Rising more than 7000 feet above Jackson Hole, the high peaks of Grand Teton National Park provide one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. Although many people seem to treat it as an afterthought, only visiting the park as a side trip while visiting its more famous neighbor to the north, more time and focus should be given to this stunning landscape. Within its 310,000 acres the majestic...
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America’s National Parks Report Record Number of Visitors in 2015
Thursday, January 28, 2016
More than 305 million people visited national parks in 2015, eclipsing the all-time visitation record that the National Park Service saw in the previous year. The unofficial visitation numbers for 2015 were announced by National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, as the National Park Service (NPS) is celebrating its centennial year.
"The increasing popularity of our national parks comes...
Never Underestimate the Smokies - Appalachian Trail Thru Hike 2015
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Thru-hiker and videographer, Gator Miller, does an excellent job of showing what life is like as a thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As the name of his video implies, "Never Underestimate the Smokies," the park can present a variety of challenges - from deep snow, fog and rain, to periods of boredom (his encounter with a deer). When the weather's good,...
In January 2016, Winter Storm Jonas transformed the Great Smoky Mountains into a spectacular winter wonderland. The scenes in this short video were shot by Andy Drinnon within the Big Creek area of the park on the final day of that storm:
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58NationalParks does an excellent job of showing why Rocky Mountain National Park is such a special place in this excellent visual overview of the park. From wooded forests to alpine tundra, the majestic mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park are home to some of the most spectacular scenery on Earth. This short video also shows why you might want to put this park on your bucket list:
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park ·
Smokies Centennial Challenge-Hike 100
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Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial with the “Smokies Centennial Challenge-Hike 100”
Thursday, January 14, 2016
In celebration of the National Park Service Centennial, Superintendent Cassius Cash has committed to hike 100 miles in Great Smoky Mountains National Park during 2016 and is challenging the public to do the same. The 100-mile goal is part of the “Smokies Centennial Challenge-Hike 100” program. This program aims to inspire all potential hikers—young and old, new and skilled—to experience and gain a...
To once again paraphrase Mark Twain, "the reports of the death of backpacking in the Smokies have been greatly exaggerated".
According to data collected by the National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics website, the number of backcountry overnight stays in the Smokies jumped by more than 13% in 2015, when compared to the prior year. Moreover, the 97,629 backcountry overnight stays recorded in...
According to data collected by the National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics website, visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park increased by a whopping 6% in 2015, when compared to the prior year. In total, the park recorded 10,700,844 visitors last year, versus 10,099,275 in 2014.
Moreover, 2015 now ranks as the highest visitation count on record, and is only the fifth time visitation...
Big South Fork ·
Centennial Challenge: 100 Miles for 100 Years
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Big South Fork Centennial Challenge: 100 Miles for 100 Years
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
In celebration of the 100th birthday of America's national parks, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is sponsoring "Centennial Challenge: 100 Miles for 100 Years". From January 1 through December 2, participants will have a great opportunity to get out and experience many of the unique cultural and natural features of this park along their 100-mile journeys. This is a self-paced activity...
In this short video, worldfromaboveHD presents Grand Teton National Park from Above: Unmissable Top Sights. The video montage shows stunning clips of the dramatic Teton Range from the air. As we wait for warmer weather to come back to the northern latitudes, this kind of makes one wish they were there right now....
With more than 200 miles of trails meandering throughout the park, hiking...
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The National Park Service Celebrates 100 Years
Friday, January 1, 2016
As America ring's in the new year today, 2016 marks a major milestone in the history of this country. Almost 100 years ago the National Park Service was created. On August 25, 1916, Congress passed the National Park Service Organic Act, which established the NPS to "promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments, and reservations .... which purpose is to conserve...
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