National Parks Traveler

How many of you have changed your mindset about one or more aspects of photography, cameras, lenses, camera packs, or travel over the years? Contributing photographer Rebecca Latson didn’t realize just how much some of her own photographic views have changed until rereading an interview written 11 years ago between herself and Traveler editor Kurt Repanshek.

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By Rebecca Latson - April 23rd, 2024 3:00am

Hydrothermal Deposits Record Climate Changes In Yellowstone

Yellowstone’s hydrothermal system has been powered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for at least the last ~2 million years by the release of heat from the magmatic system in the subsurface.

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By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2024 2:30am

19 Sites Added To The Underground Railroad Network to Freedom

Sites of daring escapes and places of refuge are among the 19 new listings added to the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

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By Compiled From N... - April 23rd, 2024 2:30am

Paving Projects Will Impact Pinnacles National Park Visitors

Later this month paving projects will begin in Pinnacles National Park in California, creating some access issues for visitors.

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By Compiled From N... - April 22nd, 2024 10:29am

Historic Borax Wagon Destroyed By Fire At Death Valley National Park

A privately owned historic wooden wagon used to haul borax ore out of Death Valley in the 1890s was destroyed by fire earlier this month, according to the National Park Service.

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By Compiled From N... - April 22nd, 2024 10:14am

Padre Island National Seashore Staff Studying Impacts Of Sea Level Rise On Turtles

How sea level rise might impact Kemp's ridley sea turtles at Padre Island National Seashore in Texas will be studied by seashore staff thanks to $153,000 in funding from the National Park Service.

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By Compiled From N... - April 22nd, 2024 2:30am

The Sinagua —The People Without Water

They have been called the Sinagua – The People Without Water. Spanish explorers referred to this region as Sierra Sin Agua, “mountains without water,” and archaeologists adopted the name.

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By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - April 21st, 2024 10:29am

Effort To See Wolverines Back In Colorado Moving Forward

Wolverines, which, aside from a straggler that passed through Rocky Mountain National Park in 2009, have been missing from Colorado since the early 1900s, but an effort moving through the state's legislature could launch a recovery program for the ferocious carnivores.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 21st, 2024 10:33am

Roadwork Will Create Traffic Delays In Yellowstone This Summer

Roadwork will slow your trip into Yellowstone National Park from the south this summer, while a project on the northern range will also cause some delays in the Lamar Valley.

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By Compiled From N... - April 20th, 2024 2:30am

BLM Intends To Block Mine Access Road Through Gates Of The Arctic National Park

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management intends to block a mine road proposed to cross Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska, determining that there's no evidence the proposed mine could be economically viable.