Zion National Park Shuttle System To Resume March 21
Spring can't be far off, as the shuttle buses at Zion National Park will soon resume hauling visitors into and out of Zion Canyon.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2008 2:01pm
The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
California’s northern coast holds many secrets. The foggy landscape is full of imposing mountains, windswept beaches, and valleys that rival the hollows of the Smokies in terms of narrow inaccessibility. Bigfoot is rumored to live in the area, and somewhere the world’s tallest living being, a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) named "Hyperion," stands witness to the passage of more than two thousand years.
- By Chance Finegan - March 12th, 2008 11:53am
Park History: De Soto National Memorial
The park marking the spot where Spanish conquistador Hernando De Soto probably didn’t land in North America in 1539 turns 60 today. On March 11, 1948, Congress created the De Soto National Memorial in the mangrove swamp on Shaw’s Point, in Bradenton, Florida.
- By dewamw - March 11th, 2008 3:00am
Bear-Proof Food Canisters Mandatory for Most Backcountry Travel in Grand Teton National Park
Beginning this Saturday, if you're planning a backcountry trek into Grand Teton National Park you more than likely will be required to store your food in a bear-proof plastic canister.
National Mall: Cherry Blossom Festival Not Far Off
Springtime must be right around the corner. Why else would the chief horticulturist for the National Park Service's National Capital Region be issuing his forecast for the peak color during the annual Cherry Blossom Festival?
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 10th, 2008 10:04am
Sen. Obama Non-committal on Carrying Loaded Weapons in National Parks
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama believes in Americans' rights to own guns, but isn't so sure there's a need for them to be carried in national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 10th, 2008 9:31am
Battle Mounts Over Off-Road Vehicles at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
For years folks have used off-road vehicles to negotiate some of the farther reaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. And for years the National Park Service failed to develop a management plan for those ORVers. And now it's time to pay the piper.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 9th, 2008 6:43pm
Land Deal Preserves Entrance Corridor to Mount Rainier National Park
If you've ever entered Mount Rainier National Park's Nisqually Entrance via Ashford, Washington, you're well aware of the long corridor of trees you pass through. Now, thanks to the Nisqually Land Trust, you don't have to worry about those trees being reduced to stumps.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 9th, 2008 2:17pm
World War II Memorial: Jewel of the Mall
Stephen R. Brown published his World War II Memorial photo book a full three years ago this month, but it somehow never ended up on the Traveler’s Fireside Read list. It’s high time to fix that, so let’s just dispense with the “better late than never” weasel-speak and get on with it.
- By Bob Janiskee - March 7th, 2008 2:32pm
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ready For Spring Opening
Add Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the growing list of parks that are getting ready for their spring opening. In fact, many of the park's facilities open today, March 7.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 7th, 2008 3:01am
