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Aug 11, 2024 · National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 296 | Crime Off The Grid. October 13, 2024. Crime happens, even in national parks, national forests, and other public lands. There are murders, thefts, robberies and all sorts of crime that we’d hope to escape by heading into the kingdom of public lands.
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The National Trail System in the United States spans many thousands of miles of foot trail. The crown jewels of that system, of course, are the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail. Read more about Sunday's Podcast: Trail Of The Lost Author Andrea Lankford.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Aug 18, 2024 · Travel to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico and you'll arrive at a landscape with more than 100 caves, have the opportunity to witness thousands of bats take flight into the Chihuahuan Desert, marvel at the beauty of ancient sea ledges and acid-dissolved limestone, and walk down what's been called “the road to hell.”. When approaching …
South Pass: Gateway To The Oregon Territory And California …
South Pass: Pioneer Gateway To The Oregon Territory And California Goldfields. South Pass, located in southwest Wyoming, was the key that opened the door for emigrant wagons and handcarts to cross the Rocky Mountains in the early and mid-1800s. The 20-mile wide, sagebrush-covered saddle topped a gradual incline that appeared more like a prairie ...
Scotts Bluff National Monument - National Parks Traveler
Jan 9, 2024 · The Summit Rock In A Wintery Fog, Scotts Bluff National Monument. "Towering 800 feet above the North Platte River, Scotts Bluff has served as a landmark for peoples from Native Americans to emigrants on the Oregon, California and Mormon Trails to modern travelers. Rich with geological and paleontological history as well as human history, there ...
Accessing the Blue Ridge Parkway - National Parks Traveler
Take exit 8 onto US 52 and follow signs to the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance at milepost 199.4. On US 52, Fancy Gap is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Hillsville, VA and 21 miles (34 km) north of Mount Airy, NC. From US 421 at Deep Gap, NC (Boone/Blowing Rock area) The Parkway’s Deep Gap entrance, at milepost 276.4, is about 42 miles (67.6 km ...
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By the Numbers: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Jun 24, 2011 · The battle popularly known as "Custer's Last Stand," and now also recognized as the last stand of the Plains Indians (who called it the Battle of the Greasy Grass), was fought in southeastern Montana on June 25-26, 1876. Here are some highlight statistics for Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and the battle it commemorates. 320,959 Recreational visits in …
Camping In Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Open May 1 – October 31 (2024-2025) Roundup is the park's only camping facility in which horses are permitted. This private campsite is located 12 miles from Medora, ND in the park's South Unit. It is reserved by one group at a time through recreation.gov; space is not be shared among different parties.
UPDATE | Tropical Storm Francine Prompts Park Closures
Sep 10, 2024 · With Tropical Storm Francine expected to be at hurricane force when it reaches Louisiana on Wednesday, several units of the National Park System closed in advance of the storm. Both Jean Lafitte National Historical Park in the New Orleans area on the coast and Cane River Creole National Historical Park a bit further inland were closing on Tuesday.