National Park Mystery Plant 19: Perhaps It's a Cold?
Two short sentences contain all the clues you need to identify this month's mystery plant.
- By Bob Janiskee - April 20th, 2011 4:15am
Inn Step With Asheville, The Blue Ridge Parkway’s Premier Place to Pause
Even if you don’t explore the Blue Ridge Parkway’s miles of easy “leg-stretcher” trails, this meandering, 45-mph-motor-trail delivers the explosive bloom of Appalachian spring right through the windshield.
- By Randy Johnson - April 20th, 2011 2:24am
Save Money On Your Next Visit To More than 100 Units of the National Park System
Interested in saving some money while enjoying the national parks? Click over to Eastern National from the Traveler and you can save 10 percent on your entire purchase of maps, guidebooks, and other interpretive materials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 20th, 2011 2:08am
Reader Participation Day: Do Rising Gas Prices Have You Reconsidering That National Park Vacation?
With gasoline prices having already soared above $4 a gallon in some parts of the country, and the peak summer driving season yet to come, are you starting to reconsider your summer national park vacation?
Avalanche Hazards Overshadow Search and Rescue Effort in Grand Teton National Park
An early spring snowstorm that accelerated the threat of avalanches was slowing search efforts in Grand Teton National Park's backcountry for two men who failed to return from a weekend trek as planned.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 19th, 2011 1:49pm
Jennifer Pharr Davis Hoping To Thru-Hike Appalachian Trail In Record Time
Jennifer Pharr Davis, who owns the women's record for speed-hiking the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, has set her sights on besting the men's record this summer.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 19th, 2011 2:39am
White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed In Bats At New River Gorge National River
Another unit of the National Park System has detected white-nose syndrome in its bat populations.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 19th, 2011 2:39am
Trails I've Hiked: Spruce Flat Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spruce Flat Falls is one of the hidden gems of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The hike is about a mile each way, not too rugged, but with a bit of a climb. The trail passes through a thicket of Mountain Laurel, which will be in bloom the first week or two in May. It's also a wonderful spot for photography.
- By William Britten - April 19th, 2011 2:22am
The National Parks, Our American Landscape
If the cover photo of The National Parks, Our American Landscape, doesn't encourage you to call in sick and head into the national parks, well, perhaps one of the hundreds of other images inside this book will.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 19th, 2011 2:16am
10 Best of Everything, National Parks
In a catchall bid to categorize the national parks, the staff at National Geographic has a new book for you just in time for National Park Week. 10 Best Everything, National Parks, is a book of lists, with the parks as a backdrop for those lists.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 18th, 2011 2:31am
