Traveler's Gear Box: Sierra Designs' DriDown Better Vest
"A vest with covered shoulders?" my wife asked when I tried on the DriDown Better Vest from Sierra Designs.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 18th, 2015 2:36am
Photography In The National Parks: Reflecting In National Parks
Reflections are fascinating and intriguing; they can amplify the colors and beauty of a scene, or provide a unique and original perspective on it. I love photographing reflections of landscapes in nature - from a stunning lake, to a small pond, pool, or even a puddle.
- By Jean Bjerke - March 17th, 2015 2:57am
Facility Opening Schedule Published For Great Smoky Mountains National Park
With the official spring just a few days away, the schedule of facility openings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park shows busy times coming to the park in the weeks ahead.
- By NPT Staff - March 17th, 2015 2:03am
Report: House Natural Resources Committee Wants To Transfer Federal Lands To States, Tribes
A move is expected this week to get the House GOP on the record for transferring federal lands to states and tribes in a bid to both eliminate some red ink in the federal budget and to help grow local economies.
The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition: Charting A Course For Wildlife Preservation
Trekking over 1,000 miles through dense Florida jungles, coastal waterways, and tropical swamplands, the Florida Wildlife Corridor expedition team are charting a geographic path for wildlife migration and environmental preservation.
- By Jameson Clifton - March 16th, 2015 3:20am
Agencies Working To Replace Interagency Bison Management Plan For Yellowstone National Park
For the next three months state and federal agencies will take public ideas how on best to manage bison that leave Yellowstone National Park, the first step in replacing the Interagency Bison Management Plan adopted in 2000.
- By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2015 2:48am
Opening Roads In Mount Rainier National Park: The Good And The Bad
Well, with spring soon to arrive, there's good news, and not so good news, regarding the opening of roads through Mount Rainier National Park.
- By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2015 2:03am
Exploring The Last Major Colorado River Tributary Without A Dam To Get In Your Way
There still remains, in this heavily developed country, a place where a river runs free, unfettered by a dam and surrounded by wilderness. Look towards northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah. That’s Dinosaur National Monument, with the Green and Yampa rivers.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 15th, 2015 3:11am
A Spring Cross-Country Ski To Avalanche Lake In Glacier National Park
In summer, Avalanche Lake is a short, barely 2 mile hike into the backcountry of Glacier National Park. In winter, it entails a 6-mile cross-country ski, and then a 2-mile hike.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 15th, 2015 3:00am
National Park Service Sitting On Half-A-Billion Dollars Of Concessions Obligations
Across the National Park System, the National Park Service has an estimated half-a-billion-dollars of obligations owed concessionaires who run lodges, restaurants, and even some activities. It's a sum that, while agency officials say it's manageable, has seemingly stifled concessions competition in some parks and diverted tens of millions of dollars from others to reduce debts.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 15th, 2015 2:20am
