National Park Quiz 75: Potpourri IV
Here’s another grab bag to work through. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll remind you that cheaters never prosper.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 12:31pm
Grand Canyon National Park
Dark, Starry Skies Above National Parks Celebrated by Posters, Forthcoming Book
Some of the best star gazing can be had in national parks. Proof of that can be found at Natural Bridges National Monument, Yellowstone National Park, Big Bend National Park, even Acadia National Park. Those and other park settings are celebrated in a series of night sky posters issued in conjunction with the International Year of Astronomy.
Night_Sky_Program_Brief.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 8th, 2009 4:00am
National Park Service Hires Software Company to Help Track Emergency Medical Data
It's good to know that the National Park Service has hired a software company to track data related to search-and-rescue incidents. Let's just hope their work is a little more accurate than their press release.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 9th, 2009 3:59pm
Man Dies in Fall From South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park
Rangers at Grand Canyon National Park are trying to determine how a man fell 200 feet to his death from the South Rim near Mather Point.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 29th, 2009 9:02am
Parking and Traffic Changes Will Ease Congestion at Grand Canyon National Park
Big changes in roads, parking and other facilities are nearing completion on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The result should be a much-improved visitor experience, beginning this month. The real payoff will come with next summer's crowds.
- By Jim Burnett - November 27th, 2009 4:01am
Road Access To North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park To Close Monday, November 30
Years ago there was a lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon just outside the national park's boundaries. It would operate through the winter as a cross-country ski resort. Sadly, it's no longer in operation, and its snowcat rides to the North Rim are a thing of the past as well. Which means that after Monday, if you want to gaze into the canyon before next spring you'll have to walk or ski there, as road access is closing down.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 25th, 2009 4:00am
Pay Attention: Rules Are Changing For Getting Backpacking Permits at Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park long has run its backpacking permit operation with a four-month lead time. In other words, you could walk into the backcountry office on February 1 and ask for a permit for a date in June and receive it. Well, the rules are changing friends.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 21st, 2009 4:00am
National Park Mystery Spot 5 Revealed: You’ll Find It At the Bottom of the Grand Canyon
Were you able to solve yesterday’s mystery spot quiz?
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 9:25am
This Time, the SPOT Alert Was Real, Leading Grand Canyon National Park Rangers to Man With Broken Leg
This time the signal from SPOT really was sent seeking aid with a medical emergency, alerting Grand Canyon National Park rangers to a man with a fractured leg deep in the canyon.
National Park Mystery Spot 5: A Jenny May Take you There
Lots of very tired people have been very happy to arrive at this place. Can you identify it with just a few clues?
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 9:24am
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