National Parks Traveler3 天
Fatality On Big Bend’s Emory Peak From Apparent Suicide
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, the Big Bend National Park Communication Center received a 911 call from a group of hikers reporting a gunshot and a seriously injured visitor at ...
National Parks Traveler14 天
Washington Company Agrees To Pay $900,000 For Resource Damage At Lake Roosevelt NRA
A Washington state utility company has agreed to pay $900,000 in damages for natural resource and archaeological damage it ...
National Parks Traveler18 天
New Concessionaire Chosen For Peaks Of Otter Lodge
Peaks of Otter Lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia will transition to a new concessionaire in January. The National ...
National Parks Traveler14 天
Six Tribes Sign Historic Preservation Agreements With National Park Service
The NPS collaborates with Tribes to transfer historic preservation responsibilities and empower Tribal Historic Preservation ...
National Parks Traveler4 天
Death Valley National Park's Scotty's Castle To Finally Reopen For Walking Tours
Scotty's Castle, in Death Valley National Park, is reopening for walking tours on select Saturdays and Sundays, starting December 7, 2024, and lasting through March 23, 2025. “The patient is not dead.
National Parks Traveler3 天
Truck Hauling Chickpeas Catches Fire In Death Valley National Park
One wouldn’t think chickpeas might become a problem at Death Valley National Park in California until a tractor-trailer carrying 44,000 pounds (19,958 kg) of dried chickpeas burned up in the park on ...
National Parks Traveler6 天
A Receding Lake Mead Has A Serious Illegal Road Situation
Though Lake Mead has enjoyed a slight rise in water levels over the past few years, it's been receding for decades. As it recedes, the amount of illegal roads and trails that have formed in Lake Mead ...
National Parks Traveler1 年
Soaking In The History Of Radium Hot Springs
Relaxation doesn’t come naturally to everyone, so when I grudgingly slipped into the steamy, mineral-rich water at Radium Hot Springs, I couldn’t help but think of that deadly day in 1967 when a semi ...
National Parks Traveler7 年
Capitol Reef Geology
The geology of the Colorado Plateau is fascinating, with its deeply grooved canyons, soaring buttes, and colorful outcrops. Capitol Reef National Park certainly wasn't shorted when this geology was ...
National Parks Traveler7 天
Valles Caldera National Preserve
After entrance fee collection was paused in 2017, Valles Caldera National Preserve will again collect fees in 2025.
National Parks Traveler5 天
Mount Rainier National Park Is Looking For Seasonal Rental Properties For 2025
Mount Rainier National Park is searching for properties to lease for its employees during the spring, summer, and fall seasons (March through November) of 2025. With limited housing options in and ...
National Parks Traveler7 年
Human and Natural History: Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Mountains, that first, hazy blue ripple of Appalachian summits encountered when motorists head west from more coastal areas, run from North Carolina to Pennsylvania. The Blue Ridge ...