Tag: National Park Service

Woman hiking along Bright Angel Trail

Indiana Woman Found Without Pulse During Day Hike At Grand Canyon

The National Park Service (NPS) has announced the death of an Indiana woman along the Grand Canyon’s Bright Angel Trail. The incident highlights the dangers…

The Wawona Tunnel Tree a 2,300-year-old wonder of Yosemite National Park

In 1881, two men, the Scribner brothers, were paid $75 ($1,664 in 2016) for the job of cutting a tunnel through the tree to enlarge…

Our National Parks – Some Say Now Is The Time To Franchise

Doug Williams

It just doesn’t feel right to have the words “national parks” and “franchise” in the same sentence. The word pairing brings images of the Golden Arch over…

Limiting Visitors To National Parks – Huge increase in visitor numbers lead to questions of sustainability

Paul Pinkerton

It’s great that more people that ever are visiting our National Parks, it shows that there’re more people appreciating nature, getting fit and taking time…