As the partial government shutdown comes to the end of its first week, more national parks are being impacted. At Yosemite National Park in California, some visitor facilities were closed because of human waste and public safety issues.

Most of us never visit a national park without a camera in tow, where it's the latest DSLR or your smartphone or tablet. We all want to come home with some great shots. Throughout the past year Contributing Photographer Rebecca Latson has shared her secrets for getting some incredible photos in the National Park System. Here's a look back at her words of wisdom, and supporting photos.

Fifty years ago, Ed Abbey warned the public about Industrial Tourism and the National Parks. He pretty much nailed it. So now what can we do?

Back in October we told you about an ingenious interpretive tool that coaxed visitors to Grand Canyon National Park to use a manual typewriter to convey their immediate thoughts while gazing into the canyon. Not only where we impressed, but so were those who picked the 2018 National Freeman Tilden Award, which goes to the top interpreter in the National Park Service.