As we cruise over the liquid border from Canada into the United States, the captain of the M.V. International slows down so we can see the hint of two stone boundary markers in a narrow patch of razed forest along Upper Waterton Lake.
Planning for your next national park trip once the parks re-open? Can’t decide where to go? Photographer Rebecca Latson shares her final list of favorite spots for photo ops within national parks she’s visited. Perhaps her favorite spots will become your favorite spots. Or perhaps her favorite spots already are your favorite spots.
You can learn quite a bit from children's books. To prove this point, information from a children's book about national parks has been used for National Parks Quiz And Trivia #8. See how much you know, and how much you learn.
While many experts agree that a defined “fire season” no longer exists, summer remains hot, hot, hot across the United States and within the National Park System. Across our protected lands, rangers and National Park Service staff are taking extra precautions to both prevent fires while fighting blazes once they erupt.
Only about 30 percent of people who visit Denali National Park & Preserve in Alaska ever get to see the tallest mountain in North America. Most of the time, Denali remains hidden from view. If you visit this park, will you be one of the lucky 30 percent?
The aurora borealis (Northern Lights) have long been a source of fascination for people fortunate to live in—or visit—locations where they are visible. Now, thanks to the photographic and musical talents of two volunteers, all of us can enjoy a beautiful time-lapse video of the aurora over Denali National Park.
If you want to enter this year's Denali National Park & Preserve road lottery, which is scheduled for September 16-19, 2011, you can do it at any time during June, but you'll have to do it online.
During the late April to early July climbing season on Mt. McKinley, more than 1,100 climbers from all over the world will be testing themselves against a windy, cold, and snowy 20,000-footer that rates as one of the world's most challenging climbs.