(Above photo by David Iliff. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0) Low snowpack has led to an earlier day hiking season at Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, the park announced. The cables to the summit of Half Dome will be in place this Saturday, May 2 and...
Because black bears have approached hikers and eaten human food there recently, the Enchanted Valley area of Olympic National Park has been close to camping for 30 days, the park announced on April 24. “Bears that eat human food come to consider people as a...
Above photo: B. Monginoux /Landscape-Photo.net (Creative Commons license) An ambitious project to rehabilitate and restore the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park is among 106 initiatives, representing an investment of $26 million, announced by the National Park Service to help parks prepare...
If you just want the list, skip the guilt trip that follows this sentence. I already know what you’re thinking: “Hey, I’m just taking a stroll through the local park. I’m not taking no essentials. What could happen?” How about this: You’re “strolling” and get...
Part I: Click Here. by Glenn Nelson In a way, my in-laws are lucky to have been post-Civil-Rights-era immigrants, distanced from the albatross of a dark history in this country. They more easily embrace the notion of national parks as a singularly inspiring hunk of...
Although I was a Boy Scout and had parents who took me fishing and camping since I was old enough to remember, I still understand why a person of color might regard national parks with a good bit of trepidation. While many outdoorspeople worry in...
