CAPTCHA Woes Strike The Traveler
The CAPTCHA gremlins have infiltrated the Traveler! We're aware the system won't allow you to post comments, and we're working to flush out the gremlins.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 4th, 2012 3:20pm
Civil War Trust Looks Back on Successful 2011 Campaign and Looks Forward to 2012 Challenges
It was just about a year ago that the Civil War Trust embarked on the first year of the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War. During that year, the Trust was able to save more than 2,000 acres of hallowed ground.
- By NPT Staff - January 4th, 2012 2:58am
Tioga Road In Yosemite National Park Still Open
Just before Christmas Beth Pratt filed a report on the Tioga Road still being open through the high country of Yosemite National Park and the wonderful ice skating to be had on Tenaya Lake. She celebrated New Year's by driving the road on January 2, which, until today, marked a record for the latest date the road was open. Here's her latest report.
- By Beth Pratt - January 4th, 2012 2:49am
Early Latino Settlement In Colorado Designated National Historic Landmark
A Latino homestead in Colorado that dates to the mid-19th century has been designated a National Historic Landmark by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
- By NPT Staff - January 4th, 2012 2:26am
Mount Rainier National Park To Remain Closed To Public Until Saturday
Mount Rainier National Park will remain closed to the public until Saturday to allow for park staff to grieve in the wake of the murder of Ranger Margaret Anderson, officials said Tuesday.
- By NPT Staff - January 3rd, 2012 8:02pm
Birding in the National Parks: Chasing The Snowy Owl
The United States has been invaded. None of the presidential candidates are talking about it and I haven’t even seen it mentioned on the national news reports yet. Birders, however, are well aware of this invasion and we welcome our new owl overlords.
- By Kirby Adams - January 3rd, 2012 2:31am
Summit On Future Of National Parks Coming To Washington Later This Month
An invitation-only conference designed to explore the future of the national parks movement in the United States is coming to Washington, D.C., later this month.
- By NPT Staff - January 3rd, 2012 2:20am
Work On Long-Range General Management Plan For Everglades National Park Slows Down
The country's fiscal fitness, or lack thereof, is forcing Everglades National Park officials to re-examine the direction of development at Flamingo and Everglades City, and that, in turn, is slowing work on the park's long-range general management plan.
- By NPT Staff - January 3rd, 2012 2:19am
Slain Mount Rainier National Park Ranger 9th In Park Service History To Be Murdered In Line of Duty
When Mount Rainier National Park law enforcement Ranger Margaret Anderson was shot and killed on New Year's Day, she became the ninth ranger in the history of the National Park Service to be murdered in the line of duty, according to Park Service records.
The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader
If you can't find yourself out on a trail, then perhaps the next best thing is reading about trails, no? Which is a good reason to invest in The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader, a two-volume collection of narratives that share in common the Pacific Crest Trail.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 2nd, 2012 2:32am
