Naked Hikers Let It All Hang Out On the Summer Solstice
The summer solstice arrived early this morning. Now we’ll experience the longest day, the shortest night, and perhaps a spate of naked hiking.
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June 30 is Deadline for Comments on Death Valley Wilderness Stewardship Plan
If you’d like to comment on wilderness resource values and management alternatives in the largest named wilderness in the continental U.S., you’ve still got time, but you’d better hurry. The deadline for public input on the Death Valley Wilderness Stewardship Plan has been extended to June 30.
Motorized Tours OK-ed for Cumberland Island National Seashore
Acting on a Congressional mandate, the Park Service will begin offering motorized tours at Cumberland Island National Seashore as soon as the necessary funding can be arranged.
Dead Whales On a Sullivan's Island Beach Remind Us That There’s No Such Place as “Away”
An exhausted pygmy whale and her calf washed ashore last week near Charleston, South Carolina, and had to be euthanized. The mother whale was starving because she swallowed a plastic bag tossed from a boat.
Update: At 25 Years and Counting, Jackson Hole Airport Still Owes For Its Footprint
Jackson Hole Airport still hasn’t compensated the Park Service for the 533-acre footprint it planted inside Grand Teton National Park back in the 1980s. TNC says it’s high time for this 25-year old debt to be paid and suggests how the money can be raised.
Don’t Do This with Your Helicopter
You can’t let people jump out of your helicopter anywhere you please. You can’t buzz the crowd on the shore. You can’t endanger other visitors when you land your helicopter on a houseboat. And if you keep doing this kind of stuff at Glen Canyon, law enforcement rangers will make your acquaintance and a federal court will help to shape your future.
Recalling the Wonderland Hotel in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Demolition by Neglect?
Once a popular stopping spot in the Great Smoky Mountains, the Wonderland Hotel no longer exists. This video explains some of the hotel's history.
By robmutch - November 1st, 2011 9:07am
National Park Mystery Photo 7 Revealed: The Lady of the Woods
Lady of the Woods is the figure of a woman carved from a large volcanic boulder in Crater Lake National Park. The carver was Dr. Earl Russell Bush, a physician working for the Corps of Engineers, in October of 1917.
- By robmutch - November 1st, 2011 9:07am
Free Shuttle Makes Touring Bryce Canyon National Park Easy
Touring Bryce Canyon National Park this summer will be easier than ever thanks to free daily tours the park is offering on the Bryce Canyon Shuttle. And if you're a backpacker, this is a great way to catch a ride to the trailhead and then back to your car.
Planning For Blue Ridge Parkway's 75th Anniversary Moving Along
Plans for celebrating the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary in 2010 are moving along well. There's a rich mix of activities and events being planned, including community programs as well as professional seminars.
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