Chimani Adds Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Its Library of National Park Phone Apps
Add Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the number of national park apps Chimani has in its growing library.
A Weekend Well-Lived: Trail Running in Death Valley National Park
You can find trail runners in more than a few national parks these days, and Death Valley National Park, with its wide-open spaces and roads running through tight canyons, is a spectacular draw for those looking for great scenery and solitude on their runs, as Meghan Hicks and her friends discovered earlier this year.
- By Meghan Hicks - June 12th, 2011 2:10am
National Park Road Trip 2011: The Chateau At Oregon Caves National Monument
Having once again fled snow, lodging experts David and Kay Scott headed to The Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument to work on an update to their book, The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges. Fortunately, they found a roaring fireplace to cozy up next to.
- By David and Kay Scott - June 12th, 2011 2:02am
Friends Group Donates Truck To Joshua Tree National Park For Search-and-Rescue
Getting around big, rugged parks such as Joshua Tree National Park can be tricky without the right rig. Fortunately for Joshua Tree's rangers, Friends of Joshua Tree have donated a heavy duty pickup truck for search-and-rescue operations.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 11th, 2011 2:08am
Montana High School Students Help With Cave Mapping Project At Grand Canyon National Park
While the showcase of Grand Canyon National Park is a big hole in the ground, there are smaller holes that lead into the park's basement. Recently a group of Montana high school students helped park staff inventory some of those caves.
Cedar Breaks National Monument Again Pushes Back Its Opening Date
Having already pushed back the summer opening date once, Cedar Breaks National Monument officials are finding themselves having to due it again, this time until June 17.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2011 2:22am
Animals in Warfare Subject of New Exhibit at Saratoga National Historical Park
A new exhibit at Saratoga National Historical Park explores an aspect of warfare from centuries past that seldom receives much attention: the often important roles played by
animals in military campaigns.
- By Jim Burnett - June 10th, 2011 1:38am
Fire Danger Leads To Partial Closure of Saguaro National Park
With Arizona undergoing one of its worst fire seasons ever, officials at Saguaro National Park have instituted a closure of parts of the Rincon Mountain District as a precaution.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 9th, 2011 8:14am
Yosemite National Park Officials Instituting Reservation Program Changes To Stop Campsite Scalping
With hopes of bringing an end to the scalping of campsites, Yosemite National Park officials will require that visitors show some identification to claim their campsites, and won't allow reservations to be transferred to anyone else.
Rounding Them Up and Heading Them Out at Grand Teton National Park
They'll be rounding them up and heading them out at Grand Teton National Park this Saturday, which means motorists might encounter both a stronger taste of the West and some short delays along U.S. 26/89/191, according to park officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 9th, 2011 2:23am
