WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Next 100 Coalition of more than 50 civil rights, environmental justice, conservation, and community organizations on Monday sent a letter to the president expressing concern with the ambiguous guidance and lack of transparency in the Executive Order Review of Designations Under...
Teresa Baker is a national parks junkie. She is so enamored with the units and mission of the National Park Service, she created the African American National Park Event, an annual June weekend dedicated to getting blacks and other people of color to visit. So...
Note: The following is a statement from the Next 100 Coalition, of which The Trail Posse is a member. Washington, D.C. – Today, the President signed an Executive Order directing the administration to review national monuments over 100,000 acres designated after 1996 under the Antiquities...
March of last year was when the national parks started picking up momentum toward another record-smashing year for visitation. But this year is a different story, with the big units showing signs of a centennial hangover. Celebrating its 100th birthday, the National Park Service had...
The Taggart & Bradley Lakes Download Highlights: Great views of the Tetons for moderate effort, two glacial lakes, wildlife. Travel Time (from Urban Centers to Park/Trailhead): Twenty-five minutes from Jackson, Wy. Nearby Supplies and Gas: Moose (2.8 miles). Difficulty: There is some moderate climbing, via...
The Bierstadt Lake Download Highlights: Peeks of peaks, view of Sprague Lake & Continental Divide, beautiful glacial lake, some wildlife. Travel Time (from Urban Centers to Park/Trailhead): Slightly under two hours from Denver. Nearby Supplies and Gas: Estes Park (10 miles northeast). Difficulty: There is...
