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National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 264 | National Park Guidebooks

A goat on a hillside near Logan Pass, at Glacier National Park, by Kurt Repanshek

With nearly 430 units in the National Park System, of which 63 are National Parks, we all probably could use a little help in planning our adventures into the park system. But do you simply visit a park’s website to plan your trip? Find an online guidebook? Buy a hardcover guidebook? Or simply wing it when you reach your destination?

This is Kurt Repanshek, your host at the National Parks Traveler. I must confess, I’ve taken all three approaches, and I’ve even written a guidebook to the parks, and there’s probably a fair amount of guidebook material on the Traveler.

Five Things I Learned In Glacier And Yoho National Parks

On a shoulder season road trip through the Kootenay Rockies region of British Columbia, I whirled through Glacier National Park and Yoho National Park in that awkward down time between fall and winter. But while there was just enough snow to make hiking treacherous, and not enough snow to do winter sports or take comfort in the knowledge that the grizzlies were hibernating, I was still able to explore with my camera in hand.

Photography In The National Parks: Always Be A National Parks Traveler

Contributing photographer and writer Rebecca Latson has spent the past 11 years with the National Parks Traveler, writing about tips and techniques for getting the best national park photos – no matter what camera you use. In her final article for the Traveler before it goes dark on December 31, 2023, Rebecca recaps some of those tips and techniques.

Update | Railroad Sued Over Grizzly Bear Deaths On The Doorstep Of Glacier National Park

A railroad that rides tracks near the core of grizzly recovery zones in Montana along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park and in Idaho was sued Thursday over the deaths of grizzly bears that often are drawn to the tracks by carrion or spilled grains.

A Cloudy Winter Morning At Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park

A gray and white, almost monochromatic, morning with dark, steel-gray clouds hiding the mountains from view at Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park

Depending upon where you are standing with your camera, winter at Glacier National Park might be dramatic, dark, and almost monochromatic. Snap that photo anyway then stick around or return later in the day, because those clouds are usually gone and replaced with splendid views of the snowcapped mountains.

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