Creature Feature: The Desert Tarantula Looks Big, Hairy, and Scary
The tarantula's fearsome appearance belies the fact that this docile, reclusive creature is nearly harmless.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 5th, 2010 8:31pm
Zion National Park
Missing From the System? Tule Springs Harbors Ice Age Fossils In An Urban Setting
Not far from the bright lights and card tables of Las Vegas there's a stretch of desert so relished by developers that street names were attached to blueprints of suburbia. Now, though, that landscape and its unique collection of Ice Age fossils is being promoted as the country's next national monument.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 3rd, 2010 3:15am
Finding Winter Bliss in a National Park Lodge
Winter can be a blissful time to visit the national parks. You can head south, and enjoy the warm weather and simply pitch your tent, or you can head to the snow belt and explore the parks on skis or snowshoes. But where should you stay? We asked our lodging experts, David and Kay Scott, for their recommendations.
- By David and Kay Scott - January 25th, 2011 4:42pm
Republicans On House Natural Resources Committee Planning Big Changes For Public Lands
Fresh off their Election Day tidal wave, and energized by it, Republican members of the House Natural Resources Committee are planning big changes for public lands in the West, changes that could greatly impact national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 4th, 2010 3:15am
Landscape Painting Contest Under Way At Zion National Park
Is there any purer method of landscape painting than plein air? If there's any doubt, visit Zion National Park this week to watch some of the best landscape artists at work in the 2nd annual "In the Footsteps Of Thomas Moran" contest.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 3rd, 2010 8:28am
Zion National Park's Shuttle Buses Operating Through November on Optional Basis
While mandatory shuttle bus service into Zion Canyon at Zion National Park ended at the end of October, the popular shuttles will continue on an optional basis Saturdays and Sundays through the end of November.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 2nd, 2010 3:15am
Overnight Closures of Zion-Mount Carmel Highway At Zion National Park to End
With the end in sight, nightly closures of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway through Zion National Park will come to an end Friday, according to park officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2010 10:55am
Zion National Park Officials Developing Management Plan for WIld and Scenic Sections of Virgin River
It was back in March 2009 that portions of the Virgin River in and around Zion National Park were designated as "wild and scenic." In light of that designation, park officials are beginning work on a management plan for those sections.
Campsite No. 7 in Zion National Park Gives Up Its Garbage
During their visit to Zion National Park this summer, Jon Merryman and his son decided to clean up their campsite, No. 7 in the South Campground, before leaving the park. The accompanying photo shows what they gathered up.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 21st, 2010 1:15am
How Much Garbage Can You Identify From Zion National Park?
It can be amazing how much garbage folks drop, unintentionally or otherwise, during camping trips to the national parks. The accompanying photo shows a collection of items long-time Traveler reader Jon Merryman and his son collected from their campsite in Zion National Park. How many can you identify?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 20th, 2010 3:15am
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