Shenandoah National Park

Don't Take National Park Landscapes for Granted

How comfortable have we become with national park settings? With the big sweep of granite that frames the Yosemite Valley, with Old Faithful's not-quite-so-faithful demonstrations of steam and hot water, with the fall's colorful deciduous forests of Great Smoky and Shenandoah?

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2011 11:19am

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Spring Openings on Tap for Shenandoah National Park

Winter's worst apparently is behind in the mid-Atlantic states, as Shenandoah National Park is beginning to open its facilities for the spring. In fact, the Big Meadows Campground opens Friday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 24th, 2009 5:44pm

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Spring Blooms Not Too Far Away in Shenandoah, Blue Ridge Parkway, And Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Sunflowers, violets, trillium and other wildflowers are just around the proverbial corner in the Appalachian Mountains. You can spot these and dozens of others in Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, as well as along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 15th, 2009 4:54pm

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National Park Quiz 45: Green

St. Patrick’s Day is less than a week away, so this week’s quiz will see if you’re ready to start thinking green. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “The shamrock of Irish legend is a three-leaf clover symbolizing the Holy Trinity.”

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By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 12:21pm

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Book An Early Season Trip to Shenandoah National Park and Save on Lodging

Shenandoah National Park in late spring and early summer can be a glorious place, with wildflowers popping up in the meadows, songbirds returning to the mountainous setting, streams running full, and warm breezes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 5th, 2009 1:50pm

It's Not Too Early To Start Planning This Summer's National Park Vacation

Sure, the calendar says January, there's a lot of snow out there across the country, and you haven't even thought about filing your income taxes. But it's still not too early to begin planning your national park vacation for this summer.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 22nd, 2009 11:07am

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Accessibility in the National Park System

The other day I read a story about efforts at Cape Lookout National Seashore to install an ADA accessible ramp. And that got me to wondering about how accessible the National Park System is.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 6th, 2010 5:18pm

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Range of Lodging Deals and Events Appearing on the National Park Landscape

If you're kid-free or otherwise not bound to school calendars, there are a number of lodging specials and seasonal events in the National Park System in the coming months.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 15th, 2009 11:49am

Shenandoah National Park Proposing Tweaks To Its Climbing Management Guidelines

If you like to climb in Shenandoah National Park you might just want to pay attention to the park's work on updating its rock outcrop management plan, which includes climbing guidelines.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 22nd, 2008 2:49pm

Shenandoah National Park Awash in Fall Colors

Alan Pitt photo of Shenandoah National Park from Skyline Drive.

Fall can be pretty spectacular in Shenandoah National Park, as this stitched panoramic view by Alan Pitt demonstrates. The photo was taken along Skyline Drive, looking west-southwest from the Big Run Overlook near Big Flat Mountain Campground. Rocky Top Mountain is tallest in the chain to the right, while Massanutten Mountain is in the background.

Gear: Camera: Canon Powershot S2-IS; Lens: Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - F/2.7-3.5; Focal Length: 6mm; Exposure: 1/320 sec; F-number: F/4.

Alan Pitt

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2008 10:31am

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