Jennifer Pharr Davis Discusses Speed Hiking, Long-Distance Hiking, And Youth in the Outdoors
For some, hiking can be addicting. For Jennifer Pharr Davis, it became both an avocation and her vocation.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail Grows by Roughly 2 Miles
Note to all you mile-conscious Appalachian Trail thru-hikers: Your trail data book is out-of-date. Latest measurements show the foot path is now 2,180 miles on the dot, up nearly 2 miles from 2009's length.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 16th, 2010 3:15am
Appalachian Mountain Club Pursues Sustainable Forestry In Northern Maine
Should controversy surround the decision by the Appalachian Mountain Club to pursue sustainable logging in northern Maine? A group pushing to see the area designated as a national park is furious over the club's move.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 14th, 2010 3:15am
Comments Show Opposition And Support For New Power Line Corridor Across Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
As National Park Service officials settle down to draft an Environmental Impact Statement on a proposal for a larger transmission line corridor across Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, they'll take with them a large number of public comments expressing support for, and opposition to, the idea.
Mennonite Women Backpacking and Bears Falling in Shenandoah National Park
Fall is a spectacular season to hike in Shenandoah National Park. Reds, golds, greens and browns are dappling the hillsides, deer are on the move, and, if your timing is excellent, bears are falling from the trees and Mennonite women are backpacking along the Appalachian Trail.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 26th, 2011 9:34am
Reader Participation Day: Help Us Name the Best Adventures In the National Park System, Lower 48 Edition
What are the best adventures in the National Park System in the Lower 48? For sure, three weeks floating the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park has to be one, and climbing the Grand Teton in its namesake park is another. But then what?
Another Week Added to Transmission Line EIS Comment Period at Delaware Water Gap NRA
Another week has been added to collect public comment on a study into a proposal to substantially upgrade a transmission power corridor that crosses the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - September 2nd, 2010 12:31pm
Park Service Says No Predetermined Outcome With Transmission Project at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
In a move to counter whispers, National Park Service officials have issued a statement that they have not developed a predetermined position on a power transmission line a company wants to run through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River.
Snow Impedes Blind Hiker on Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Another Blind Hiker Targets Pacific Crest Trail
A blind hiker who set off last month to go end-to-end on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail has had to reorganize his trek due to heavy snows and ice in the Smokies of North Carolina. Meanwhile, another visually impaired hiker is set on conquering the Pacific Crest Trail.
Updated: Effort In Maine To Restrict Guns From National Park Units Falls Short of Goal
A concerted effort in Maine to draw the line on national park visitors arming themselves has fallen short of the original goal. But the measure Gov. John Baldacci signed this week will at least outlaw open carry in Acadia National Park.
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