Pinnacles National Monument: Should It Be Labeled A National Park?
There's a move afoot in Congress to have the name of Pinnacles National Monument changed to Pinnacles National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2009 2:54pm
Pinnacles National Monument
Volcanics in the National Parks: They Ain't All Tied to "Redoubt"
Yellowstone National Park entered the new year shaking and rattling. Fortunately, there hasn’t been any real rolling just yet. But over at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Redoubt Volcano has been going through its own gyrations, and volcanologists suspect it just might erupt any time now. Against that backdrop, if you want to see volcanics in action, or signs thereof, the National Park System has many opportunities for you.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 4th, 2009 2:38pm
National Park Quiz 19: Trails
You’ll have fun with this week’s quiz, even if you don’t stride or ride the national park trails. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you remove the meadow muffins from our favorite hiking trail.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 10:22am
National Park Quiz 15: Ring of Fire
This week’s quiz tests your knowledge of geologic features and processes in the national parks that lie within the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that rings the Pacific Basin. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we'll make you write "convergent boundary" 100 times on the whiteboard.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 8:05am
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