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National Park Service

Development dispute in Delaware Water Gap

by Dave Pidgeon on February 26, 2010

Energy and state officials have Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area targeted for new electrical towers, but residents and conservation officials are drawing a hard line.

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NPS provides great hiking info

by Dave Pidgeon on February 19, 2010

The National Park Service provides what people need to learn more about your upcoming hike.

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New Yosemite permit system

by Dave Pidgeon on February 2, 2010

Yosemite National Park announces a new permit system to access the popular Half Dome.

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The sound of the American wilderness

by Dave Pidgeon on January 28, 2010

How natural and unnatural sounds impact the debate about whether America has true wilderness.

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America’s alpine kingdom

by Dave Pidgeon on January 26, 2010

Rocky Mountain National Park celebrates its birthday, and we celebrate with a link to an archaic film.

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The eyes may have it

by Dave Pidgeon on January 19, 2010

Compass Points follows up on Monday’s article about the possibility of web cams in the American wilderness.

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Watching for the backcountry eye

by Dave Pidgeon on January 18, 2010

Guns, national parks and the future debate about safety cameras in the backcountry.

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Give me ice and cold

by Dave Pidgeon on January 11, 2010

Back from a frosty day hike in Catoctin Mountain Park in northern Maryland and showing off the latest Compass Points TV teaser.

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Footprints in Yosemite

by Dave Pidgeon on December 17, 2009

A videographer captures the human experience at Yosemite National Park, Calif., the third-most visited park in the National Park System.

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The ghostly heart of Shenandoah

by Dave Pidgeon on November 30, 2009

Hollows and ravines branch off Shenandoah National Park’s main ridge, and while thousands of visitors gawk at the mountain folds from Skyline Drive, few actually go explore them. They should if only to catch a glimpse into the park’s past.

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