Search Under Way for Missing Climber on Mount Rainier
A search was under way Friday for a 57-year-old climber missing on Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park authorities said.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2010 1:15pm
Improvements Made to Mesa Verde National Park Campground
It really is hard to beat sleeping out under the stars in a national park. And recent improvements to the campground at Mesa Verde National Park make that activity even more comfortable.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2010 2:58am
Old-Fashioned July Fourth Celebration Planned at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
A truly old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration is planned at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, where they'll turn back the calendar to the 1840s.
Spate of Accidents At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Point To Need for Visitors To Be Safer
A series of accidents this week at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area points to the need for visitors to the National Park System to be safer in what they do.
Focusing on Wonder Lake in Denali National Park And Preserve
Autumn comes to Denali National Park and Preserve between the last week of August and the first week of September. During this time, the entire tundra floor (almost the whole landscape) turns shades of yellow and red. This is my favorite time to be in the Alaska interior (except for high-altitude mountaineering where conditions are better in the spring), with changing weather and the mosquitoes gone.
- By qtluong - July 2nd, 2010 2:33am
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area To Look For Drunk Drivers This Weekend
Hot, sunny days, cool river water, and cold beverages seem to go well together in the summer. But if your drinks contain alcohol, best not drive, least of all in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area where rangers will be looking for impaired drivers.
Special Naturalist Programs Coming to Rocky Mountain National Park
If you're planning a summer visit to Rocky Mountain National Park, there are two special programs on the calendar that you might want to work into your schedule.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2010 1:00am
Search Enters Sixth Day for Man Missing In Joshua Tree National Park
After five days of searching in 100-degree-plus weather in Joshua Tree National Park, searchers have no clues as to what happened to a 65-year-old Georgia man.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 1st, 2010 4:07pm
Uprooted Tree Sends Two Men into Snake River, Grand Teton National Park Rangers to the Rescue
Swift currents and an uprooted tree proved a tricky combination for two Wyoming men, who found themselves needing a rescue from Grand Teton National Park rangers after their boat capsized in the Snake River.
National Park Mystery Plant 9 Revealed: English Universities and the Ivy League Take You to English Ivy
Mystery plant 9 was hidden in plain sight. To see it, all you had to do was know where some very old universities are and what company they keep.
