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Teach Your Kids to Enjoy Hiking With Shenandoah National Park's Family Hiking Program

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on June 28, 2009 - 3:07am

Hiking is an easy and enjoyable activity that can quickly turn into a lifelong passion. And while it's as easy as setting one foot in front of another on a path through the woods, sometimes the fleeting attention spans of kids can make that difficult. That's where the rangers of Shenandoah National Park come in.

Shenandoah National Park Offers Family Camping Program

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on June 3, 2009 - 3:23am

While August traditionally is the worst month to be in Washington, D.C., due to the high humidity, Shenandoah National Park officials hope to entice a few families into the mountains in late June: They're offering a family camping program.

Take a Hike In Shenandoah National Park to Celebrate National Trails Day

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on May 25, 2009 - 2:45am

National Trails Day falls on Saturday, June 6, and the folks at Shenandoah National Park have plenty of ways for you to celebrate.

Don't Take National Park Landscapes for Granted

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on May 17, 2009 - 2:11am

How comfortable have we become with national park settings? With the big sweep of granite that frames the Yosemite Valley, with Old Faithful's not-quite-so-faithful demonstrations of steam and hot water, with the fall's colorful deciduous forests of Great Smoky and Shenandoah?

Spring Openings on Tap for Shenandoah National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on March 25, 2009 - 2:44am

Winter's worst apparently is behind in the mid-Atlantic states, as Shenandoah National Park is beginning to open its facilities for the spring. In fact, the Big Meadows Campground opens Friday.

Spring Blooms Not Too Far Away in Shenandoah, Blue Ridge Parkway, And Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on March 15, 2009 - 11:48am

Sunflowers, violets, trillium and other wildflowers are just around the proverbial corner in the Appalachian Mountains. You can spot these and dozens of others in Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, as well as along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

National Park Quiz 45: Green

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on March 11, 2009 - 2:30am

St. Patrick’s Day is less than a week away, so this week’s quiz will see if you’re ready to start thinking green. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “The shamrock of Irish legend is a three-leaf clover symbolizing the Holy Trinity.”