This coming weekend offers the last chance for visitors to drive to many iconic locations in Yellowstone National Park. The West, South, and East entrances and all roads, with one exception, will close to vehicle travel at 8 a.m. Monday.

The 1988 wildfires that drew the nation's attention to the world's first national park were considered simply part of the fire regime that historically has existed in Yellowstone National Park. But in the aftermath of the fires, "climate change" entered the country's lexicon and increasingly intense wildfires have forced the National Park Service in the West to both evaluate and refine its approach to battling flames that are arriving with greater and greater ferocity.

A Utah man is heading to trial for allegedly digging up parts of the historic Fort Yellowstone Cemetery in Yellowstone National Park while searching for the treasure Forrest Fenn said he buried somewhere in the West.

While on assignment for the Traveler, photographer Rebecca Latson visited Redwood National and State Parks in California. She returned from her trip with many photos and the realization that while Redwoods is mostly about the trees, this collaboration of national and state parks also offers prairie and coastal venues, all with enough to do and see for at least three days.