Obama National Parks

Will Ken Burns' New National Parks Documentary be Boring?

Levi Novey | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green


Levi Novey

Friends had asked me, a former national park ranger, if I think "the national park story" will be interesting enough to capture and maintain an audience's attention (read: theirs). I emphatically told them yes.

Obama Family Tours National Parks, Returns Home To Bo (UPDATED PHOTOS, VIDEO)

AP | LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer | Posted 09.18.2009 | Style


*Scroll down for photos and video* FROM AP: GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - President Barack Obama is hardly the consummate Western outdoorsman....

Gun Law Complaints Trail Obama During Park Tours

AP | LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics


AP -- Family in tow for a tour of national treasures far from Washington, President Barack Obama is trailed by criticism from gun opponents and parks...

First Family Departs For West, Michelle Obama Beats The Heat (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.14.2009 | Style


The first family took off for their western adventure on Friday, looking ready to brave temperatures even hotter than Washington's. First Lady Michel...

Obama To Visit Grand Junction Next Week

AP | Posted 09.08.2009 | Denver


WASHINGTON(AP) - The White House is announcing that the first family will travel to national parks in the West next week. President Barack Obama and ...