National Parks

  • Highline Trail finally opens in snowy Glacier National Park, Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    It is almost a month and a half late! Highline Trail, Ptarmigan Tunnel open in snowy Glacier National Park. By Tristan Scott. The Missoulian  

  • Controversy over rules for watching Grand Teton NP grizzly bears

    Ralph Maughan

    Photographers don’t like the new rules promoted because of the people watching GB 399, 610 and cubs- Photographers now have to keep further back– Jackson Hole Daily. By Thomas Dewell.

  • Grand Teton grizzlies make rare cub exchange (updated)

    Ralph Maughan

    GB399 gives one of her cubs to her daughter, 610? These famous Grand Teton bears just became more famous with the apparent movement of one of 399’s cubs to that of her grown daughter, 610; who already has two cubs of the year. Grizzly Sows Apparently Swap A Cub In Grand Teton National Park. By…

  • Many Jackson Hole, YNP campgrounds and roads still closed

    Ralph Maughan

    Effects of winter linger into late June- Roads, campgrounds closed this weekend. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily. An interesting sidelight of this story is that peregrine falcons have been “dive bombing” (stooping) climbers of Baxter’s Pinnacle near the mouth of Cascade Canyon in the Tetons (Grand Teton National Park). The area is now closed…

  • Uranium Mine Moratorium Extended at Grand Canyon

    Ralph Maughan

    Salazar extends ban on filing new mining claims on a million acres of public land near the canyon- Addition: Sierra Club happy (see bottom) Salazar put the ban in place in 2009 after worry he would not. Now he has extended it six months. The Bush Administration had encouraged filing claims. which are property rights.…

  • After 22 years, SUWA finally wins in Canyonlands National Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Long battle to keep off-roaders out of the bottom of Salt Creek- Salt Creek is a wet canyon in Canyonlands National Park. So it is rare and very valuable. Way back near the time the national park was created, NPS left it open to ORVs, not realizing how the use would grow. The mudboggers surely…

  • Yellowstone’s east gate opens. Southern on Friday

    Ralph Maughan

    There is a lot of deep snow- The west entrance has been open for some time, but the East Entrance opened May 6 to five feet of snow. The southern gate of the Park from Jackson Hole and the Tetons will open May 13. There is deep snow here too, especially at Lewis River Divide.…

  • National Parks to close, but BLM and National Forests open — Barker

    Ralph Maughan

    Rocky Barker has a blog today about the upcoming status of public lands in the government shutdown. National forests and BLM lands will remain open but national parks close. By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman Update. Looks like some deal was worked out late Friday night. Government remains open

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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