Housing issues for National Park Service employees have been growing for some time now, in part due to the advent of Airbnb and VRBO being more lucrative for home owners than monthly rent. One park that has encountering housing issues is Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state, where officials are seeking housing for seasonal workers.
It's not all just about "The Mountain." There is so much high- and low-elevation landscape beauty to view in Mount Rainier National Park. Winter adds a nice pristine touch to the landscape and the Paradise area is the perfect place to snowshoe and ski while soaking up that stunning panorama.
Trail improvements and online park guides, carnivore research, and creation of a Native Conservation Corps program are among the projects made possible through $1.1 million raised by Washington's National Park Fund.
Every photographer has favorite images from visits to National Park System units. Continuing a 2015 tradition with the Traveler, contributing photographer Rebecca Latson offers up 10 of her favorite images captured over the course of 2022, explaining why she likes each image and how she got the shots.
Time to start the New Year with a little test of your national parks knowledge. See how much you really know by taking the quiz before checking the answers.
With the exception of a couple of longer road trips, Traveler contributing photographer Rebecca Latson kept her cameras closer to home during 2022. Rebecca shares with you her favorite photo columns from all the ones published over the course of the year.
Now that it’s winter, how about a seasonally-themed quiz and trivia piece. While thinking nice, warm thoughts, see just how much you know before checking the answers at the bottom of the page to this chilly quiz. Maybe you’ll even learn something new!