There never is a shortage of interesting news and tidbits flowing from the National Park System. Take, for instance, what happened at Crater Lake National Park the other day...
Visiting a national park during the coronavirus pandemic is going to be a different affair. Photographer Rebecca Latson believes it's possible to do so while staying safe and healthy and keeping others safe and healthy during a trip she made to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.
It’s time, again, to find out just how much you really know about these national parks and protected lands with another National Parks Traveler Quiz And Trivia piece. Test your knowledge before checking the answers, then read a little bit of national park trivia with which you can use to impress family and friends.
Sunrises are sublime in Crater Lake National Park, and the Sinnott Memorial Overlook near Crater Lake Lodge is the perfect viewing spot to watch the daily event.
Crater Lake is a unique sight all unto itself, but Crater Lake beneath a comet which won't make another appearance for over 6,000 years from now is a sight to behold, indeed.
We continue our look at residential environmental learning centers in this week's podcast. These nonprofit facilities connect people to nature. But they are tasked with serving a greater good -- to foster the development of better global citizens.
It’s March 2020 and now time for another national parks quiz with a little trivia thrown in. Are you ready to test your national parks knowledge? See how much you know on your own, first, before checking the answers at the end of the page.
That headline packs a wallop. There are those who either disagree the climate is changing due to human behavior, or that there's nothing that can be done regardless of the driver, as well as those who would love to see more national park lands and those who believe such a move would tie up federal lands from multiple resource activities, such as logging or mining.
Thanksgiving week brought a lot of snow to much of the country. I returned home to find 8-9 inches of the white stuff in the yard, and a decided chill (low teens) in the air. All of which naturally got me thinking about how to enjoy the winter months in the cold weather side of the National Park System. If you’re looking to enjoy parks chilled and blanketed by winter, here are some destinations to consider.
7,700 years ago, a violent explosion created this almost-6-mile diameter crater, which filled with deep blue water to create the deepest lake in the U.S.A.