By the Numbers: Dry Tortugas National Park
Nearly all of Florida's Dry Tortugas National Park is underwater, but there is a lot more to this amazing place than meets the eye.
- By Bob Janiskee - June 11th, 2010 2:55am
The Yosemite Fund and The Yosemite Association Come Together Under The "Yosemite Conservancy"
The Yosemite Fund and the Yosemite Association, which late last year announced their plans to combine operations, are now operating under the name of the Yosemite Conservancy.
Dream Hikes Coast to Coast, Your Guide to America's Most Memorable Trails
In Dream Hikes Coast to Coast author Jack Bennett has done something more than a few folks would like to do: Head out on some great hikes, and then write about them. In assembling his hiking list, he took an approach that is both laudable...and disappointing.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 11th, 2010 2:19am
Fire Season Arrives Early and Vigorous In Alaska's National Parks
Though the wildfire season really hasn't started in the Rockies, Sierra Nevada, or Cascade ranges, it's been well under way in Alaska, where national park fire managers are reporting unusual fire behavior.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 11th, 2010 2:06am
America's Smallest National Park Lodge
Wednesday entailed a short drive of 75 miles along the Blue Ridge Parkway on a day of clouds, mist, and fog. Even in this weather the parkway is an enjoyable drive, especially compared to interstates with speeding vehicles and pesky 18-wheelers.
- By David and Kay Scott - June 11th, 2010 2:05am
Cables Should Be Strung Up Half Dome In Yosemite National Park By June 16
The cables are finally going up the shoulder of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2010 2:07pm
Bluffs Lodge and the Best Coffee Shop in a National Park
As our lodging experts, David and Kay Scott, continue on their 2010 odyssey across the National Park System, they get to sample some of the best lodging, food, and coffee there is to be had. This dispatch came from the Bluffs Lodge along the Blue Ridge Parkway
- By David and Kay Scott - June 10th, 2010 2:53am
Cattle Drive Could Slow Traffic in Grand Teton National Park on Saturday
They'll be rounding them up and moving them out Saturday morning in Grand Teton National Park, which means you could encounter traffic delays near Moran Junction for a while.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2010 2:39am
Treasures Of America's National Parks
Before Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan came out with their view of the National Park System, many others were turning their cameras on the parks. One collection I've found that is worthy of space in your DVD collection is Treasures of America's National Parks, a six-disk collection of some of the system's icons.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2010 2:30am
Circumstances Force National Park Service to Actively Manage Wildlife
Florida panther kittens dosed with dewormers. Black-footed ferrets inoculated against plague. Sterilizing horses at Cape Lookout National Seashore and elk at Rocky Mountain National Park. And now Yellowstone National Park bison that could be vaccinated against brucellosis via air gun.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2010 2:17am
