Misc. National Park News:
New app offers guide to 50 national parks
I'm in Rocky Mountain National Park watching the elk resting on the Estes Park golf course when someone from the Visitors' Center approaches me about taking a survey.
http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/localsports/10-17-2010-new-app-for-national-parks**********
Mount Rainier National Park News:
Weather puts damper on visits to Rainier
As expected, visitation at Mount Rainier National Park was down in September. Rain and poor weather kept many folks home, with 160,832 recreational visits at the park last month. That is the lowest total for September in the last 10 years.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/17/1385624/weather-puts-damper-on-visits.html#ixzz12izIsjK4**********
Olympic National Park News:
Man killed by goat in Olympic National Park was experienced hiker
Bob Boardman of Port Angeles, a devoted hiker, diabetes nurse and musician, was killed by a mountain goat on Klahhane Ridge on Saturday afternoon.
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/articl...perienced-hiker**********
Shenandoah National Park News:
End of Season Coming For Shenandoah National Park
As fall colors drift across the lower elevations of Shenandoah National Park, they signal not only the height of fall but the end of the park's high season.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/10/end-season-coming-shenandoah-national-park7088**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Destination of the week: Jackson Hole, Wyo.
This skiing hot spot has plenty going on when it's not snowing: How about biking, hiking or camping for starters?
Jackson Hole, Wyo., is known as one of America's great ski destinations. Unlike its peers in Colorado and the other Rocky Mountain states, Jackson, the town, and Jackson Hole, the surrounding valley area, remain popular during the summer. Grand Teton National Park is a major warm-weather draw. It is nearly on par with national parks like Yosemite and nearby Yellowstone.
http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/stories/destination-of-the-week-jackson-hole-wyo**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Two bay area men were safe Saturday night after setting off a GPS distress signal in the High Sierra Friday.
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=7727774Zion National Park News:
Preserving the Sound of Silence in Zion National Park
With many roads closed today for a marathon cutting through the city, parts of Istanbul were wonderfully -- if eerily -- quiet and peaceful. Though I've become accustomed to the constant drone of urban noise, its occasional absence reminds me just how much sound is a key, if little-considered, aspect of how we experience places, whether natural or developed. For just that reason, a landmark program is under way in Utah to preserve how a popular national park sounds.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/10/preserving-sound-silence-zion-national-park.php**********
