National Parks Traveler

Whether you believe in climate change or global warming doesn't really matter these days. There is change ongoing with our climate. Evidence exists in melting icecaps, unusually potent storms, droughts, and warming temperatures in general. How these changes are affecting our national parks is a question that the National Parks Conservation Association explores in a special report.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 11th, 2007 6:21am

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National Geographic Rates the Best Parks

National Geographic's Adventure Magazine has created a list of the 5 best parks in 7 different categories; hiking, paddling, wildlife viewing, trekking, driving, climbing and lodges. Did they get it right?

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By jersu - July 10th, 2007 10:49am

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Everglades To Host Another Meeting on Managing Boats

Concerns by powerboaters that they might be banned from portions of Everglades National Park in the future have prompted park officials to schedule another public meeting on proposals for managing boating in the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 10th, 2007 9:13am

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Swimming In Yellowstone's Rivers On the Rise

Swimming in Yellowstone rivers, aside from in a small stretch of the Firehole River, along the Gardner River outside of Mammoth Hot Springs, and in the Bechler region, is prohibited. Yet rangers don't seem to be enforcing that rule very stringently.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 10th, 2007 8:52am

Fire Danger Rating In Yellowstone, Grand Teton "Very High" and "Extreme"

Precipitation in the Rockies has been below normal, temperatures have been above normal. Those two conditions alone are creating very dangerous fire conditions in the national parks. In Yellowstone and Grand Teton, for example, officials have rated the fire danger at "extreme."

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 9th, 2007 6:17am

Considering a Hike up Half Dome?

An article in the San Francisco Chronicle is worth reading if you have been considering the day hike up Yosemite's Half Dome. Climbing on the weekends in summer can be crowded.

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By jersu - July 8th, 2007 5:10am

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Ferrets Return to Wind Cave

We have had requests to share more 'good news' about the national parks. How about this: 30 years after the last ferret was seen at Wind Cave, the park has returned seven to their native habitat.

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By jersu - July 6th, 2007 3:31pm

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Park Shuttles, More Than Just A Bus?

Riding a bus in the city is part of the daily grind; kids take them to school, adults take them to work. Should we settle for having to ride a bus on a vacation to a national park too? My feeling is now 'yes, we should'.

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By jersu - July 5th, 2007 1:28pm

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Gateway NRA Officials Seem to Run Counter to Other Park Managers

How unusual is the decision by Gateway National Recreation Area officials to constantly give a developer more time to come up with the financing to restore and commercialize buildings at Fort Hancock? Apparently pretty unusual according to a survey by the Asbury Park Press.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 5th, 2007 7:44am

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Product Testing in West Yellowstone

You'll have to excuse the somewhat reduced rate of posts for the next few days. Not only is it a holiday weekend, of sorts, but I'm off product testing in Yellowstone.