Grand Tetons

1940 Census Release Reveals Family History of Tourist-Favorite Barn

Mark Olsen | Posted 04.05.2012

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Mark Olsen

The value of the home the Moulton family lived in, under the Grand Tetons, was listed as $1,000. Ironically, the home no longer stands, but the barn is now an iconic symbol of the western United States as one of the most photographed structures in North America.

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If You Could Turn Back the Clock, How Old Would You Want to Be?

John Blumenthal | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Love and Lust, Wildest Dreams, Living Will, Grand Tetons, Botox, Colonoscopy, Pie Dough, Muscles, Dnr, The Golden Years, Fifty News
John Blumenthal

Some say they'd like to be young again, but only if they knew what they know now. Really? To me, this makes no sense. Why would you want to know beforehand that love and lust are not the same thing?

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American Airlines Captain Gives Passengers Too Much Information

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Jackson Hole, Passengers, Boeing 757, Captain, Vancouver, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, American Airlines, Hydraulics, Airport Flight Delays, Flights, Dallas, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Margie Goldsmith

"Our hydraulics are leaking and it wouldn't really be a good idea if we tried to fly that way. Not a good idea at all. I'm sure you'd all agree."

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Adventropy: Adventure Philanthropy at Work

Christian Beckwith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christian Beckwith

1991. On a Yugoslavian train, two young Americans faced one another across a table. Karine had a braid that wove around her shoulders and down her spi...

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Tell Your Senators to Save Our National Parks From Global Warming

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conservation, Wyoming, Saguaro, Wildlands, Biogems, Wildlife, Cap and Trade, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Teddy Roosevelt, Rocky Mountains, Grand Tetons, Sudden Aspen Decline, Western US, John Muir, Climate Change, Waxman-Markey, Glacier National Park, Climate Legislation, Joshua Tree, Ken Burns, Global Warming, National Parks, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Glacier National Park could lose all its glaciers, Joshua Tree National Park all its Joshua trees and Saguaro National Park all its saguaros, according to a new report on climate change from NRDC.

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Tell Your Senators to Protect Our National Parks From Global Warming

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.07.2009

Read More: Kerry-Boxer, Grand Tetons, Ken Burns, Joshua Tree, Climate Change, Glacier National Park, National Parks, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Ken Burns National Parks, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, National Park Service Organic Act, Green News
Frances Beinecke

But despite our country's valiant efforts to protect these iconic lands, the national parks are now facing the most powerful threat in their history -- global warming.

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86-Year-Old Volunteer George Simmons Stays Enthusiastic About National Parks

Posted 05.25.2011

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WHITE GRASS, Wyo. (AP) - It's easy to lose track of the date at the tiny cabin that serves as the White Grass Ranger Station in Grand Teton National P...

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Ken Burns' National Parks: What's Your Favorite Rocky Mountain Park? (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Great Sand Dunes National Park, Dinosaur National Monument, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Slidepoll, Ken Burns National Parks, Arizona, Wyoming, Yosemite National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado, Utah, Rocky Mountain National Park, Ken Burns National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Ken Burns, US National Parks, National Parks, Arches National Park, Denver, Denver News

Ken Burns has created yet another cinematic masterpiece with "National Parks: America's Best Idea" which chronicles the history of the United States n...

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Best Government Dollar Spent: The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

I encourage everyone, no matter what part of these United States you live in (or even if you live elsewhere), to take a "trip out West" at some point in your life. Get in a car, and go explore everything west of Denver.

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National Parks: America's Best Idea

Allison Rockefeller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Allison Rockefeller

Welcome to your American inheritance: 84 million acres comprising 58 national parks, with 333 historic monuments, seashores, and battlefields.

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Best Government Dollar Spent -- The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Seeing President Obama and his family take in two of the western parks prompted me to strongly encourage everyone -- yes, even you! -- to plan on a trip like this at some point.

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