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What is the origin of the name "Betty" on the Skyland Drive trail called Betty's Rock?
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Shenandoah National Park, History/Culture, Hiking
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Betty's Rock Trail is named after Mrs. Betty Allis. Her husband James built the trail.
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Swamp trail getting facelift
November 2, 2009, 3:39 pm
The most popular trail in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is getting a facelift, prompting the National Park Service to temporarily close the refuge’s Washington Ditch entrance. More than 10,000 visitors each year hike the Washington Ditch Boardwalk trail, according to Park Service officials. The trail was built in the late ‘70s and has been subjected to everything from thousands of falling trees, the wrath of Hurricane Isabel and the incessant gnawing of bears.
Carl Sandburg Home in Flat Rock offers miles of wooded hiking trails
November 2, 2009, 3:03 pm
Sometimes — especially these past couple of colorful weeks — Liz Weintraub forgets she's exercising when she's out hiking the wooded property at the Carl Sandburg Home.Weintraub has been faithfully hiking a three-mile round-trip trail to a mountaintop summit at the Carl Sandburg National Historic Site in Flat Rock for the past four months as part of her fitness routine.
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Thinking about going to the Grand Canyon over Christmas vacation with 2 children. Is the weather okay for hiking with children?
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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, Hiking
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The Grand Canyon is absolutely stunning during the winter, and a great time to go.  The daylight is only about 5hrs. for most of the winter (10-3 about) so be prepared for shorter hikes on the trails that are open.

We have a lot at OhRanger.com on the Canyon in the winter, so be sure to read up on what's open, where to go and what to do.  About.com also has a wonderful resource if you click here:  http://gosw.about.com/od/arizonatravelguide/a/canyonwinter_2.htm

The answer to this basic question is... maybe! The weather is unpredictable, but the park itself will undoubtedly be magical.


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We were up in Shenandoah Park in VA this week. There was a tree with nothing on it but bright red berries. What was the tree??
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, Hiking
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Half Dome cables down at Yosemite
October 20, 2009, 1:40 pm
The season is definitely changing at Yosemite National Park, where the Half Dome cables have been removed for the season, and where snow and ice are causing temporary road closures. The cables, which enable hikers to summit the majestic granite dome, are taken down each fall and replaced in the spring. Hikers are strongly cautioned against attempting to scale Half Dome while the cables are down.
Tennessee's Fall Creek Falls is a gem in an emerald landscape
October 19, 2009, 3:25 pm
We'd come to see the waterfall. And not just any waterfall.Tennessee, famous for country music, is even better known for its profusion of forest waterways, from cascades and cataracts to rapids and rivulets. Creeks gurgle through every valley; drops trickle down every cliff.
Plan your next Camping Trip using the New Go Camping America Website
October 16, 2009, 6:02 pm
Map out your next autumn road trip or get a jump-start on your summer vacation planning using the newly-launched Go Camping America website.  
Visit Carlsbad Caverns for a Spooky Adventure
October 16, 2009, 5:14 pm
Celebrate the delightful spookiness of Halloween this month with a visit to a national park that is full of dark caves and crawling with bats—Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Established to preserve Carlsbad Cavern and numerous other caves within a Permian-age fossil reef, the park contains more than 100 known caves, including Lechuguilla Cave, the nation's deepest (1,567 feet) and third-longest limestone cave.
Yellowstone Seeks Comments On Trail Project
October 12, 2009, 3:54 pm
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) ― The National Park Service is soliciting comments for a proposed project to improve part of the Heart Lake Trail in Yellowstone National Park. The project will focus on the portion of the trail near its junction with the South Boundary Trail in the vicinity of the confluence of Red Creek and the Snake River. The main intent of the project will be to re-establish trail tread that is prone to erosion.
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