National Parks Traveler

Prince Edward Island, one of the three Maritime Provinces on Canada's Atlantic coast, includes a lovely landscape that evokes a Grandma Moses painting of rural New England. A prime attraction on the island is Prince Edward Island National Park, where the combination of some serious literary nostalgia and fine natural features create what amounts to two parks in one.

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By Jim Burnett - September 8th, 2013 3:13am

Projects At Rocky Mountain National Park To Be Aware Of

As the summer season wraps up in Rocky Mountain National Park, numerous projects are nearing completion.

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By NPT Staff - September 8th, 2013 2:30am

A Year's Worth Of Mount Rainier National Park Views From The Resident Rangers

Though summer is coming to a close, not all folks in national parks head home. At Mount Rainier National Park and other parks there are quite a few year-round rangers. The following video captures a year's worth of seasons at Rainier from the viewpoint of those rangers.

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By NPT Staff - September 8th, 2013 2:23am

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Colorado Man Dies In Fall At Grand Teton National Park

A Colorado man searching for a campsite after a storm with pelting rain and hail fell to his death in Grand Teton National Park a day before he hoped to summit the Grand Teton.

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By NPT Staff - September 7th, 2013 8:06pm

Child Dies By Gunshot At Yellowstone National Park Campground

A young girl died after reportedly shooting herself in a Yellowstone National Park campground Saturday.

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By NPT Staff - September 7th, 2013 7:52pm

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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site To Host Campfires And Candlelight Event

A three-decade-long tradition will continue September 14 at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site when the fort serves as the backdrop for the 30th Annual Campfires and Candlelight event.

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By NPT Staff - September 7th, 2013 2:14am

Canyoneer Dies In Fall In "Subway" At Zion National Park

A 47-year-old Ohio woman has been killed in a fall in the "Subway," a popular canyoneering route in Zion National Park in Utah.

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By NPT Staff - September 6th, 2013 4:43pm

Guest Column: Pondering The Proposal To Remove ESA Protection From Gray Wolves

Earlier this summer the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to remove Endangered Species Act protection from the gray wolf. In this guest column, ecologist Barbara Moritsch, author of The Soul of Yosemite: Finding, Defending, and Saving the Valley's Sacred Wild Nature, questions that decision.