Spring Road Opening In Yellowstone National Park Starts Friday
Barring a major storm, a handful of roads in Yellowstone National Park will open Friday at 8 a.m.
- By NPT Staff - April 19th, 2018 1:15am
Rim Rock Drive East Hill Closure Extended 11 Days At Colorado National Monument
Rim Rock Drive from just inside the east (Grand Junction) entrance to DS Road in Colorado National Monument has been closed for the last month for reconstruction. The National Park Service and Federal Highways Administration now have agreed to extend the full road closure through May 4. The west entrance, visitor center and 18 miles of Rim Rock Drive remain open.
- By NPT Staff - April 19th, 2018 1:15am
Whalebone Gate At Penniman House In Cape National Seashore Is No More
Time catches up with most of us, and at Cape Cod National Seashore it has gotten the better of the iconic whalebone gate at the Captain Edward Penniman House in Eastham, Massachusetts.
- By NPT Staff - April 18th, 2018 2:15am
9th Outdoor Family Fun Day At Niobrara National Scenic River This Saturday
The Niobrara National Scenic River in Nebraska invites all young explorers, curious water users, and future outdoor enthusiasts to the 9th annual Outdoor Family Fun Day. This event offers a variety of activities for kids of all ages, and will be held at Smith Falls State Park on Saturday, April 21, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
- By NPT Staff - April 18th, 2018 2:00am
Rebuilding History At Sperry Chalet In Glacier National Park
With rock taken from a nearby talus slope and fir, cedar, and pine trees downed from the surrounding forests, craftsmen in 1913-14 raised the two-story Sperry Chalet near the lip of a cirque with a panoramic view into the heart of Glacier National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 18th, 2018 1:30am
Building Pressure Could Open New Vent At Kīlauea Volcano In Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Pressure building inside the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater on Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park could lead to a new vent at any time, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2018 7:22pm
Photography In The National Parks: Capturing Texture, Pattern, And Color In Your Compositions
Contributing photographer Rebecca Latson wants you to focus your powers of observation on the properties of texture, pattern, and color that you see in your viewfinder. Rebecca offers five techniques that she uses when photographing compositions focusing on any and all of these properties found within a national park.
Paving Project To Snarl South Rim Traffic At Grand Canyon National Park
A paving project is scheduled to begin Thursday on the Village Loop Drive at Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim, and it could snarl traffic into mid-May.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2018 1:45am
Mesa Verde National Park Says It Could Take 5 Years To Remove 12 Cattle, 80 Horses
In the latter part of the 19th century, cattle drives from Texas to Dodge City, Kansas, might involve upwards of 2,000 head of cattle and last two or three months. At Mesa Verde National Park, where a dozen cattle and 80 horses have been "trespassing" on park property, officials say it would take five years to remove them. And that it could take a decade to improve fencing along the park's boundaries to prevent livestock from returning to the park.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2018 1:15am
OIG: Most, But Not All, Of Secretary Zinke's Travel "Generally" Was Reasonable
Most of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's travel expenses in 2017 were "generally" reasonable, the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General found, but a $12,375 charter flight from Las Vegas to Kallispell, Montana, was questionable.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2018 4:03pm
