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.
Camping At Badlands - National Parks Traveler
Located less than a mile (1.62 km) from the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Cedar Pass RV and Campground is open April 11 – October 20, 2025 and offers 96 sites, including three ADA accessible sites, one of which is in the group site loop (see map). Accessible sites are not set aside specifically but instead offered on a first-come, first-served basis, so they may not be available if the ...
A Tale Of Cabins In The National Parks
Oct 6, 2024 · Becky: The cabins in which I stayed may not have possessed hugely scenic views, but they were still close to where the action was.For instance, my Old Faithful Lodge fourplex cabin led across the gravel road between cabin and main lodge right onto the Upper Geyser Basin boardwalks, Old Faithful Geyser, Geyser Hill, and the Observation Point trailhead.
A Deeper Dive Into The Newly Formed National Wilderness Coalition
Oct 23, 2024 · NWC's mission, when it comes to policy, is to support legislation that strengthens protection for existing wilderness areas and expands them when possible, and to use wilderness conservation as a tool to "address the ongoing degradation of wildlands, climate change, biodiversity loss, and the lack of access to nature,” according to a statement from the NWC.
Point Reyes National Seashore Settles On Tule Elk Plan
Dec 2, 2024 · Tule elk at Point Reyes National Seashore will have more room to roam, but fewer manmade water holes, under a management plan approved by the National Park Service.. The plan being adopted at the seashore in California calls for removal of a tule elk enclosure fence and all temporary water systems installed during the most recent drought. At the same time, the Park Service will erect a ...
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 ...
Yosemite's Legendary Bracebridge Dinner Returns This Christmas …
Dec 9, 2024 · After a five-year hiatus, the Bracebridge Dinner returns to the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park this holiday season.. It's a nearly century-old dinner theater Christmas pageant, famous for both the elaborate seven course meal (that will set you back a bit — tickets for this year's event are over $500 each) and the equally lavish entertainment.
Jasper National Park Emerges From The Ashes Of A Wildfire
Nov 29, 2024 · In a mountain forest ravaged by fire in Jasper National Park, charred trees stand alongside a few that look like giraffes, their blackened trunks dotted with golden patches.Locals have taken to calling these strange beauties giraffe, cheetah or leopard trees. Parks Canada wildfire specialists don’t have a name for this and neither apparently do their Canadian Forest Service/Natural Resources ...
Mount Rainier Is Shrinking According To New Measurements
Oct 14, 2024 · Mount Rainier's true summit is no longer where it once was. Today, if you climb Rainier, the centerpiece of Mount Rainier National Park, you'll summit at a spot called Columbia Crest.Officially, according to the U.S. Geologocal Survey, it's 14,410 feet.
Repairing The Blue Ridge Parkway In The Wake Of Helene Won't …
Oct 12, 2024 · Through the years, Mike Litterest has been assigned storm recovery duties in a dozen or so national parks, but he's never seen devastation like that visited on the Blue Ridge Parkway from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. "I can say, really without hesitation, that the destructive force of what hit the Blue Ridge Parkway is unlike anything I've seen at any of the other ones," he said during a ...