By the Numbers: President Bush’s National Park Legacy
George W. Bush’s national park legacy includes seven new NPS units, five redesignations, one deauthorization, and one oddity.
- By Bob Janiskee - March 30th, 2009 3:30am
Traveler Housekeeping: Don't Forget To Check in On Our Favorite Links
While the lion's share of parks-related content shows up right here on the Traveler's home page, there's more behind the scenes.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 29th, 2009 4:33am
Tracing The Postage Stamp-Sized History of the National Park System
You could call it a postage stamp-sized history of the National Park System, but the history of park scenes on U.S. postage is really quite colorful and carries a few stories with it.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 29th, 2009 3:57am
Was This the Best-Ever Use of a Bra in a National Park?
Deane Lengkeek wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon when he was attacked and mauled by a grizzly bear in Glacier National Park. His wife Lorraine was wearing a bra, though, and that made all the difference.
- By Bob Janiskee - March 28th, 2009 4:30am
Watching Wildlife In and Around Grand Teton National Park
If you've ever been to Yellowstone National Park, you know that it is well-deserving of its reputation as an open-air zoo thanks to all the bison, elk, bears, wolves, coyotes, moose, and bird life to be seen. But don't sell neighboring Grand Teton National Park short when it comes to viewing wildlife.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 28th, 2009 3:55am
How Not to Launch a Boat at Catoctin Mountain Park
Catoctin Mountain Park offers a lot of great activities, but boating is not one of them. A motorist towing a boat past the park recently confirmed that's the case with an unplanned, and very unorthodox, "boat launching."
- By Jim Burnett - March 27th, 2009 9:35am
Ignorance and Complacency—Common Denominators in Many Park Accidents
Spring can be prime season in some parks for canoeing, kayaking and other types of boating. Water levels are often higher in rivers from either spring rains and/or snow melt, but when combined with ignorance or complacency, too much water can present a serious problem. Two visitors at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area recently learned that lesson the hard way.
- By Jim Burnett - March 27th, 2009 5:39am
Showdown at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
When Daniel Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins, was last mentioned in the Traveler, it had to do with some tree-cutting he had performed on a scenic easement to improve the view from his estate to the Potomac River. Well, it's time to revisit that story, this time with a happy ending.
- By haunted hiker - March 27th, 2009 4:01am
What Should a Park Do With "Surplus" Wood? Yellowstone National Park Has One Answer
Any NPS area that has very many trees will occasionally face a dilemma: what to do with the wood that results from activities such as hazardous tree removal, wildland fire fuel reduction and similar work? Yellowstone National Park has one solution—firewood permits.
- By Jim Burnett - March 26th, 2009 4:16am
It's That Time of Year: Peregrine Falcons Are Nesting At Acadia National Park
It's that time of year again -- the peregrine falcons are the Precipice Cliff in Acadia National Park. And while that means you can't head up the Precipice Trail, you can get a good look at these raptors that once were thought on the way to extinction.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 26th, 2009 4:04am
