Thanks again to all who donated to the Traveler recently and are looking forward to receiving a special edition Traveler water bottle. While we had expected to have the bottles sent out to you by now, unforeseen delays at Liberty Bottleworks have slowed their arrival, but they should soon be here.

Mountain music and those who carry on its tradition are celebrated at the Blue Ridge Music Center. Join the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation for a 30-minute Zoom webinar at 11 a.m. Eastern, Tuesday, September 15, to explore the history of this Parkway destination near Galax, Virginia, and how it came to be.

A young mountain lion in California's Santa Monica Mountains shows signs of inbreeding, according to National Park Service biologists, and there could be others suffering from a similar lack of genetic diversity.

Summer's all but officially over (just ask folks in Montana, Wyoming or Colorado!), and the main season for traveling is gone. Which means it's time to start planning next year's park explorations. And that begs the question: What in the National Park System is on your bucket list?