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Preparing To Kayak The Cuyahoga River Water Trail, Cuyahoga Valley National Park

A tree-lined portion of the Cuyahoga River with kayakers pushing off from a pebbly beach at Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Twenty-five miles (40 km) of the river’s 100 miles (161 km) run the length of the park from south to north, so it’s a no-brainer to want to paddle a canoe or kayak through the park on this waterway. Click here to read more about paddling the Cuyahoga River.

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The View From Gunnison Point Overlook, Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

People standing within a small fenced area overlooking the Black Canyon at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

According to the National Park Service, "Black Canyon is the result of multiple episodes of uplift and erosion and the carving power of the Gunnison River. The canyon displays a wide variety of rock types - including igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary."

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An Aerial View Of The CCC Encampment In The Chisos Basin During The 1930s At Big Bend National Park (Texas)

A black-and-white photo of CCC camp buildings and the dirt road around the buildings in the Chisos Basin of Big Bend National Park

This first month of the 2025 New Year is all about throwback in the National Park System, with a little added trivia.

When driving the Chisos Basin Road toward the Chisos Mountains and the Chisos Mountains Lodge, think about the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). They built the road. 

According to park staff:

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A 1917 View Of Paradise Inn And Tent Cabins, Mount Rainier National Park

A black-and-white 1917 image of Paradise Inn and surrounding tent cabins up at Mount Rainier National Park

This first month of the 2025 New Year is all about throwback in the National Park System, with a little added trivia.

Did you know that when Paradise Inn opened for business in 1917 up at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, there were tent cabins there, too? According to Mount Rainier Guest Service's history page for the Paradise Inn:

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1933 CCC Workers Working On Slope Stabilization Of The Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway, Zion National Park (Utah)

A 1933 image of CCC workers banking a slope for hillside stabilization at the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway just below the tunnel

"In about anything they needed as extra manpower, they always relied on the CCC…. I mean, you can just see the results. I don’t think they would have a lot of things today if they hadn’t had the CCC working on these, you know a lot of this rock cribbing and river work and the trail work and just things like that. They got a lot done. It makes the park…I’ll say."
 

- Fred Brueck, Zion and Bryce National Park Ranger 1934-1941 and Zion National Park Chief Ranger 1953-1973. Interviewed September 18, 1989.

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