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National Parks In Northern Arizona Celebrate Archaeology Month Throughout March

Submitted by NPT Staff on February 26, 2013 - 2:42am
Archaeology will be the topic of discussion throughout March in national monuments in northern Arizona.

Arizona Officials Planning Shooting Range Near Walnut Canyon National Monument

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 17, 2011 - 2:20am
Unless Arizona officials change their minds, a visit to Walnut Canyon National Monument soon could be against the staccato backdrop of gunfire courtesy of a shooting range the state intends to build near the monument.

U.S. Highway 89, The Scenic Route to Seven Western National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 2, 2010 - 3:38am
U.S. Highway 89: The Scenic Route to Seven National Parks
U.S. 89 is a relatively narrow thread of pavement that wends its way 1,600 miles from Glacier National Park in northern Montana to Tumacacori National Historical Park in southern Arizona. Along the way, it passes through five states, past seven units of the National Park System, and through thousands of years of human experience. Ann Torrence captures this sliver of history in words and photographs in a story that is decided off the racetrack known as the interstate highway system.

Route 66 Fans Rejoice! Here's a Great New Source of Information On "The Mother Road"

Submitted by Jim Burnett on September 29, 2009 - 2:52am
In the days before interstate highways made travel faster—and usually a lot less interesting—a road trip to some popular NPS sites included a drive on at least part of Route 66. Fans of the historic highway now have a great new resource for information about the famous route.

This Park Nourishes Its Forest Service Roots

Submitted by Jim Burnett on November 30, 2008 - 4:59am
This park celebrates its 93rd anniversary today, but the area was first protected in 1904 as part of the San Francisco Mountain Reserve. It's not in California, however, and it was managed by the U.S. Forest Service until 1934.