Within Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP), Joshuatrees (Yucca brevifolia) reach their southern-most distribution. Previous research modeling distributional shifts of Joshuatrees in response to climatechange have been conducted at large regional scales, predicting widespread extirpation of Joshuatrees from ...
The NPS oversees433 national parks. A large majority of them do not charge entrance, admission, commercial tour, or transportation fees. 126 of them – often the highest traffic parks – do.Here’s a list of the 108 parksthat typically charge entrance fees that will not on fee-free days....
Targeted for young children, the Hug A Tree program is designed to be delivered in about 30 minutes. It typically covers these main points: Hug A Tree: When you are lost stay put. Find a tree and hang on to it. Since the tree won’t move, neither will you. A tree is alive, just...
TheGro Anywhere Blind, the other baby blackout blind I’ve tried, is the more environmentally friendly option because the fabric can be reused indefinitely but is less convenient than the Magic Blackout Blind. If you know you need to cover a very large window, the Gro Anywhere Blind makes ...
Of course, highlining is still alive and well in California, the sport's birthplace. Joshua Tree National Park, west of Los Angeles, is home to a rugged pile of desert boulders known as "Hall of Horrors" where a typical highline is 70 feet (21 meters) long and 200 feet (61 meters)...
Uh-oh. Yosemite National Park Public Relations, this is Huston… we have a problem. That national park we named Grizzly… well it is actually a bit more grizzly than we thought. Very well intended people must have struggled mightily about what to do. I’m not sure, but the large invento...
Because the US is such a large country full of so many highway networks, there are a few different ways you could travel laterally across the US. We’ll take a look at three different routes. Each of these routes will be vastly different in terms of the scenery and also with respect ...
Joshua Tree National Parkis a stunning otherworldly destination any time of year, and the added layer of spring wildflowers takes it over the top! Don’t miss thebest short hikes in Joshua Tree National Park! ExploreHidden Valley, discoverBarker Dam, trekWall Street Mill, climbSkull Rock, an...
(n = 25, 35%) besides some papers from America, Pacific Islands and three global literature reviews. Given the large and vibrant community of Indigenous people in Europe and Australia, it is surprising to note that the systematic search did not pick up any paper with an exclusive focus...
When I visit national parks, I try to find an Airbnb within close proximity (between 30 minutes to an hour) of the entrances. Nearby hotels and motels tend to book up quickly and offer little in the way of amenities. A comfortable studio in Joshua Tree (pictured above) cost my husband...