Winter is coming. Thursday, December 21, 2023, is the first day of winter. Are you ready for the season? Is your camera ready for the season? Contributing photographer Rebecca Latson tells you how to prepare your camera for a season of great shots, with tips and techniques for correcting color cast issues and capturing beautiful compositions.
Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas is one of the National Park System units in the path of the annular solar eclipse next month and park staff are offering solar-filtered telescopes and eclipse glasses for safe viewing, ranger programs, and a sneak peek at the preserve's 50th anniversary celebrations in 2024.
Among the comments we received last week on best lodging experiences you've had in the National Park System, one reader mentioned favorite front country campground experiences. So let's focus on those this week.
"Mesa Arch is one of most photographed arches in southeast Utah. This location is especially popular at sunrise, when groups of photographers often lay in wait for the glow of sunrise on the bottom of the arch." To learn more about this arch, click here.
What better way to spend a summer vacation than floating down a wild river? Whether in a canoe down the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, a day-trip down Montana’s Flathead River, or a multi-week adventure deep in the Grand Canyon, it’s time to plan your trip.
One of the most incredible experiences I've had in the National Park System was being able to watch the total solar eclipse of 2017 at Grand Teton National Park.
The National Park Service needs to pull back its air tour management plans until it can conduct rigorous environmental studies on how park overflights impact wildlife, cliff dwellings, the visitor experience and more.
National Park Service officials have been silent on claims that they’ve skirted the National Environmental Policy Act when crafting air tour management plans for such national parks as Arches, Bryce Canyon, and Canyonlands in Utah.
Air tour management plans for Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Natural Bridges National Monument in southeastern Utah have been completed by the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration.
It’s September, so that means it’s time for your next monthly national park quiz and trivia piece. Just how well do you know the units within the National Park System? Test your knowledge before looking at the answers at the bottom of this piece. Maybe you’ll have learned something new.