National Parks Traveler

Lodging in America’s national parks ranges from barebones tent cabins to fashionable lodges with upscale amenities. Choose the former and you may well end up with an evening meal of grilled hot dogs, pork and beans, a bag of Fritos, and a six-pack of Bud Light. Splurge on the latter and you could enjoy an evening with a gourmet meal accompanied by fine wine.

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By David and Kay Scott - May 23rd, 2010 2:50am

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Rainbow Bridge National Monument Turns 100 on Sunday

Though Native Americans have been gathering at Rainbow Bridge for at least 10,000 years, it's only been a century since the stone bridge along the Utah-Arizona border has been recognized as a national monument.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 23rd, 2010 2:03am

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Shuttle Buses Ready to Roll in Sequoia National Park

It soon will be a bit easier to get around the heart of Sequoia National Park. Beginning next Thursday, May 27, the Giant Forest shuttle system will crank back into operation for the summer season.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 22nd, 2010 2:26am

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Yellowstone National Park Officials Want to Rethink Northern Entrance Corridor

How do you manage 21st-century issues while holding steady to historic character and significance? That's the question Yellowstone National Park officials are mulling as they look at the functionality of the North Entrance to the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 22nd, 2010 2:15am

Updated: Timpanogos Cave National Monument Employee Killed By Fall

A day after a National Park Service employee died in a fall at Timpanogos Cave National Monument agency officials decided to halt cave tours through the weekend while they investigated the accident.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 21st, 2010 4:53pm

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Creature Feature: The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Faces an Uncertain Future

The Kemp's ridley may be little as sea turtles go, but it's got big problems. It was already the world's most endangered marine turtle before the mammoth Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico threatened to wreak havoc on its vital habitat.

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By Bob Janiskee - May 21st, 2010 8:33am

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National Park Service Launches Website To Help With Your Vacation Planning

A just-launched website will help you plan your vacation to one or more of the 392 units of the National Park System this summer. Produced by the National Park Service, the site is intended to help you develop and itinerary and research the landscape before you leave home.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 21st, 2010 2:37am

National Park Service Calls For Additional Bridges Along Tamiami Trail To Help Everglades

With work now proceeding on a mile-long bridge along the Tamiami Trail to help improve water flows through the Everglades, the National Park Service is calling for another 5.5 miles of bridges to be built.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 21st, 2010 2:37am

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Traveler's Gear Box: What's Covering Your Feet?

Treat your feet well on the trail, and you'll have some happy dogs come sundown. Ignore them and, well, let's just hope you can treat blisters. While good boots go a long way to keeping feet happy, what stands between your toes and your toe box is just as critical.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 21st, 2010 2:27am

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Photography Program Hopes to Connect Teens With Outdoors At St. Croix National Scenic Riverway

For some reason, it seems that you become more connected with landscapes in the National Park System if you frame them through through a camera's viewfinder. And the folks at St. Croix National Scenic Riverway hope that will be the result when they bring at-risk teens to the riverway to photograph it.