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For Immediate Release

Red River Gorge reopened, food storage order issued

WINCHESTER, Ky., July 1, 2010 – Forest Supervisor Frank Beum of the Daniel Boone National Forest announced that the Red River Gorge Geological Area will reopen on Friday, July 2 beginning at 8 a.m.

The gorge was temporary closed last Sunday after a hiker was attacked by a black bear along the Pinch-Em Tight Trail. The emergency closure was issued in the interest of public safety.

The Natural Bridge State Resort Park will reopen hiking trails on Friday morning at the same time. While the lodge, sky lift, and bridge remained open, the park took precautionary steps by closing all of its trails.

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12 January 2010

Mammoth Cave National Park

by Mark Wetherington Jr.

Date:
December 27- December 30, 2009
Maps used:
National Geographic Trails Illustrated – Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park Backcountry Map and Guide (free and available at the park).

Despite having visited Mammoth Cave National Park several times over the past two years, the majority of my backpacking trips in the park’s backcountry have started and ended at the Good Springs Church trailhead. When I began planning a three-night backpacking trip for myself and my girlfriend, Esta, I decided that it would be nice to see some new areas of the park, or at least become better acquainted with the areas I had passed through, while still camping at two of my preferred campsites. ...Read More

1 June 2010

Forest Service celebrates National Trails Day, waives recreation fees

WINCHESTER, Ky. – It’s a day fittingly celebrated on national forest lands each year, and the Daniel Boone National Forest provides plenty of opportunities to enjoy National Trails Day in America’s great outdoors. Fees will be waived at several recreation areas in recognition of National Trails Day. ...Read More

30 November 2009

Knobstone Trail

by Gene Snider

I had gotten bored hiking the same trails over and over again, so I decided to try another of the Indiana sites to see what it had to offer. A little searching revealed a lot of available information on the Knobstone Trail (KT). Numerous people have detailed their trips with GPS maps, waypoints, water sources, etc. There are two very good, free PDF maps of this trail from Indiana Dept of Natural Resources. The KT runs basically north to south, paralleling and about 10 miles to the west of Interstate 65. The southern terminus is at Deam Lake and the northern terminus is at Delany Creek County Park. ...Read More

13 January 2010

PA Game Commission Tracks White-Nose Syndrome

Three years later, hibernating bats continue to fall to this disorder

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- White Nose Syndrome (WNS) has caused cave bat population reductions in New York and New England over the past three winters. It surfaced near Albany in 2006. Pennsylvania Game Commission officials say that they are expecting cave bat mortalities this winter if the disorder spreads through hibernacula as it did New York and New England over the previous winters. To track the effects of WNS, the Game Commission is asking the public to report winter-flying bats or dead and dying bats on the landscape.

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12 January 2010

Zipline Adventures Plan Canopy Tour in Kentucky

Kentucky Post

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority has approved a loan to Kentucky Zipline Adventures to construct a zipline canopy tour in Clay City.

Kentucky Zipline Adventures is planning to offer six lines ranging from a few hundred to over 1,500 feet in length. Participants wear a harness that is attached to the zipline and travel at tree-line level.

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