Local author returns from Alaska

In case you've missed her blog recently, Danny Bernstein, author of two NC hiking guides, has been posting about her trip to Alaska.

Her travels took her to Anchorage, Barrow, the Kenai Peninsula, and a short cruise in Prince William Sound.

She's also published an excellent article on the National Parks Traveler website that goes into a little detail about her experiences in Denali National Park, as well as her stay at Camp Denali.

Danny does a great job of providing the overview of her experiences from the perspective of her "home" national park - Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

You can read her Denali article by clicking here, and visit her blog by clicking here.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com

National Parks factoid of the day

What percentage of the U.S. surface area is designated as national park?

Answer: 3.5%

There are 58 U.S. national parks. The largest is the Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, which is two-and-a-half times the size of the country of Wales.

You can find a few other interesting factoids by clicking here.


Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, hiking gear store, and more.