April 2013 Archives
National Parks:
Rattlesnake Canyon was closed to the public in early April after rangers discovered a rash of spray-painted graffiti on the canyon's rock walls and boulders.
National Parks:
Death Valley National Park is visited by over 800,000 people per year and nearly half of them end up at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center.
National Parks:
So much for the sequester. It looks like Mother Nature (or, well, climate change) is winning.
Openings & Closings:
The bittersweet lemonade from this year's early high temperatures and lack of significant snowfall is access into Inyo National Forest will begin earlier than usual this year.
National Parks:
Tens of thousands of acres in and around the San Gabriel Valley are proposed to become part of the National Park Service, according to a plan put forth to Congress last week
Openings & Closings:
When completed the trail will allow hikers to travel between Cahuenga Boulevard and the L.A. River by way of Griffith Park and LADWP land.
Safety:
"This is a good reminder for visitors to stick to the trail and avoid the vegetated areas where ticks like to hang out," said Evan Jones, the chief ranger for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Openings & Closings:
The full 3.2-mile, relatively flat loop will finally be open again to walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
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National Parks:
A new rash of graffiti has prompted the closing of yet another popular day use area, this time at Rattlesnake Canyon near the Indian Cove campground.
Guides:
The characteristic backlit red pavement of Kelbaker Road | Photo: Jim Stanger/Flickr/Creative Commons License There are a lot of epic road trips possible in the California Desert, but only one connects three National Parks -- and a proposed National Monument...
