Yellowstone Trails Closed Near Area of Fatal Grizzly Attack
Tuesday August 30, 2011
Yellowstone National Park has shut several hiking trails following a grizzly bear attack that killed a 59-year-old Michigan man on August 26.
John Wallace of Chassell, Michigan was found dead by ... Read More
Post-Irene Damage Assessment Begins
Monday August 29, 2011
While Tropical Storm Irene didn't produce the catastrophic impacts to major metropolitan areas that many had anticipated, it did cause considerable flooding and other damage throughout the Northeast.
Hikers should be ... Read More
Hurricane Irene Danger Leads to Park Closures
Friday August 26, 2011
While much of the news about Hurricane Irene has focused on potential impacts along the coast, the danger for hikers extends inland as well.
The fact is that this is a ... Read More
Sleeping Bear Dunes Voted Country's Most Beautiful Place
Wednesday August 24, 2011
Well, good morning Sleeping Bear.
Good Morning America viewers named Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore "the most beautiful place in America" in an online poll.
Sleeping Bear drew 22 percent of ... Read More
Hiking Conditions Improving in Washington State Mountains
Monday August 15, 2011
A late snowmelt caused by cool weather has limited access to higher elevation trails in Washington state. But conditions are slowly getting better in many areas of the Cascade Range.
The ... Read More
Restored Railroad Trestle Adds Link to Trans Canada Trail
Sunday August 14, 2011
After a $7.5 million rehabilitation project, one of the world's largest timber railroad trestles has opened for hikers in British Columbia.
The 614-foot-long Kinsol Trestle provides a key connection along the ... Read More
National Geographic Adventure Names Top U.S. Hiking Cities
Saturday August 13, 2011
As much as I try to resist taking lists too seriously, I was definitely intrigued when I came upon National Geographic Adventure's collection of the "15 Best U.S. Hiking Cities."
I ... Read More
New Lava Flows at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Sunday August 7, 2011
One of the world's most active volcanoes is at it again thanks to a new eruption from a crater on Kilauea Volcano.
On August 3, the floor and lava lake of ... Read More
Lightning Kills Woman on Grand Canyon Trail
Saturday August 6, 2011
Lightning struck and killed one woman and injured five other people on a major trail in Grand Canyon National Park.
The victims were just west of Mohave Point on the Rim ... Read More