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National Parks Traveler Episode 10: How Not To Get Lost, Sketching Birds, Hiking Peaked Hill Bars

National Parks Traveler Episode 10: Staying Found In The Parks, Artist Molly Hashimoto, Hiking Peaked Hill Bars
In this week's episode, Andrew Herrington, a search-and-rescue expert at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, outlines how to stay safe on your hikes into the backcountry, while artist Molly Hashimoto explains how she comes away from her park visits with beautiful bird sketches, drawings, and paintings. Finally, we take a short hike into the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District at Cape Cod National Seashore.

Late Start On Rehab Will Keep Cape Cod's Highland Light Open Most Of Summer

Though major rehabilitation will close the Highland Light at Cape Cod National Seashore to the public, since the on-site work isn't expected to begin until late summer, the lighthouse will be open for tours from April through much of the summer, according to seashore Superintendent Brian Carlstrom.

Cape Cod National Seashore To Host Annual Winter Film Festival: Out Of The Vault—Audience Favorites Through The Years

Now in its 11th year, this year’s film festival features fan favorites from years past. Timeless classics will show on a theater-size screen with surround sound. Films will show at 1:30 pm at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham on six consecutive Sundays from February 3 to March 10. The auditorium is wheelchair accessible, and the movies are free, thanks to generous funding from Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore.

Cape Cod National Seashore’s Red Maple Swamp Trail Reopens

The entire Red Maple Swamp Trail in Eastham, Massachusetts, has reopened following a collaborative rehabilitation project between Cape Cod National Seashore and Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. The trail, which was closed since 2010, is a 1.5-mile-long walking trail connecting the Fort Hill and Hemenway Landing areas.
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Cape Cod Modern House Trust Signs Lease For National Seashore's Kohlberg Property

Along with pristine beaches and miles of sand dunes, Cape Cod National Seashore also protects a dozen mid-20th century modern homes that are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. One of those, the Kohlberg House, will be taken care of for the next decade by the Cape Cod Modern House Trust, which also will utilize the home for its scholar-in-residence programs and architectural studies.

Exploring The Dune Shacks Of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District At Cape Cod National Seashore

Remnants of the past, of poets and artists who sought the stark inspiration offered by isolating, windswept dunes on the outer beaches of Cape Cod, stand weathered gray. Some appear wobbly and are almost hidden by their embracing dunes, while others stand atop the hills of sand with sweeping views out into the Atlantic.

Guardians of Thoreau’s Legacy: Cape Cod National Seashore And Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument

What could a 60-year-old national park on the sandy shores of Cape Cod and a newly established national monument in the remote woods of interior Maine have in common? The differences between the two are apparent, yet there are similarities linking these two jewels of the National Park System that have their roots in New England’s natural, historic, and literary heritage, as memorialized by the famed naturalist and writer, Henry David Thoreau.

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