National Park Geologic Sites Draw Raves and Rants
Smithsonian high-fives the parks and Yahoo! Travel flips the bird.
- By Bob Janiskee - August 17th, 2009 10:19am
Grand Canyon National Park
Did You Hear the One About President Obama's Trip To Yellowstone National Park?
August, thanks to its hot and humid nature in the political capital of the universe, Washington, D.C., usually is the time politicians head to the hinterlands. And while most presidents see the month as their own opportunity to escape the bluster and fury of Washington, President Obama decided to take the opportunity not to flee the spotlight, but take it with him on his windshield tours of Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 15th, 2009 8:45am
Reader Participation Day, Fine Arts Division: Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, or Maynard Dixon?
If cost were no object, whose national park painting would you hang on your wall? Would it be a Thomas Moran, an Albert Bierstadt, or a Maynard Dixon?
The First Family Plans to Visit Two Western National Parks Next Weekend
If you plan to be in either Grand Canyon or Yellowstone National Parks next weekend, you may want to count on a little extra traffic. The first family plans to join you.
- By Jim Burnett - August 7th, 2009 5:36pm
Reader Participation Day: Do You Believe There Should Be Overflight Tours of National Parks?
Have you ever had the itch to fly over the Grand Canyon in a helicopter? Do you want a bird's eye view of Crater Lake? Or do you believe the airspace over national parks should be reserved strictly for, well, the birds?
UPDATED: Cape Royal Road at Grand Canyon National Park Closed by Wildfire
The Cape Royal Road on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has been closed for several days due to a wildfire. It has reopened with pilot car escorts from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily. Five other small fires in the area are not affecting visitor activities.
- By Jim Burnett - August 6th, 2009 7:45am
Grand Canyon National Park Lookout Tower That Ed Abbey Spent Time on Among Four Added to Historic Register
Would Ed Abbey approve? A Grand Canyon National Park fire lookout tower he spent quite some time on has been added to the National Historic Lookout Register.
Body, Presumed To Be That Of Missing Backpacker, Found in Grand Canyon National Park
A body, believed to be that of a missing 20-year-old backpacker, was found Saturday in a rugged section of Grand Canyon National Park.
Search Continues for Missing Backpacker in Grand Canyon National Park
Search-and-rescue teams are continuing to comb the rugged backcountry of Grand Canyon National Park for a missing backpacker who ventured down into the canyon to find an unusually rich waterpocket.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 24th, 2009 5:20pm
Update: Search Under Way For One Overdue Hiker at Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park rangers were intensifying efforts Thursday to find a lone backpacker in a remote and rugged section of the park. While initially they thought as many as four backpackers were in the group, after interviewing friends and family of Bryce Gillies they now believe there is only one missing hiker.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 23rd, 2009 7:29pm
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