Entries filed under 'yellowstone'

Bear Encounter from the 1920s (Not Recommended Today!)

Here's a bear-encounter photo that prompts a double-take or OMG from nearly everyone who sees it. The year is 1923, and the place is Yellowstone National Park. The girl standing just a few feet from the black bear cub (and, amazingly, looking quite relaxed!) was Marguerite Hofer, the grandmother of REI art director Joel Ertsgaard who shared the photo with some of us in the office. Marguerite was on a family road trip and just 12 years old when this photo was taken. Details of the encounter are ...

Posted by Steve T on June 10, 2011 7:05 PM & Tagged bears, national parks and yellowstone | permalink | Comments



The First State Seeks Its First National Park

Name the only state that does not include a unit of the National Park Service. Vermont? New Hampshire? Nope, both have 2, according to this NPS find-a-site locator. Rhode Island? It has 3, same as Connecticut and Indiana. The 68 square miles of the District of Columbia? Whoa, guess again; D.C. has 34 sites, more than any state. The top 3? Virginia (33), California (31) and New York (28). Even Guam, Puerto Rico and American Samoa have NPS representation. Who got left out? The goose egg goes to ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on March 16, 2011 6:36 PM & Tagged Antietam, Brices Cross Roads, Delaware, Delaware National Scenic River, Delaware Water Gap, Gettysburg, Grand Canyon, Tuskegee Airmen NHS, national parks and yellowstone | permalink | Comments



2010 National Park Visitation: Popular Parks Attract More Visitors

Yellowstone experienced the biggest attendance jump of any national park in 2010, attracting 344,998 more recreational visitors than it drew in 2009, according to preliminary visitation statistics published by the National Park Service. (When viewing the NPS chart, switch the date from January 2011 to December 2010 to see year-end numbers.) Yellowstone, the nation's oldest national park (1872), set a new annual attendance record for the second straight year, recording more than 3.6 million ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on January 24, 2011 7:01 PM & Tagged 2009, 2010, Acadia, Rocky Mountain, glacier, grand teton, national parks, visitation and yellowstone | permalink | Comments



Hey Kids (and Parents) -- National Fossil Day is Oct. 13

The inaugural National Fossil Day is one week away. It's a date Vincent Santucci, former paleontology program coordinator for the National Park Service, has been waiting years to finally arrive. "This is celebration has been a long time coming," Santucci says. National Fossil Day, Oct. 13, is a new component of Earth Science Week (Oct. 10-16), an educational outreach sponsored by the nonprofit American Geological Institute, which represents more than 120,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on October 6, 2010 4:43 PM & Tagged American Geological Institute, Earth Science Week, Gettysburg, John Day Fossil Beds, National Fossil Day, Petrified Forest, Vincent Santucci, dinosaurs, palenotology and yellowstone | permalink | Comments



Where Will You Go Next?

Where next? Friends often ask me for suggestions when planning their next adventure travel vacation. Travel trends are always changing and the best choices largely depend on a traveler’s personal interests and schedule. Are you looking for world-class hiking with spectacular views? A trip that incorporates a variety of different muscle-powered activities? Your favorite activity combined with cultural immersion? Perhaps you just want to get away for the weekend for a change of scenery and dose ...

Posted by andrewk on April 22, 2010 4:06 PM & Tagged Cambodia, Croatia, Cycling, Everest, Galapagos Islands, Hiking, Laos, Macchu Picchu, REI Adventures, Travel, backpacking, belize, kayaking, nepal, peru, san juan islands, trekking, vacation and yellowstone | permalink | Comments