The spontaneity of road trips is among the biggest reasons why they’re so popular. Who doesn’t love stumbling upon something ...

Lovers of all things geology will appreciate these strange and beautiful cannonball concretions; a North Dakota classic that'll leave you scratching your head.

It’s first stop on my road-trip loop (from Phoenix) of Arizona’s section of Route 66 – the longest intact stretch of this ...

Slot canyons are dangerous except when they’re scarcely deep enough to hide a mouse. The modest fissure in stone that my wife ...

That includes Lydia Jones, who was fired from her first permanent park service job last month at Badlands National Park after working as a seasonal ranger in multiple parks for several years.

Lydia Jones at Badlands National Park. Photo courtesy of Lydia Jones Lydia Jones is originally from Texas, but she fell in love with South Dakota after moving here in 2021 to work at Badlands ...

The terminations are ongoing, and they include 1,000 National Parks employees, employees like former Park Ranger Lydia Jones, who worked at Badlands National Park in South Dakota. She joins me now.

National parks are experiencing layoffs, which may significantly impact visitor experience. Park advocates are concerned about the loss of experienced staff and potential impacts on visitor safety ...

Impact Link The 63 Congress-designated national ... legs on the park's hundreds of miles of trails, too. The Painted Canyon Nature Trail overlooks striking coral- and rust-hued badlands, and ...

Kathryn Brainerd, 30, was working at Badlands National Park in South Dakota in a temporary role when she received a permanent offer to work at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia, where General ...