How Would A Second Trump Presidency Affect The National Park …
Mar 25, 2024 · Though the U.S. presidential election is eight months away, those desiring a more conservative approach to government already have laid out plans they'd like to see implemented if Donald Trump wins, and many would affect the National Park System and wildlife within the …
Mount Who? How Did This Famous Park Get Its Name?
Jun 2, 2009 · The nearly 400 units of our National Park System include the names of some famous men and women, along with those of natural features and historical events, but the origin one of those monikers is a bit more obscure. During a visit to Mount Rushmore National Memorial last summer, I overheard one of those classic tourist questions. A …
Parks Slowly Recovering From Damage Inflicted By Helene
Oct 3, 2024 · Editor's note: This updates with the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway closed. As damage assessments and recovery work slowly progressed in national park units from North Carolina to Georgia that were hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene, National Park Service officials decided to close the entire 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway as a public safety precaution.
RVing The Parks | Choose Your National Park RV Carefully
Feb 19, 2020 · The rustic accommodations of national park campsites get us closer to nature than private campgrounds outside the park. But opting for that primitive experience often puts RVers like you and me in the middle of that classic Goldilocks conundrum. Without good planning, we just don’t know if a campground can easily accommodate our home on wheels. I can’t count the number of times we have ...
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For more than 19 years the National Parks Traveler has been working to keep those who own the National Park System — you, the American public — informed not only on how to make the most out of your national park vacation, but aware of management decisions made by the National Park Service and Congress.
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #70
Jan 6, 2024 · How many of you have visited Fossil Butte National Monument in Wyoming? Considered “America’s aquarium in stone,” you’ll have seen some of the world’s best-preserved fossils. According to the NPS, “The fossils found here once lived in and around a large freshwater lake 52-million-years ago in the early Eocene epoch.”
The Unusual Story Behind Death Valley National Park's Popular …
Sep 14, 2014 · Death Valley National Park has plenty of colorful place names, including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Last Chance Mountain, and Devil's Golf Course, so modern-day visitors might be understandably curious about the one given to one of the most popular scenic overlooks in the park: Zabriskie Point.. The explanation may be a bit surprising, since the name is tied to an activity not usually ...
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Accessing the Blue Ridge Parkway - National Parks Traveler
At almost half a thousand miles in length, from northern Virginia to southwestern North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Parkway is as decentralized a park as can be imagined. Its access points and amenities are similarly distributed over a broad area; so shorter trips are eminently doable and easily targeted to your interests. This is a park experience predicated on driving.
Kalispell, Gateway To Glacier National Park
Flying into Kalispell, your eyes dart here and there, trying to take in all the peaks clawing skyward.While this laid-back Montana town is the western gateway to Glacier National Park, it's also seated in the Crown of the Continent, an idea as much as a phrase that captures Rocky Mountain wildness.It's a 10-million-acre chunk of wildness, one that overlaps the U.S.-Canadian