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4 Places to Visit Without a Glacier National Park Vehicle Registration

Like numerous other national parks, Glacier National Park has implemented a vehicle registration process to limit the number of vehicles that can access the busiest parts of the park during the busy summer tourist season. In 2022, this means that a vehicle registration is required to drive both the Going-to-the-Sun Road and to access the North Fork area of the park. You can find information on obtaining a permit at the park's website . What if you are headed to the park and y

Where to See a Key Deer

Getting to see a Key deer – the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, found on only a few islands in the Florida Keys – is a highlight of a trip to the Keys for many people. The best advice for spotting a Key deer has long been to stop into the Nature Center at the National Key Deer Refuge and ask where to look for them – the park officials always have good advice on where they may be. However, the Nature Center is currently closed. If you still want to find one of th

Excerpt From 101 Travel Bits: Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Quiet Walkways

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Great Smoky Mountains National Park . Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on quiet walkways - a park feature not many visitors know about. " Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to 14 quiet walkways. These short trails—with some longer exceptions, they are approximately ¼ to ½ mile (0.4 km to 0.8 km) long—are easy hiking trails that are meant to quickly take visitors to a scenic location. The quiet walkways are

Excerpt From 101 Travel Bits: Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Cemeteries

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Great Smoky Mountains National Park . Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on cemeteries - an unusual feature of the park that preserves its history. " Great Smoky Mountains National Park preserves many historical remnants of the men and women who lived in this part of the world before it became a national park. From homes to school buildings to churches, these historical places help preserve and teach the history of th

Excerpt From 101 Travel Bits: Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Clingmans Dome

Time for an excerpt from our book, 101 Travel Bits: Great Smoky Mountains National Park . Today's excerpt is from the book's entry on Clingman's Dome - the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. " Clingmans Dome, at 6,643 feet (2,025 m) tall, is the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the third tallest mountain in the United States east of the Mississippi River. At the peak of the mountain, visitors will find an observation tower, where on

Everglades National Park: Do Vultures Really Eat Cars in the Everglades?

If you visit the website for Everglades National Park , you'll find all the information you would expect: entrance fees, information on things to do, etc. However, you'll also find information about a peculiar problem : black vultures tearing apart the vinyl and rubber components of vehicles in the park. It seems a bit odd - vultures tearing up cars? It doesn't seem like this is something real. At least, I didn't think it sounded real. Except, it's very real. In March, we vis