National Parks Traveler

I don’t know about you, but I’m so disgusted by the slimy sleazy sludge oozing out of Washington and the White House these days that I hardly bother to read accounts of it even in Traveler because there’s no way to escape the latest political twists, turns and tweets trying to distract us all from what’s really happening behind the curtain. I’m feeling a lot like one of my daughters probably felt a long time ago when, after a day that didn’t go well, she climbed onto my lap, snuggled in and asked, “Will you tell me a happy story?”

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By Lee Dalton - January 17th, 2019 2:00am

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Death Valley National Park Continues To Have Issues With Bad Behavior

Death Valley National Park continues to struggle with poor behavior by some visitors during the ongoing partial government shutdown, with off-road enthusiasts going where they shouldn't, and campers camping where they shouldn't.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 16th, 2019 11:45am

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Collaboration Keeps National Parks In Florida Open For Visitors

A collaboration in Florida has formed to keep national parks there open and clean.

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By NPT Staff - January 16th, 2019 1:30am

With A Little Help From Friends, You Can Ski At Acadia National Park

With a winter storm scheduled to hit Acadia National Park this coming weekend, Friends of Acadia has received permission to do some limited grooming in the park for cross-country skiers.

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By NPT Staff - January 16th, 2019 1:30am

As Shutdown Grinds On, Parks Collecting Trash, Opening Some Areas

Trash collections were picking up this week in the National Park System, and some areas that had been closed to the public were reopening thanks to an infusion of funds from an account usually dedicated to enhancing the park experience for visitors, not cleaning toilets.

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By NPT Staff - January 15th, 2019 1:45am

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Traveler's View | Gagging The National Park Service, The Information Blackout In The Parks

As the partial government shutdown drags on towards its fourth week, so does the National Park Service's blackout on news regarding what's going on in the parks with most of the staff furloughed. When the government does get back to work, expect more than a few Freedom of Information Act requests filed concerning not just the decision-making regarding keeping the parks open, but what damage occurred.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 14th, 2019 2:00am

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National Park Foundation Raising Money To Repair Damage To National Parks

National Park Foundation officials have created a fund to pay for repairs to damage caused to the National Park System during the ongoing partial government shutdown.

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By NPT Staff - January 14th, 2019 1:45am

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Wild Migrations: Atlas Of Wyoming’s Ungulates

This book is an atlas unlike any that I have seen. Its focus is not on a national park but on the state of Wyoming in which two national parks, Grand Teton and Yellowstone, are very much at the core of migrations of elk, bison, and mule deer. Many migrations in the state do not touch on these national parks, but the point of the book is that migratory ungulate populations, once nearly eradicated by overhunting and other factors, are mostly on the rebound.