There's A New Look Coming To The Traveler....
After all these years, there's a new look coming to National Parks Traveler, folks, and you can be a part of it. Watch for details.
- By NPT Staff - September 20th, 2013 10:40am
Going-To-Sun Road In Glacier National Park Will Close, Partially, This Sunday
So crews can get back to full speed rehabbing the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, access to Logan Pass via that road from St. Mary will end Sunday evening.
- By NPT Staff - September 20th, 2013 8:50am
Touring Grand Canyon National Park: Take It Sitting Down
The Grand Canyon has a new taxi service. It’s totally green and only for off-road touring. Like a New York cabby, these guys have a no-nonsense attitude, occasionally talk back, and are famously stubborn, but the resemblance ends there.
- By George Oxford Miller - September 20th, 2013 3:43am
Cellphone Towers In Yellowstone National Park: A Flaw In The National Park Service Mission?
When the National Park Service was created nearly a century ago, its mission seemed straightforward: to preserve the landscape for the enjoyment of today's and tomorrow's generations. As the agency nears its centennial, is there a need to recommit to that mission?
- By NPT Staff - September 20th, 2013 2:53am
National Park Quiz: How Good Are You When Quizzed On Fall In The National Parks?
We begged, pleaded, cajoled, and finally bribed the quizmeister -- a lifetime membership to the Traveler! -- to get him to kick out a fall quiz for your entertainment (and possible chagrin). And...he relented!
- By Bob Janiskee - September 20th, 2013 2:22am
Traveler's Gear Box: The Bug Blocker From Kelty
Bugs can quickly ruin a national park vacation, especially the ones that bite and suck your blood. That's when you need a shelter from the storm, as it were.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 20th, 2013 2:22am
More Trails Opening In Rocky Mountain National Park, New Directions To Park
As damage assessments continue in Rocky Mountain National Park in the wake of last week's rain storms, visitors are finding more terrain to access.
- By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2013 5:45pm
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Continues To Dry Out, Open More Facilities
More and more areas of Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas are being opened as the park continues to dry out following last week's rain storms.
- By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2013 9:38am
National Park Service Cracks Open Door To Fundraising Tied To Alcoholic Beverages
When the National Park Service's centennial rolls around in three years, will you be able to sidle up to the bar and order a Park Service-approved drink? That's one concern tied to the agency's decision to, in one case so far, waive its prohibition against fundraising campaigns involving alcholic beverages.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - September 19th, 2013 3:20am
Volunteers Sought To Clean Up Valley Forge National Historical Park On Public Lands Day
Volunteers are being sought to help clean up Valley Forge National Historical Park on Saturday, September 28, in celebration of National Public Lands Day.
- By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2013 3:04am
