National Park Mystery Spot 43: The January Sky
To get into the Winners Circle, you’ll need to make sense of doors and suits and such.
- By Bob Janiskee - May 31st, 2012 6:31am
Guest Column: IMBA Is A "Strong Partner" For The National Park Service
In a guest column, Mark Eller, the communications director for the International Mountain Bicycling Association, explains why the mountain biking community would be a "strong partner" for the National Park Service.
- By Mark E - May 31st, 2012 2:13am
58th Annual Bird Walk Coming To Theodore Roosevelt National Park On June 3
Birding and chuckwagon breakfasts intersect Saturday at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2012 2:10am
Bone Fragments Found At Glacier National Park Came From Hiker Who Vanished In 2008
Analysis of bone fragments found in the backcountry of Glacier National Park last summer have confirmed they came from a hiker who vanished in the park four years ago.
- By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2012 1:33pm
NPCA Worried That House Legislation Would Open National Park System To Hunting
Is hunting about to spread across the National Park System? Worries that that could be the fallout of legislation that cleared the U.S. House of Representatives prompted the National Parks Conservation Association to seek a legal interpretation of the measure.
- By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2012 9:39am
Cumberland Island National Seashore To Reopen Saturday After Storm Cleanup
With Tropical Storm Beryl having come and gone, it will take until Saturday for crews to clean up Cumberland Island National Seashore so it can reopen to the public.
- By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2012 8:21am
A View From The Overlook: A Home For Endangered Rangers
Pardon me for dampening your day with morbid thoughts, but it occurred to me that after you have done all that vigorous post retirement bucket list stuff like climbing all the 14,000 footers in Colorado or hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and the moment The Chief Ranger calls you to the Big Visitor Center in the Sky, you are going to need a place to hang your hat.
- By PJ Ryan - May 30th, 2012 2:34am
Your Guide To The National Parks: The Complete Guide To All 58 National Parks
Coming soon to book dealers is a hefty new guide to the national parks -- the 58 "national parks" -- that strives to go a step further than the texts offered by publishers such as Fodor's, Frommers, and Falcon Guides.
Vehicle Fire In Tunnel At Zion National Park Was A Costly One
Emergency responders train for difficult situations they hope will never actually occur, but one such call came in last week at Zion National Park: A vehicle was on fire inside the 1.1-mile-long Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel … and this set of wheels turned out to be anything but ordinary.
- By Jim Burnett - May 30th, 2012 2:18am
Denali National Park Marking National Trails Day With New Hiking Trail
A new trail is coming to Denali National Park and Preserve, and in honor of National Trails Day the general public is being invited to help with the construction.
- By NPT Staff - May 29th, 2012 2:43am
