Traveler's Gear Box: Hitting The Trail With Lowepro's Rover Pro 45L
Lowepro camera backpacks are my gateway to freedom and getting off of the busy roads of Yellowstone, into the backcountry.
- By Deby Dixon - July 25th, 2013 2:23am
Friends Group Rises Up To Help Timpanogos Cave National Monument
A friends group has been formed to help Timpanogos Cave National Monument in Utah meet its needs.
- By NPT Staff - July 25th, 2013 2:09am
Senate Committee Taking Testimony Thursday On Funding The National Park Service
A hearing Thursday before the full Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will delve into the fiscal needs of the National Park Service for the next fiscal year. Specifically, the senators want to hear about "supplemental" funding mechanisms that could help the Park Service afford the National Park System.
- By NPT Staff - July 24th, 2013 11:01am
A View From The Overlook: Fossil Butte National Monument
The two-hour drive from Salt Lake City, to Kemmerer, Wyoming, a gateway to Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, is educational for European and Eastern U.S. visitors.
- By PJ Ryan - July 24th, 2013 2:57am
NPCA: House Committee's Draft Funding Bill Shorts National Parks
A budget plan drafted in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next fiscal year would be crippling to the National Park Service if implemented, the National Parks Conservation Association said Tuesday.
- By NPT Staff - July 24th, 2013 2:54am
Yellowstone National Park Gets OK For Cell Tower At Fishing Bridge/Lake Village Area
Cellphone users will applaud, while those who hope to avoid others' conversations might cringe, but Yellowstone National Park officials have received approval to let Verizon Wireless erect a cell tower to serve the Fishing Bridge and Lake Village areas of the park.
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- By NPT Staff - July 24th, 2013 2:38am
How Big A Difference Is There Between Professional And "Recreational" Bike Events In National Parks When It Comes To Impacts?
When it comes to cycling events in national parks, how heavily should the National Park Service weigh whether an event is a professional race when deciding if it's a worthwhile event, and what other factors should it take into consideration?
Updated: Colorado River Guide Hit By Lightning In Bottom Of Grand Canyon
You wouldn't think with walls rising roughly a mile above you on either side that you'd get struck by lightning. But that happened the other day to a Colorado River guide in the bottom of Grand Canyon National Park.
- By NPT Staff - July 23rd, 2013 4:31pm
Glacier National Park Black Bear Put Down For Being Threat To Campers
A black bear at Glacier National Park that turned too often to campgrounds for meals was put down by park rangers "after numerous incidents in which the bear exhibited aggressive and food-conditioned behavior towards park visitors," park officials said Tuesday.
- By NPT Staff - July 23rd, 2013 11:47am
Trails I've Hiked: Cub Lake Trail At Rocky Mountain National Park
A few hours spent enjoying the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park shows off both the calamity of careless campers, and the rebirth of a landscape.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 23rd, 2013 2:58am
