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During our 20s and early 30s, we carried a pack into the woods. But after one taste of the RV life, we were hooked. Sleeping on the ground became a thing of the past once my husband and I discovered the joys of camping in spectacular settings with the option to enjoy water, electric and sewer utilities. If you’ve ever considered doing the same, here’s what you need to know about plugging into America’s national parks with RV hookup campsites.

Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future

As Midwest states struggled with record spring flooding this year, the Southwest was wrestling with the opposite problem: not enough water. On May 20, 2019, federal officials and leaders from seven states signed the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan, a sweeping new water management agreement for this arid region.

Photography In The National Parks: The Geometry Of Nature

If you look hard enough, you'll find mathematics everywhere, even in nature. Photographer Rebecca Latson has photographed that geometry, both manmade and natural, during her national park visits and shows you how to see the obvious (and not-so-obvious) lines, angles, circles, arcs and ellipses to improve your compositions and create beautiful national park photos of your own.

Photography In The National Parks: Is There In Truth No Beauty? Some Random Thoughts About Photographic Honesty

How much does excessive photo editing, altering, or manipulation matter to you when admiring a lovely image on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook? Is it still a pretty photo that entices you to visit a national park? Photographer Rebecca Latson asks those questions of herself, and you, and gives her thoughts on the subject of truth in photography.

Arches National Park To Study More Options For Traffic Management

Public concern over the possibility that Arches National Park officials might implement a reservation system that could cost the Moab area upwards of $22 million in lost economic spending has prompted the National Park Service to take a look at several other options for managing traffic in the iconic park in southeastern Utah.

Traffic Management Plan At Arches National Park Could Lead To $22 Million Drop In Spending

If Arches National Park moves forward with a plan to require advance reservations for visitors, it could lead to an economic hit of as much as $22 million to the Moab, Utah, area, according to an economic analysis. That dollar figure is far from firm, the economist cautioned, and could be greatly reduced as people get used to whatever traffic management plan the park settles on.

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