Considering a Hike up Half Dome?
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle is worth reading if you have been considering the day hike up Yosemite's Half Dome. Climbing on the weekends in summer can be crowded.
Ferrets Return to Wind Cave
We have had requests to share more 'good news' about the national parks. How about this: 30 years after the last ferret was seen at Wind Cave, the park has returned seven to their native habitat.
Park Shuttles, More Than Just A Bus?
Riding a bus in the city is part of the daily grind; kids take them to school, adults take them to work. Should we settle for having to ride a bus on a vacation to a national park too? My feeling is now 'yes, we should'.
Gateway NRA Officials Seem to Run Counter to Other Park Managers
How unusual is the decision by Gateway National Recreation Area officials to constantly give a developer more time to come up with the financing to restore and commercialize buildings at Fort Hancock? Apparently pretty unusual according to a survey by the Asbury Park Press.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 5th, 2007 7:44am
Product Testing in West Yellowstone
You'll have to excuse the somewhat reduced rate of posts for the next few days. Not only is it a holiday weekend, of sorts, but I'm off product testing in Yellowstone.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 5th, 2007 7:34am
Hikers in Grand Canyon Resort to PLB To Save Themselves
More and more, modern technology allows us to save us from ourselves. A perfect example occurred earlier this week in the Grand Canyon, where hikers beaten down by the heat used a “personal locator beacon” to save themselves. The help, incidentally, came from across the country in Florida.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 5th, 2007 7:09am
The Essential Grand Teton
Grand Teton National Park holds up western Wyoming's border, soaring to nearly 14,000 feet. While the young crags with their snowfields hold your eye, there's much more to do in this park than grab a rope and ice axe and climb to the roof.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 4th, 2007 11:01am
Mount Rushmore Recreated in Cheese
In case you've been wondering, this is what Mount Rushmore would look like if it were cut from Land O' Lakes cheese and not the granite of South Dakota's Black Hills.
Audio Adventure - Solo Hike through Denali
Engaging audio program about a solo hiking trip in Denali National Park in which the hiker (a photographer) encounters unexpected challenges on his way back to civilization.
- By jersu - July 3rd, 2007 5:11pm
You Want How Much For That Campsite?!?
Ahh, you have to love Americans' capitalistic tendencies. I mean, where else can you spit in the face of someone hoping to enjoy a low-cost stay in a national park by reserving a $20 campsite in Yosemite National Park and then putting it up for auction for $249 on Ebay?
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 3rd, 2007 1:16pm
