New York Man Missing At Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park rangers faced wintry conditions Friday in their search for a 24-year-old New York man who hadn't been heard from in two weeks.
- September 11th, 2020
Rocky Mountain National Park
Parks On Fire
Rocky Mountain, Sequoia, Saguaro, Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks all were dealing with wildfires Monday, as was Point Reyes National Seashore, though a potent cold front sweeping down from Canada could bring some relief for firefighters in Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone.
- September 7th, 2020
From 125° Fahrenheit To Heavy Snow: Not Just Another Week In The Parks
From 125° Fahrenheit to 5°F and heavy snow, September in the National Park System is announcing its arrival in extremes.
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #14
It's time to test your national parks knowledge and learn a little bit of national parks trivia, too, with the latest National Parks Quiz and Trivia piece (#14). See how much you know about the nation's protected lands before checking the answers at the bottom of the piece.
- August 26th, 2020
Nearby Fire Prompts Closures In Rocky Mountain National Park
In this skillet hot and talc dry summer of 2020 in the Intermountain West, worries over wildfires are spurring a strong measure of caution. That was evident Tuesday at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, where officials closed a section of the park due to a fire outside of the park's boundaries.
Rocky Mountain National Park Banning Campfires
With ongoing drought and hot, dry, windy weather conducive to wildfires, Rocky Mountain National Park officials are banning campfires inside the park.
- August 13th, 2020
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #13
It’s time, again, to find out just how much you really know about these national parks and protected lands with another National Parks Traveler Quiz And Trivia piece. Test your knowledge before checking the answers, then read a little bit of national park trivia with which you can use to impress family and friends.
- August 4th, 2020
Unroped Climber Falls Hundreds Of Feet To Death In Rocky Mountain National Park
A young Colorado man climbing at Rocky Mountain National Park without being roped in fell 600-800 feet to his death from the east face of Longs Peak.
Hiker Shot By Own Gun At Rocky Mountain National Park
A hiker carrying a handgun in his pack shot himself at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado when the gun discharged when he set the pack down on a rock at Emerald Lake.
Microscopic Plastics Adding To Pollution Load In Western National Parks
More than 2 million pounds of microplastics, the equivalent of 123 million plastic bottles, settle on national parks and other public lands in the West each year, adding to the growing pollution loads these protected areas carry, according to a new study.
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