National Park Mystery Spot 28 Revealed: A Delicate Subject
You might say that it was a delicate subject.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 15th, 2011 6:41am
Arches National Park
Reader Participation Day: Would You Stop Donating To the Parks If You Lost the Tax Deduction?
Would you still contribute to charitable organizations such as the National Park Foundation and park friends groups if you couldn't deduct the donation on your income taxes?
Reader Participation Day: Do National Parks Provide Ample Wildlife Warnings to Visitors?
In the wake of last week's fatal grizzly bear attack in Yellowstone National Park, and last fall's fatal goring by a mountain goat of a hiker in Olympic National Park, are park officials doing enough to educate visitors on wildlife?
Artist Setting Out To "Paint the National Parks"
Following in the footsteps, and brushstrokes, of Frederick Church, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Moran, a New York-based painter plans to spend the next few months exploring the National Park System and "painting the national parks."
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 7th, 2011 3:15am
Pick Your Park At National Parks Traveler
Looking for information to help you plan your national park vacation? Today the Traveler is rolling out the first in a series of "park profile" pages to help you with your homework.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 23rd, 2011 1:09pm
Federal Judge Rules A Creek Bed in Canyonlands National Park Is Not A Road
A winding creek that jogs through Canyonlands National Park to a spectacular sandstone arch is not a road, and that finding by a federal judge could send reverberations throughout many Western states determined to expand access across the federal landscape.
Salt Creek Ruling.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 30th, 2011 10:53am
Discounted Campsites On the Way in June to Mark 'National Great Outdoors Month'
To help encourage folks to get out and enjoy National Great Outdoors Month in June, a wide array of campgrounds across the country, many close to national parks, are offering a 20 percent discount on camping fees.
Arches National Park
Arches National Park in Utah is one of the world's, not just one of the United States', most incredible national parks. When you gaze at Balanced Rock, climb up into the Windows, or walk under Delicate Arch, it's hard to argue against that claim. The park's "rock-itecture" -- windows cut from stone, spindly arches longer than a football field, thin fins of rock -- and desertscape are otherworldly.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 5th, 2011 10:31am
Tower of Babel, Southwestern Version
This towering remains of rock is one of the first major outcrops you see while driving into Arches National Park. Called the Tower of Babel, it's just past the Courthouse Towers Viewpoint.
Kurt Repanshek
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 3rd, 2011 8:35am
Interior Department Issues Report That Looks At Climate-Change Impacts On Western River Basins
Climate change is leading to a sizeable decrease in stream flows in the major river basins of the Southwest, declines that could impact recreation and wildlife in national parks such as Arches, Canyonlands, and Big Bend, according to an Interior Department report.
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