Hi everyone I was planning on hiking Guadalupe peak in late June and I was wondering if that’s a good time or if I should wait. I plan on making this a solo trip (my mom is the one who’s a little nervous lol). Also I’m a 24M and last September I did Emory Peak in Big bend without much difficulty, so I have some experience with these kinda hikes. Also how early should I probably start the hike?
I’m flying into anchorage at some point in August of this year. I can stay any time between August 8-18. I know bears catching salmon in the falls is more prominent in July, but does this still typically occur during this time frame in August?
Katmai is a huge investment and I want to make sure I get the full experience, so if that means going another year to Katmai specifically so I can be there in July and see this, then I’d rather do that. But if it’s still very likely to see bears this go around then that’s preferred.
Thanks for the help!
Staff at Redwood National and State Parks in Humboldt County flagged nine books about local tribal histories for possible removal from visitor center shelves, following a Trump administration directive that is drawing sharp criticism from tribal leaders and educators.
The executive order, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” directs federal agencies to review parks, monuments and statues for material that “disparages Americans past or living” or emphasizes anything other than the nation’s “beauty, abundance, or grandeur.” In response, park managers at Redwood submitted a list of nine books sold by the Redwood Parks Conservancy that focus on local tribal histories.
The flagged titles include “California Through Native Eyes” by William Bauer Jr., “We Are Dancing for You” by Cutcha Risling Baldy, and “We Are the Land” by Damon Akins and William Bauer Jr. Many of the books were written by California Native American authors and are used to help visitors understand the history of the people whose land the park occupies.
The directive has affected at least 17 national park sites across the country, with staff reportedly ordered to remove or revise displays addressing settlers’ mistreatment of Native peoples.
In a notable split, California State Parks, which co-manages the Redwood park system with the National Park Service, refused to make changes at the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park visitor center. A spokesperson said the state follows Governor Newsom’s policies, including an executive order that established a Truth and Healing Council to examine California’s historical relationship with Native American tribes.
The books remain available at Prairie Creek but have been flagged at three federally managed visitor centers: Hiouchi, Crescent City and the Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center in Orick.
Photos from a December 2022 solo road trip from Minnesota to NM/TX to visit White Sands, Guadalupe Mountains, and Carlsbad Caverns National Parks. Caves are probably my favorite geologic feature to see and the expansiveness of Carlsbad caverns blew my mind. Photos will never do it justice, but I think with the walkway in the foreground, some of these pictures give you a feel! I felt like Owen Wilson because every time I came around a corner all I could say was "wow"! 🤣
Soap tree yucca - WSNP
San Andres mountains - WSNP
Foliage - WSNP
Devil's staircase - GMNP
I finally did the Bridge Walk at New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia, and it was way more intense than I expected.
You’re walking on a narrow catwalk underneath the road, clipped into a safety line, with cars passing above you and the river way down below. The bridge is 3,030 feet long and 876 feet above the New River, so once you’re out there, the height really hits you.
The weirdest part wasn’t even the height at first — it was hearing traffic right above me while standing on that little catwalk over all that open air.
Be honest: would you do the Bridge Walk, or would the overlook be enough for you?
I've had the privilege in my life to travel both around the country and throughout different countries in Europe, and this is one of the places I'll put that I couldn't stop saying "wow" at. It took a lot of restraint to not just live through my lens the whole time haha!
We went for my friend's Batchelor party and had an incredible time during the spring. We ended up getting 3/4 seasons while we there, waking up as we left with 4 inches of snow on the ground.
Fifth National Parks trip with my adult son. Visited Redwoods (Prairie Creek & Jed Smith, Crater Lake, Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Muir Woods. Fantastic week!
Boy Scout Tree Trail in Jed Smith was one of my favorite hikes ever.
Hello everyone!
I’m planning to go to Vegas for the Fourth of July weekend. As I’m on a time crunch I can only accommodate one park in this trip. I’m confused where to go, Grand Canyon or Bryce and Zion.
Any suggestions and recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.
If you’ve visited any of them, know that you are truly lucky people ❤️.
I have the national park pass for the year and I want to get the most use out of it, but without spending too much money. I live in Minnesota, will fly out of MSP. Obviously I’m planning to go to voyagers national park as I can drive there easily. I was wondering if anyone had any input on the cheapest parks to fly into, ones with cheapest overnight options, etc.
Starting in Seattle and visiting; really excited about it, despite the heat. Wish we could have fit Death Valley, but it add a lot to have to go around the mountains from Sequoia/ Kings. All are totally new parks to us, and we are using a 4th grader access pass, so access is free!
Not sure if we can get Lassen Volcanic either.
Camp nights = 14; Hotel nights = 10; NP count = 12
Last week my son and I flew out to Utah for an 8-day road trip where we visited Dinosaur NM, Arches, Canyonlands, Mesa Verde and Zion (plus Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon). It was absolutely epic, a trip I’ve been planning for years, and we had a blast. For us Zion and Arches were the highlights, but every park was amazing.
Trying to plan a trip out to Phoenix and realized Chiricahua is on the way and I think I can do it.
Driving like 12 hours there on Friday May 30th and will sleep and check out the area on Saturday. Just gonna sleep in my car either at the nearest rest area or preferably at the visitor center I checked the site but it doesn't really say anything about this.
Does anyone know if the visitor center parking lot is open and would allow overnight parking?