National Park Quiz 70: Bad
This quiz will find out how much you know about bad people, bad happenings, bad decisions, and other bad stuff in the national parks. Answers are at the end. Peeking may produce bad results.
Updated: Tsunami Waves Slam Into American Samoa and National Park of American Samoa, Leaving Death and Destruction in its Wake
A series of tsunami waves triggered by an earthquake in the South Pacific slammed into the U.S. territory of American Samoa shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday, local time, killing nearly three dozen islanders and reportedly demolishing the headquarters and visitor center of the National Park of American Samoa.
Arnica Fire Continues to Burn in Yellowstone National Park As Weather Begins to Turn
A wildfire ignited by a lightning strike continued to burn Tuesday in Yellowstone National Park, though an approaching storm front could provide much-needed moisture to knock it down.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2009 2:08pm
Coalition Calls for Sen. Feinstein's Rider Extending Life of Oyster Farm at Point Reyes National Seashore To Be Stripped
Some push-back has surfaced against U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein's efforts to see oyster farming continue in an area of Point Reyes National Seashore that has been destined for official wilderness designation.
PORE-Feinstein_Rider.pdf PORE-Rep._Dicks_Letter.pdf
New Exhibit at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Features 100 Paintings of NPS Areas
In you live in the St. Louis area or will be visiting Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (the "Gateway Arch") between October 1 and December 1, here's a chance to enjoy a free exhibit of 100 paintings of 45 different NPS areas. The works were winners in the 2009 PaintAmerica competition.
- By Jim Burnett - September 29th, 2009 4:46am
Route 66 Fans Rejoice! Here's a Great New Source of Information On "The Mother Road"
In the days before interstate highways made travel faster—and usually a lot less interesting—a road trip to some popular NPS sites included a drive on at least part of Route 66. Fans of the historic highway now have a great new resource for information about the famous route.
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- By Jim Burnett - September 29th, 2009 3:52am
There Will be No Contemporary Art Museum at the Presidio
Gap founder Donald Fisher is dead, and so is his proposal to build an art museum at the Presidio. Fisher’s magnificent collection of contemporary art will instead go to San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art.
- By Bob Janiskee - September 29th, 2009 3:30am
Missouri Man Dies in Fall From Cliff at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Bushwhacking across landscapes can be dangerous, particularly if the footing is steep and covered with talus -- areas of loose rock. At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a Missouri man died when he slipped while crossing a talus slope and fell 70 feet into a shallow arm of Lake Powell.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2009 2:38pm
Arnica Fire in Yellowstone National Park Surpass 9,000 Acres in Size, Travel Pinched
A predicted storm can't reach Yellowstone National Park fast enough to blunt a wildfire that as of noon Monday had reached 9,300 acres in size and had forced the closure of the road between West Thumb and just south of the Lake developed area.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2009 2:11pm
Traveler's Checklist – Colonial National Historical Park
Many people are more familiar with the names of the component parts of this park than they are with the whole. Colonial National Historical Park includes Yorktown Battlefield, Jamestown and the Colonial Parkway, and a great time for a visit is coming up in mid-October.
- By Jim Burnett - September 28th, 2009 6:33am
