A National Park Visiting Wish List for 2010
Last year’s travels took me to half a dozen national parks new to my resume. This year there are five new ones and five old friends on the horizon. A guy could do worse.
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Rocky Mountain National Park Offering Snowshoe Hikes, XC Skiing With Rangers This Winter
Winter is starting to pack its full fury in the Rockies, with the snow piling up across the region. In Rocky Mountain National Park you can enjoy that snow by heading into the park on a snowshoe hike or cross-country ski led by rangers.
Work at Sinks Parking Area in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Could Impact Your Trail Access
The recent blast of frigid temperatures that descended on Great Smoky Mountains National Park makes word of closure of the Sinks Parking Area in the park largely a so-what deal. But be aware that spring visitors to the park could have some trail access difficulties.
Bryce Canyon National Park Offers Year's Worth of Full Moon Hikes, Some on Snowshoes
When the full moon glows bright over southern Utah's red-rock landscape, it can seem nearly as bright as day. Bryce Canyon National Park's rangers are well aware of this, and have put together a year-long schedule of full-moon hikes through the park's famous hoodoos for you to enjoy.
Missing From the System? Valles Caldera National Preserve
After years when few additions have been made to the National Park System, many important places are poised to be added. A huge dormant volcano in northern New Mexico might well become the first addition under the Obama administration.
Repairing Paradise: The Restoration Of Nature in America's National Parks
"Repairing Paradise." That's a somewhat inauspicious title for a book that examines how to restore natural settings in the national parks. But in light of many scenarios that are playing out across the National Park System -- from parks being overrun by elk, deer, and even people to ecosystem subterfuge -- repairs are exactly what need to be made.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2010 3:16am
By Bob Janiskee - January 7th, 2010 2:54pm
National Park Mystery Plant 5 Revealed: It’s the Red Baneberry
Did you identify the red baneberry as the mystery plant in yesterday’s quiz? Here are some more interesting facts about this widely-distributed plant and its toxic effects.
- By Bob Janiskee - January 7th, 2010 2:54pm
Winter Storm Closes Shenandoah’s Skyline Drive and Some Sections of Blue Ridge Parkway
A major winter storm has created hazardous driving conditions in the three major Appalachian parks. All of Skyline Drive and some sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway have been closed. Great Smoky's Newfound Gap Road is subject to closures at night due to ice.
Rangers to Lead Snowshoe, Ski Tours of Cedar Breaks National Monument on Saturday
If you're within the vicinity of Cedar Breaks National Monument this coming Saturday, you might want to join the rangers there for a snowshoe hike or cross-country ski tour of the colorful monument.
Counting Cacti In Saguaro National Park
Much as the bison is to Yellowstone National Park, the saguaro cactus is to Saguaro National Park. Tall, spiny, and handsome, the noble saguaro was the impetus behind the creation of Saguaro National Park, and reigns today as that park's icon. With hopes of ensuring it stays that way, every decade Saguaro officials launch a "Saguaro Census" to track the health of this cacti population. And if you don't mind heat or walking, you're invited to help out.
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