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These National Parks Are Hosting Astronomy Festivals in 2024
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 hours agoMany national parks are now using the tagline “half the park is after dark” to remind visitors to...
Watch out for poison hemlock, the deadly plant blooming across Virginia
Axios· 9 hours agoThe plant that may have killed Socrates could also be growing in your backyard. Why it matters:...
Head ranger’s 3 favorite places in Rocky Mountain National Park — and one where you’ll never find...
Denver Post· 3 days agoPeak, Keyhole Route A friend of Ingram’s, who was a climbing ranger at Yosemite National Park when...
Gregory Scruggs: Why North Cascades is Washington's wildest national park
Houston Chronicle· 14 hours agoVisiting a national park in Washington while enjoying a modicum of solitude has become a logistical feat: This summer, Mount Rainier National< ...
1 Malaysian climber dead, 1 rescued near the top of Denali, North America's tallest mountain
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoA third member of their team...lower on Denali in Alaska. After days of cloudy, windy conditions,...
Climber rescued from 20,000-foot mountain — 2 days after partner dies in snow cave
The Sacramento Bee· 6 days agoA climber was rescued near the peak of the highest mountain in North America — two days after his climbing partner died inside their snow cave, officials ...
New trails will debut at this mountain-bike festival, WA’s oldest
Seattle Times· 6 hours agoFreshly packed dirt with a hint of spring rain: That intoxicating new trail smell will entice riders...
California rock climber sentenced to life for sexual assaults inside Yosemite National Park
The Sacramento Bee· 2 days agoFour women, at times tightly holding hands, could barely contain their cries of relief as a Sacramento federal judge sentenced a prominent professional climber and guidebook author to life in ...
Two climbers rescued from America's highest peak. Remains of third recovered at Denali.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“Zulkifli Bin... mountaineering patrol providing ground support.” Yusof and two climbing partners,...
The 15 Least-Visited National Parks (Because Nature Is So Much Better Without the Crowds)
PureWow via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOf the 63 U.S. national parks, none is more popular than the Great Smoky Mountains. According to the...