The Business End of the Arrow
Can you identify this month's mystery spot using just a few clues?
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 11:04am
Reader Participation Day: What Is The Most Unusual, Interesting, Or Silly National Park Souvenir You've Seen?
National Park Service stores sell books, photographs, postcards and T-shirts. But every once in a while, you can also discover some gems, both silly and fascinating, in the visitor center stores. What have you found?
Yellowstone National Park Saw a Record 3.6 Million Visitors in 2010
If you were in Yellowstone National Park last year, pat yourself on the back. You helped push the park's annual visitation to a record 3,640,184 heads.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 12th, 2011 3:15am
Grand Canyon National Park Officials Release Stock Use Plan, Including Mule Ride Quotas
While mule rides will continue at Grand Canyon National Park under a new stock use plan, only 10 visitors a day will be allowed to ride below the South Rim, a decision lamented by some who say it will deprive many of venturing into the canyon's Inner Gorge.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - January 28th, 2011 12:26pm
Updated: Kayaker Fails To Navigate Colorado River Rapid In Grand Canyon National Park
A kayaker on a private river trip down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park failed to successfully navigate a rapid and was pronounced dead after efforts to revive him failed.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm
Photo Spot: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
How best can Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park be photographed? Let professional photographer QT Luong highlight the way for you.
- By qtluong - January 11th, 2011 3:15am
Progress Continuing On Visitor Services Improvements on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park
Better transportation, parking, and picnicking are among the improvements recently completed on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2011 1:28pm
South Dakota Snowboarder Rescued in Grand Teton National Park's Backcountry After Exiting Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
The side-by-side nature of Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort makes for a magnificent setting, but one which can be dangerous if you're not sure where you are. Fortunately for a South Dakota snowboarder, park rangers and resort patrollers are experts at coming to the rescue.
More Voyageurs National Park Moose To be Collared For Climate Change, Population Research
They collar moose at Voyageurs National Park. And by doing this, biologists and ecologists can learn not only how the animals are coping with warming weather related to climate change, but how different land-management techniques affect them.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 11th, 2011 2:15am
Thermophile Research in Yellowstone Helps Guide the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Scientists studying heat-loving microbes in Yellowstone's hydrothermal sites expect to gain key knowledge about life's origin, evolution and limits.
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- By Bob Janiskee - January 10th, 2011 4:31am
