National Park Road Trip 2010: Pioneers Cross the Snake
Greetings from Three Island Crossing State Park, located on the Snake River between Twin Falls and Boise, Idaho. It is the morning of July 7 and life is good here in the land of the spud.
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Yellowstone National Park Officials Working on Management Plan for Lake Area
One of the most gorgeous areas in Yellowstone National Park is the area surrounding Yellowstone Lake. There a mix of wilderness-quality vistas and the self-contained Lake Village offer a varied experience for park visitors. How should the Park Service manage this mix in the years to come?
By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 10:51am
National Park Mystery Spot 13: Flickering Forever
This national park mystery spot is a place where something flickers.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 10:51am
Odds and Ends from Around the National Park System
Irony can't be overlooked when one considers the move by Wyoming officials to hold up the federal government for millions of dollars for two square miles of land surrounded by Grand Teton National Park.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Needs Packers To Help With Elk Culling
When Theodore Roosevelt National Park officials move forward this fall with a plan to reduce the park's elk population, they'll need professional meat packers to get the elk carcasses out of the park. If you fit that bill, now's the time to apply.
Reader Participation Day: Should Rangers Cite, or Merely Warn, Visitors For Their Wrongs?
What should National Park Service rangers do when they come across a visitor who has gone astray of park regulations? For instance, should they have cited those women in Glacier National Park who squeezed off a round from a .357 to scare a deer, or was the warning enough?
Grizzly Moved Out Of Yellowstone National Park's Norris Campground, Campers Happy
Calm is returning to the Norris Campground in Yellowstone National Park, where rangers have moved a grizzly who had been roaming the campground to a zoo.
At Congaree National Park, Guided Canoe Trips Can Now be Reserved Further in Advance
Reservations for the free guided canoe trips on Cedar Creek in South Carolina's Congaree National Park can now be booked up to several months in advance, making it much easier for visitors with flexible plans to lock in seats for the popular weekend trips.
Pruning the Parks: Shasta Lake Recreation Area (1945-1948)
California's Shasta Lake Recreation Area was a National Park System property for only three years before it was transferred to the Forest Service on July 1, 1948. The Forest Service now administers the lake as a component of Shasta-Trinity National Forest and Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area.
National Park Road Trip 2010: Into Idaho on the Oregon Trail
Greetings from Idaho’s Massacre Rocks State Park on the Snake River. It is the morning of July 5th and the weather is excellent. Potential travelers to the state of famous potatoes will be pleased to know the park wasn’t named for RV owners massacred by road bandits.
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