Listening To Glaciers...Under Water At Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
What sort of sounds do glaciers make, under water? Check out this video made at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska.
- By NPT Staff - January 18th, 2016 2:00am
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Exploring Cataract Canyon In Canyonlands National Park Via Raft
The Colorado River flows the length of Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah, but the highlight seems to be Cataract Canyon if you listen to paddlers. While some outfitters negotiate a roughly 100-mile stretch of the Colorado River from near Moab to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in a day or two, and others in six days, the main attraction is Cataract Canyon with its bucking white water.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 25th, 2015 2:00am
Changing Tides: Collaring Bears At Katmai And Lake Clark National Park
National Park Service biologist Grant Hilderbrand discusses the bear collaring portion of the Changing Tides Project, a research project examining the interconnections between intertidal invertebrates, bears and humans in Katmai and Lake Clark National Parks and Preserves.
- By NPT Staff - November 22nd, 2015 2:30am
Need An Excuse To Head Outdoors? Check Out This Prescription
Need an excuse to call in "well" and get out in a national park landscape? This prescription is perfect for you!
- By NPT Staff - November 11th, 2015 2:30am
Government's Claim That Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem's Grizzly Population Is Well Challenged
Claims by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team that the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is growing and genetically diverse are off-base, according to a wildlife biologist who long has studied the population and spent 17 years doing research for the team.
- By NPT Staff - November 9th, 2015 2:00am
Catch Artists At Work In Zion National Park This Week
Watching an artist at work reveals how they see landscapes, sometimes differently than those of us who are not artists. Visit Zion National Park in southwestern Utah this week and you'll be able to watch nearly two dozen painters as they take part in the seventh annual Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational.
- By NPT Staff - November 3rd, 2015 3:00am
Trails I've Hiked: Water Canyon To Spanish Bottom Via The Doll House In Canyonlands National Park
Though you'll need a raft, canoe, or kayak to reach this trail, the hike up Water Canyon to the Doll House in Canyonlands National Park and back down to Spanish Bottom and the Green River is time well spent.
Flooding Runs Counter To Death Valley's Image, Remakes National Park Landscape
Death Valley National Park often is regaled as the "hottest, driest, lowest" place in the hemisphere, but recent rain storms washed away portions of roads, damaged historic Scotty's Castle, and piled debris up 15 feet in places.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2015 1:45pm
Trails I've Hiked: Phelps Lake At Grand Teton National Park
Fall just might be the best time to hike around Phelps Lake in Grand Teton National Park. The weather is cooling, the aspen are turning yellows and oranges, and the smell of autumn is in the air.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2019 9:22am
Exploring The Parks: Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park
It takes a while to reach Channel Islands National Park off the coast of California, so once you get there plan to spend a few days at least. The following video shows some of the landscapes, above and below water level, that you can explore at Santa Cruz Island.
- By Patrick Cone - October 2nd, 2015 2:30am
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