Photography In The National Parks: Shooting From The Car, Is It The Best Way To Get The Money Shot?
Is it unethical to photograph park wildlife from your car?
- By Deby Dixon - November 12th, 2013 7:12pm
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park Proposing Changes To Pack Trip Operations
Yellowstone National Park officials are proposing some changes to their outfitted pack trip regulations. Some would allow park officials to close areas of the backcountry to stock use if impacts are great.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 13th, 2013 2:46pm
Around The Parks: Holidays In Yellowstone, Smokies Trail Work, And Native American Month
A glance around the national parks shows opportunities to spend the year-end holidays in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley, Native American celebrations at Grand Canyon National Park, and trail work at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2013 3:15am
Yellowstone National Park's Final Winter-Use Rule Published In Federal Register
More than a decade of debate, disagreement, and litigation took a step closer to settlement Tuesday when the National Park Service published its final rule for managing recreational winter-use in Yellowstone National Park in the Federal Register.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2013 2:31pm
Two Alaskans Survive Plane Crash In Yellowstone National Park
It's a story the two Alaskans will carry with them forever: crashing their single-engine plane in Yellowstone National Park's backcountry and walking out to safety before rescuers could reach them.
- By NPT Staff - October 13th, 2013 10:14am
Traveler's Gear Box: Solar 50 Rash Guard From Bomber Gear
Paddling trips in the national parks, either by canoe or kayak, expose you to a lot of sunshine. So much that it'll bake you if you're not careful. That's where a good hat, comfortable shirt, and sunscreen, can help you enjoy the day to its fullest.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 11th, 2013 2:45am
A National Park Of Your Own And Nowhere To Go
Imagine Yellowstone National Park as your own private backyard...and you're not allowed to explore the landscape. That, in essence, is the situation employees of the National Park Service and of concessionaires find themselves in.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 10th, 2013 2:45am
Losses Mounting For Yellowstone Association Due To Closure Of Yellowstone National Park
The Yellowstone Association, a non-profit cooperating association that conducts field schools in Yellowstone National Park and runs gift shops there, is losing tens of thousands of dollars due to the ongoing government shutdown.
- By NPT Staff - October 10th, 2013 2:30am
Traveler's View: There's No Lack Of GOP Chutzpa In The House When It Comes To National Parks
Despite the estimated loss of $76 million a day, the furlough of more than 20,000 federal and non-profit employees, and the ruination of countless vacations, 94 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives want to know how many rangers it takes to keep the World War II Memorial on the National Mall closed.
October 9, 2013 Letter to Director Jarvis.pdf
Around The Parks: A Blurring Of National Park Lines
Around the country, as the partial government shutdown moves into its second week, taxpayers angry with the closure of national parks are showing their disgust through civil disobedience, mockery, and anger directed at the National Park Service.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 9th, 2013 7:34pm
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