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09/23/2009 - 10:16amThe Pacific Northwest Trail Will Establish Important LinkagesFor what it's worth --thread drift, for sure -- there was a story the other day in the [b][i]Wall Street Journal[/i][/b] about the sour economy spurring an increase in the number of AT through-hikers. "I wouldn't do this if I was employed," Dan Kearns, a 32-year-old construction worker who decided ...
09/18/2009 - 5:06pmJoshua Tree National Park Nabs Man Accused of Scattering Thousands of Golf Balls in the ParkActually, Joe Zarki works for the park. He was detailing the episode to Jim. He wasn't the one throwing golf balls.
09/17/2009 - 10:20amNational Park System Quiz 69: CampingYour memory is spot on re the Golden Eagle Pass offering the same public lands access as the $80 ATB. For what it's worth, there have been efforts in the Senate to restore the $50 National Parks Pass. Not sure how successful they'll be, however.
09/17/2009 - 8:10amA Sad Sign of the Times: NPS Promotes Body Armor Options To RangersAnonymous, the only way you legally can carry weapons in the parks is if you're licensed to do so. My guess is that since you live abroad you'd have a hard time qualifying. As for going "deep" into the Rockies and Yellowstone, I've been doing it for three-plus decades and ...
09/16/2009 - 8:16pmReader Participation Day: Are You An East Coast, West Coast, or Gulf Coast National Seashore Person?Bruce, dude, it's gotta be in a national park! Can you zoom in on one?
09/16/2009 - 6:26pmReader Participation Day: Are You An East Coast, West Coast, or Gulf Coast National Seashore Person?Heck, we're practically neighbors. I spent my formative years in Somerset County, just north of Princeton.
09/16/2009 - 5:11pmGustavus Moose Hunt: If You're Heading to Alaska for a Moose Hunt, You Might Want to Read ThisYeah, but a parked Buick won't try to trample you if you miss and piss it off....
09/16/2009 - 5:10pmReader Participation Day: Are You An East Coast, West Coast, or Gulf Coast National Seashore Person?Island Paddler, Surf City, or Beach Haven?
09/16/2009 - 3:21pmVarious Care-Taking Projects Under Way in Rocky Mountain National ParkRodF et al, Here's the park's explanation of how they decided on how best to perform this work: [quote]Most projects within the park, and specifically projects within designated wilderness, go through an extensive project clearance review that asks several questions: (1) Is this project/action necessary? (2) What options are available ...
09/16/2009 - 12:53pmNational Park System Quiz 69: CampingThe senior pass is indeed a heckuva bargain (one I'm still too young to appreciate;-)), but it begs a question: Should such an incredible discount be given to retirees, who in many cases probably can afford not only $10 [b][i]every year[/i][/b] to renew their pass but probably five times that ...
09/16/2009 - 7:54amReader Participation Day: Are You An East Coast, West Coast, or Gulf Coast National Seashore Person?Salty it is, guys. We'll get to the lakeshores in due time, but what's a summer vacation without a salty breeze?
09/14/2009 - 9:27amFederal Judge Issues Scathing Opinion in Blocking "Concealed Carry" In National Parks, Wildlife RefugesChris, the regulation allowing concealed carry in national parks that fall within states that allow the same is scheduled to take effect in February 2010.
09/14/2009 - 9:25amVisiting Badlands National Park is Like Stepping Into the PastThanks Chuck. The proof readers obviously took the weekend off:(
09/11/2009 - 10:29amIt's Harvest Time At Capitol Reef National Park!Marshall, thanks for your kind words. We do the best we can. As for number of articles, believe it or not with the great help of Bob Janiskee and Jim Burnett through the end of August we've posted more articles than in all of 2008! As to your question, it's ...
09/09/2009 - 8:32pmMystery Photo No. 14: Beam Me Up Scotty!You're soooo close, anonymous, that I should give it to you. Right park, but wrong location...and without identifying the purpose of the chairs. We're so close to the end of the day.....the answer will be posted early Thursday.
09/09/2009 - 3:49pmMystery Photo No. 14: Beam Me Up Scotty!Ahhhh, no.
09/09/2009 - 3:33pmMystery Photo No. 14: Beam Me Up Scotty!Nope.
09/09/2009 - 3:03pmMystery Photo No. 14: Beam Me Up Scotty!As the saying goes, 'you're getting warm...' But what are they, and where in Yellowstone?
09/09/2009 - 12:53pmMystery Photo No. 14: Beam Me Up Scotty!I've never been to Klondike Gold Rush NHP, but I do know this photo wasn't taken there.
09/09/2009 - 11:14amMystery Photo No. 14: Beam Me Up Scotty!Boy, I'd like to say you're close....but not even;-)
09/09/2009 - 10:57amMystery Photo No. 14: Beam Me Up Scotty!Nope, not Alagnak.
09/09/2009 - 8:49amMystery Photo No. 14: Beam Me Up Scotty!Nope, not Rushmore.
09/09/2009 - 7:45amMystery Photo No. 14: Beam Me Up Scotty!No, not Falling Waters.
09/04/2009 - 9:43amIt Ain't Sexy: Charting The Next Two Decades At Apostle Islands National LakeshoreThanks Mike!
09/03/2009 - 3:40pmNational Park Foundation, Armed With $500,000 Grant, Working To Bring More Minorities into National ParksJack, That money is not pork, it's from a private foundation. Statistics bear out that neither the National Park Service nor national park visitation is as diverse as the rest of the nation.
09/03/2009 - 3:16pmIllegal Guiding Service Busted in Zion National ParkStay tuned, folks. On Sunday we'll revisit this issue with the park's explanation for why commercial guiding isn't allowed for canyoneering trips.
09/03/2009 - 12:59pmRock Slide Expected to Keep Zion National Park's Weeping Rock Trail Closed At Least Through Labor DayI was wondering the same, what with slides in Great Smoky and Olympic earlier this summer...Not sure if there's a "season" for rock slides.
09/02/2009 - 11:38amIllegal Guiding Service Busted in Zion National ParkWe're looking into that, Marshall. Stay tuned.
09/01/2009 - 5:57pmNational Park Foundation, Armed With $500,000 Grant, Working To Bring More Minorities into National ParksThanks. Operator failure.;-) It's fixed now.
08/31/2009 - 5:56pmTraveler’s Checklist: New River Gorge National RiverCarl, being a WVU alum, I know what you're saying. Not only did I fall in love with Blackwater Falls SP during my college days, but I also guided on the Cheat and New rivers. Spectacular, simply spectacular. And then there's Dolly Sods. And thanks for the kind words for ...
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