National Parks Traveler

Every hobby has its collection of necessary equipment. You can’t golf without clubs, balls, and tees. You can’t knit without a collection of needles and a room full of yarn. You can’t (and definitely shouldn’t) skydive without a parachute. Birding is no exception. The beauty of birding as a hobby, however, is that there are distinct stages of equipment necessity

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By Kirby Adams - April 24th, 2012 2:33am

Walking On The Wild Side Of Dinosaur National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument is America’s national park with a funny name. Sure, it has dinosaurs. But their fossils take up only a little corner of this overlooked part of the national park system.

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By Bob Pahre - April 24th, 2012 2:16am

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Vice President Biden Tours Everglades National Park, Pledges Continued Help On Restoration Plan

Vice President Joe Biden toured Everglades National Park on Monday with Sen. Bill Nelson in an appearance that mixed politics with preservation.

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By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2012 4:54pm

National Park Week Quiz #2 Revealed: The Edited List

We hope you had fun with this fixer-upper.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 23rd, 2012 7:26am

National Park Week Quiz #3: Hidden Parks

You don’t need to solve all of these.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 23rd, 2012 9:43am

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Discriminating Explorer: Two Incredible National Parks, One Great Town

Sunlight so bright it stains the rocks? It certainly seems so in the red-rock country of southeastern Utah, where Arches and Canyonlands national parks dazzle with both their scenery and their adventures.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 23rd, 2012 2:59am

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House Of Representatives Passes Legislation That Critics Fear Will Bring More Hunting Into National Park System

Concerns that hunting and fishing are slowly slipping away as pastimes in the United States have led the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that some fear would open more of the National Park System to hunting.