Traveler's View: No One's Talking
The National Park Service has a toxic problem that no one wants to talk about, and that’s a problem.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 2nd, 2024 10:37am
Traveler's View
Traveler's View: The National Park Service's Perplexing Director
Charles "Chuck" Sams came to the National Park Service's directorship as an outsider being counted on to improve employee morale, fight harassment in the agency, oversee how millions of Great American Outdoors Act dollars were being spent, and, as some believed, to be "a leader that NPS employees will admire and respect."
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 14th, 2024 9:04am
Traveler's View | Musings About The Parks And Related Topics
A snowy weekend with the prospect of two or three feet of fresh snow had me house-bound to a certain extent with plenty of time to wonder what the coming year will bring to the National Park System and related topics.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 15th, 2024 2:30am
Traveler's View | Should International National Park Visitors Be Charged More?
Should international visitors be charged more than U.S. residents to enter the National Park System?
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 5th, 2024 9:39am
Traveler's View | When Did The National Park Service Lose Its Voice?
Getting answers from the leadership of the National Park Service to questions of public interest has become more and more difficult, as the agency increasingly takes a no-comment approach to challenging, uncomfortable, or accountability issues.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2023 2:45am
Traveler's View | Musings About the Parks, Fall 2023
With just a few weeks left before the prospect of a government shutdown rears its ugly head, there are some things that have crossed my mind lately.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 20th, 2023 10:52am
The National Parks' Lodging Problem
Some lodging prices in Yellowstone National Park are effectively blocking a wide segment of Americans, whose tax dollars help pay for the National Park System out of experiencing a night or two in the park's iconic lodges.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 16th, 2023 3:00am
Traveler's View | Baffling Management At Cumberland Island National Seashore
In a baffling rationale, the National Park Service is willing to let endangered species be trampled by feral horses at Cumberland Island National Seashore because it doesn't see itself liable for what horses do.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 20th, 2023 3:15am
Traveler's View | Factoring The Ecological Value Of The National Park System
Society should treasure the ecological services provided by the National Park System above the economic output.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 23rd, 2023 3:00am
Traveler's View: E-Bikes And Safety Concerns
Technology can be a great thing with many benefits, but it also can cause deadly problems. A recent news article raises concerns about a controversial issue when it comes to the National Park System: e-Bikes and your safety.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 14th, 2023 10:49am
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