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"A Wildlife Crisis of Unprecedented Proportions"

Apr 3rd - 16:48pm | Anonymous

This is very scary! I don't care if they are not cute and cuddly to most people. the fact that they are dying and scientists don't know exactly what it is or how we can stop it is not a comforting thought !I pray that they find out soon and save them!

Is Winter in Yellowstone National Park Losing Its Allure?

Apr 3rd - 16:46pm | Anonymous

I live in Montana, love the outdoors and winter, and rarely go to Yellowstone. Plain and simple it's the snowmobiles. Sure they're fun and a source of revenue, but much like smoking in bars, the people that aren't into the smell and the noise are going to stay away. I'm more inclined to go snowshoeing or xc skiing, and the last thing I want to see is a line of stinky zoom zoomers.

Apr 3rd - 10:19am | jsmacdonald

What's interesting to me is that vehicular traffic was reported up for most of the winter until this last report; I wonder if that's a strong sign of the economy's bite. Or, perhaps, it meant I visited Yellowstone (via an entrance - I skied into the park a few other times) less during the last period! LOL

Apr 3rd - 08:33am | Betty H

I was there in mid-March and greatly enjoyed it. Regardless of the season, it is a fantastic place for any nature lover to visit.

Apr 3rd - 08:19am | Mark Cromwell

My wife & I visited Yellowstone in February. We traveled with a photography group sponsored through the Yellowstone Association and traveled by snow coach. It was an enthralling experience and I can recommend a visit to all photographers!

Apr 3rd - 06:40am | Kurt Repanshek

Good note, Anon. Totally forgot about that...in some part because earthquake swarms aren't THAT uncommon in the park, in part because, well, because I forgot;-) But it is interesting that Xanterra's rep mentioned that to you...

Apr 3rd - 06:36am | Anonymous

What? No mention that the earthquake cluster in December / January was causing people to cancel their vacation plans. (This according to the Xanterra rep that took my reservation.)

Remains of Professor Who Went Missing in Canyonlands National Park Found in Needles District

Apr 3rd - 10:37am | Darrel

Ed: This comment was deleted out of respect for the relatives and friends of the suicide victim.

Have You Ever Sneaked Into Shiloh National Military Park?

Apr 3rd - 06:15am | Bob Janiskee

Thanks for the corroborating info, Perry, and especially for the details about the ranger-led hikes on the battle anniversary. I'd dearly love to go along for one of those! Dividing into two groups like that is inspired. I can see that it gives the experience a whole new and exciting meaning for the participants.

Apr 2nd - 23:16pm | Wrap10

Bob, Nice article about Shiloh, and interesting 'technical' discussion about the start of the battle.

Top 10 National Parks: Do You See Your Favorites in This Short Video?

Apr 3rd - 02:34am | Ray Bane

Tag on Katmai, Gates of the Arctic and Bryce.

Apr 3rd - 01:18am | Kristy

I agree with Yellowstone & Rocky Mountain. I would have also included my all time favorite park, Arches in UT. I love that place. I know there aren't many trees but the rock formations are awe inspiring.

Apr 2nd - 21:20pm | Kirby Adams

Among the "park" parks: Congaree, Theodore Roosevelt, Acadia, Olympic, Big Bend, Shenandoah, Sequoia/Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, Badlands, Everglades -Kirby.....Lansing, MI

Apr 2nd - 21:15pm | Random Walker

In no particular order: Yosemite, North Cascades, Olympic, Denali, Canyonlands, Rocky Mountain, Bandelier, Yellowstone, Sequoia Kings Canyon, Wrangell - St Elias. "...adventure without regard to prudence, profit, self-improvement, learning or any other serious thing" -Aldo Leopold-

Apr 2nd - 20:23pm | Anonymous

For what it's worth, here is my top ten from a day hiking and photography perspective (in order of preference) Rocky Mountain, Glacier, Grand Teton, Zion, Smokies, Rainer, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Death Valley, Olympics.

Apr 2nd - 18:47pm | Reverend Jim Marques

This video was extremely too short. My family and I have camped every change of season in Yosemite for decades. We still can't get enough. Please show more of God's great outdoor cathedrals.

Apr 2nd - 18:34pm | Todd

Finally, Rocky Mountain NP gets some love! It's about time!

Apr 2nd - 18:01pm | Anonymous

Only one park in the East?? I agree with Deborah - where are the Smokies? And what about the Blue Ridge Parkway? And Shenandoah?

Apr 2nd - 14:50pm | Deborah

What about Great Smoky Mountain? It IS the most visited!!

Apr 2nd - 13:33pm | e walden

Not only that, but where is Mt. Rainier National Park? The beauty of Federation Forest and Spray Park should put it on that list!

Apr 2nd - 12:39pm | Clara

I agree that Crater Lake should be on the list!

Apr 2nd - 11:57am | Matt Culpepper

You'll find it tucked away in a slice of southern Oregon......

Apr 2nd - 11:18am | MC

Hey! Where is Crater Lake? :-(

Good Oysters and Bad Oysters

Apr 2nd - 14:55pm | y_p_w

I know - a little bit old, but I found this in a search for something else.

Spring Plowing Operations Under Way in Glacier National Park

Apr 2nd - 14:29pm | Amy Andreas

So incredibly glad that the Two Medicine road is being plowed early...East Glacier backcountry skiiers would like to send a big THANK YOU to the park admin.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Showdown at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Apr 2nd - 13:06pm | Dan Styer

Beamis suggests: "My constructive suggestion, as I've made many times before, is to take the parks out of the purview of the U.S. federal government and put them into the hands of non-profit private trusts. Take the politics and careerism out of vital land management decision making."

Trust For Public Land Leverages Land Purchase for Virgin Islands National Park

Apr 2nd - 06:12am | Kurt Repanshek

Parking is an incredible problem at VIIS. There simply is not enough to meet demand. For instance, at the Reef Bay trailhead there's room for two, perhaps three Jeeps, depending on how they're parked. At Trunk Bay, the biggest, most popular beach, there's room for maybe a dozen or so cars.

Apr 1st - 22:36pm | JimB

Kudos to the TPL. All of that property could easily have been converted to major development, and based on the photo with the story, that would have been a shame.

Rock Falls Close Curry Village Lodgings in Yosemite National Park

Apr 2nd - 00:28am | Anonymous

DNC sent this email to me and another family member this week:

Traveler Editor Kurt Repanshek Spurns Pulitzer, Goes into Hiding

Apr 1st - 21:28pm | imtnbke

It's the clowns. Behind that happy exterior lies a lot of muleheaded stubbornness.

Apr 1st - 21:24pm | Bob Janiskee

Say what? Unicycles and pogo sticks again?! I thought we had already worked that one out.

Apr 1st - 21:19pm | imtnbke

I'm sorry I haven't had the chance to write earlier today and congratulate you. My phone has been ringing off the hook since early this morning, when a phone call from Stockholm informed me that I have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Apr 1st - 16:35pm | Anonymous

Thank you for the laughs~

Apr 1st - 16:05pm | Craig W.

LOL!

Apr 1st - 14:15pm | Bob M

A very large piece of coral placed on him by his wife just to make sure he doesn't surface to soon.

Apr 1st - 12:48pm | Anonymous

I could have sworn that was him I just saw careening around a new ATV trail in Great Smoky with a concealed weapon and a 'just say no to the plovers of Cape Hatteras' sign....

Apr 1st - 12:24pm | cleatus54

I hope they are mixing their side action with beautiful wildlife. That is my kind of April Fool's Day:).

Apr 1st - 08:48am | Bob Janiskee

Could be him, I suppose. Tell me, was this guy constantly banging into trees and falling off his bike? Did he seem hopelessly lost?

Apr 1st - 08:42am | Kirby Adams

I was just in Olympic National Park and spotted a guy that looked like that. He was riding a mountain bike off trail through Douglas-fir saplings with an AK-47 strapped to his back....

Apr 1st - 08:28am | DOCREP

I would look under a large piece of coral around Buck Island ;-)) OMAR

Apr 1st - 08:20am | Anonymous

you actually got me with that, I googled to find more info and then realized...

National Park Quiz 48: Mysteries

Apr 1st - 16:11pm | Anonymous

Very informative and educational. Motivated me to get my NTP atlas and find the places I didn't know. Thanks

Change.gov and the National Park System Under the Obama Administration

Apr 1st - 13:37pm | chefed

Is there a list of National Parks that are participating in the program of sustainable agriculture

NRA Appeals Ruling Blocking Concealed Carry in National Parks

Apr 1st - 13:25pm | JimB

The previous post by Anonymous has some excellent comments on the subject of bear spray. Storminator - hope you encounter a Canadian customs official who is up-to-date on the bear spray regs, so you can take some along. Have a great trip!

Apr 1st - 12:40pm | Anonymous

storminator, Bear spray can be legally carried through Canada enroute to and from Alaska. Not every Canadian customs official is aware of this, so it may take some explanation, but they are supposed to allow it.

Apr 1st - 10:21am | Frank N

".....bears don't think of us as prey- most wilderness critters don't. RACCOONS do- LOL......".........and skeeters, don't forget skeeters and deer flies. They pretty much keep me indoors in July and August. Something no other critter in the woods can manage to do! Guns, bear spray, horns, forget it! Nothing works on skeeters and deer flies! Have a great trip! Wish I was going with ya.

National Parks Traveler Back On-Line, Back in Business!

Apr 1st - 12:43pm | Anonymous

blog is a contraction of 'weblog'

Apr 1st - 10:43am | Frank N

Great! I really enjoy it. Unlike so many "blogs" (what is the origin or that word anyway?), you not only talk about something I am truly interested in (National Parks), but you do so in a smart and balanced manner. Folks who comment here almost always do so in an intelligent, civil and well thought out manner; regardless which side of an issue they may find themselves.

Apr 1st - 10:31am | Bob M

Two weeks?

Apr 1st - 09:56am | Random Walker

doh!

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