Jennifer Pharr Davis Discusses Speed Hiking, Long-Distance Hiking, And Youth in the Outdoors
For some, hiking can be addicting. For Jennifer Pharr Davis, it became both an avocation and her vocation.
Gettysburg National Military Park Offers Special Winter Talks to Mark Civil War's 150th Anniversary
Was the Civil War avoidable? What was the role of the Medical Corps in the Civil War? What weapons were available—and used—by both armies in 1861? Answers to these and other questions will be offered during a winter lecture series at Gettysburg National Military Park to mark the 150th anniversary of the first year of the Civil War.
- By Jim Burnett - December 26th, 2010 2:15am
A Year in the Parks
The past year was very kind to me in terms of getting out to visit some of the incredible units of our National Park System. Here's a look back at a year in national parks.
Video: Glacier National Park's Lake McDonald on a Clear and Gorgeous Winter's Day
Glacier National Park can be hard to reach in summer, and doubly hard to reach in winter. But for the lucky ones who do, the setting is gorgeous, as this video attests.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 25th, 2010 3:15am
These "Christmas Past" Events Included a Stars and Stripes Santa, a Nog Party and a Legendary Winter Ride
A glimpse into holiday celebrations from Christmas Past was offered by a number of parks around the country in recent days. Here's a sampling from three historical parks that includes a Stars and Stripes Santa, an 1861 Nog Party and legendary Christmas Eve ride to a frontier fort to call out the cavalry.
- By Jim Burnett - December 25th, 2010 2:15am
This Gift Wrapping Won't Be Removed Until Long After Christmas
Countless packages will be unwrapped in homes across the country this week, but thanks to a generous gift from one park's Friends group, a famous American landmark got a special wrapping job—and this very large "package" won't be opened until later next year.
- By Jim Burnett - December 25th, 2010 2:15am
East Entrance Road To Zion National Park Open Once Again
Crews were able to get the east entrance road to Zion National Park repaired and open to traffic Friday, four days after a section was washed out.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 24th, 2010 7:35pm
By the Numbers: John Muir National Historic Site
John Muir, perhaps the best friend the national parks ever had, died on Christmas Eve, 1914. Here are some numbers that tell the story of the National Historic Site created to preserve and interpret the place he called home for the last 24 years of his life.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 24th, 2010 4:15am
Symposium Will Highlight Homestead Act 150th Anniversary Celebration at Homestead National Monument of America
At Nebraska's Homestead National Monument of America, the Homestead Act sesquicentennial celebration will feature a symposium examining the impacts of the Homestead Act and other important government initiatives of 1862.
Some Members of the Continental Army That Wintered At Valley Forge in 1777-78 Were "Fond of Strong Liquor"
Stories passed down about the harsh Continental Army encampment at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78 often note the brutally cold, snowy weather and the under-equipped and hungry troops. Should we be surprised that some of the soldiers were "fond of strong liquor"?
