Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:00AM: Camera manufacturer Canon has once again teamed up with the American Park Network to offer free photography and videography workshops in U.S. national parks. These workshops, which include video for the first time, will be available in a variety of locations and offer park visitors a chance to learn new skills, or hone existing ones, in some of the most photogenic environments on the planet.
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Canon Offers Free Photography Workshops In US National Parks
Jul 21st, 2012 at 8:00AM: Camera manufacturer Canon has once again teamed up with the American Park Network to offer free photography and videography workshops in U.S. national parks. These workshops, which include video for the first time, will be available in a variety of locations and offer park visitors a chance to learn new skills, or hone existing ones, in some of the most photogenic environments on the planet.
...Summer Challenge: Bag A '14er' In Rocky Mountain National Park
Jun 19th, 2012 at 9:00AM: For outdoor enthusiasts and adventure travelers, Rocky Mountain National Park happens to be 415 square miles of paradise. Featuring more than 350 miles of hiking trails, a half-dozen campsites, excellent fishing and miles of scenic cycling routes, the park is an alpine playground set in the Front Range of Colorado. It also happens to be home to one of the most well known and accessible "14ers" in ...Celebrate National Park Week: 5 Luxe Places You Can 'Camp' Sans Tent
Apr 24th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
National Park Week has begun! Many travelers will be taking advantage of free access to our country's best national parks but, if they're anything like this writer, won't want to sleep in a tent after.
So, instead of camping try "glamping" at some of these great hotels near national parks that let you enjoy nature without giving up your creature comfort – no camping required.
...Five national parks to visit in the fall
Sep 7th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and although the season will linger for a few more weeks, it is time to start looking ahead to the fall. Autumn brings crisp air, cooler temperatures, and shorter days, and along with it comes a rainbow of colors splashed across the trees. It is a perfect time to visit one of America's national parks, as thinning crowds bring solitude and silence to ...Despite population diversity, U.S. park visitors are overwhelmingly white
Aug 4th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Although the U.S. population continues to diversify, that trend has not been reflected in the demographics for visitors to U.S. parks. MSNBC reports that on Wednesday, the National Park Service (NPS) released a survey that shows that 78 percent of visitors to America's national parks between 2008 and 2009 where white non-Hispanic, while Hispanics accounted for nine percent and African-Americans ...U.S. national parks were popular destinations in 2009
Mar 4th, 2010 at 8:00AM: 2009 was a banner year for America's National Park System, which remained popular with travelers, both foreign and domestic, despite the sluggish economy. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently announced that the parks experienced 10 million more visitors last year than they did in 2008, which represented a 3.9 percent increase.
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Aug 13th, 2009 at 9:00PM: AlphaTangoBravo or Adam Baker is quickly becoming one of my favorite contributors to Gadling's Flickr photo of the day pool. This amazing sunset was taken at the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Adam calls it Maize and Blue. Can you top this? Are you a Flickr user who'd like to share a travel related picture or two for our consideration? Submit it to Gadling's Flickr group right now! ...Yo-Yo travel to day hike ventures on the Continental Divide
Jun 10th, 2009 at 2:30PM: For National Trails Day this past weekend, I hoofed it around Manhattan making my own trail between 2nd Avenue and the Hudson River and back, criss-crossing streets that had trees that depended upon which park I happened to pass. People watching was more my past-time than communing with nature.
For a few days late nod to National Trails Day, I've become engrossed in the hiking trails to be found ...Photo of the Day (10.11.08)
Oct 11th, 2008 at 4:30PM: Maybe it's because I work for an adventure travel magazine, but I am always drawn to outdoor shots. Taking nature photos can be difficult because the scope is so large, but in this one carlhancock draws us in with the mountain's reflection. Then again, it's probably hard not to take a good picture in Rocky Mountain National Park, but this one manages to be a truly excellent one. Think you have a ...
