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National Park Service Land Purchase Opens Critical Public Access to Gauley River
The National Park Service is purchasing property from two West Virginia landowners to improve public access to the Gauley River. The sites, at Woods Ferry and Mason Branch, are established put-in and take-out sites for boaters, kayakers, canoeists and rafters along the river between the public put-in at the Summersville Dam and the take-out at Swiss, almost 26 miles downstream.
The National Park Service purchase from Lost Paddle Inc. and Janet and Imre Szilagyi will place the property under the management team of the New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area and the Bluestone National Scenic River.
Appalachian Mountain Club Kicks Off
Summer 2008 Full-Service Hut Hiking Season
The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) celebrates 120 years of its tradition of hut hiking and mountain hospitality with the opening of its full-service season on June 4, 2008.
Freshly prepared dinners and breakfasts, naturalist programs and comfortable bunks at all eight AMC huts, each a day’s hike apart along the Appalachian Trail, take the “roughing it” out of overnights in the backcountry. Many of AMC’s huts are at or above treeline in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, ideal vantage points for spectacular mountain views and sunsets, with opportunities to see rare alpine flowers. Lower elevation huts are easier hikes for families, with a waterfall or remote lake to explore nearby.
Airline Fees Reach New Heights...Or Lows: You'll Pay for That First Checked Bag Too
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, American Airlines, the nation's largest carrier, announced it will charge $15 for the first checked bag. That's on top of the newly implemented policy of charging $25 for your second checked bag. Apparently this gives other airlines permission to do the same. So far, United and US Airways also think it's a great idea.
At this point, perhaps it's the perfect opportunity to alert you that Southwest Airlines is the only airline that still allows you to check up to two free bags and they say they plan to keep it that way. So, if you're lucky enough to live near an airport served by Southwest, book a flight and feel free to bring your luggage (pun intended).
2007/08 Ski Season Sets All-Time Record
Based on preliminary estimates by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), ski areas nationwide tallied 60.1 million visits for the 2007/08 season, making it the best season on record. The new record represents a 9.1-percent increase from the 55.1 million visits recorded at U.S. resorts in 2006/07, and a 2-percent rise from the prior record of 58.9 million visits set in 2005/06.
Ski area trade association NSAA reports that all regions of the U.S. and resorts of all size categories contributed to the record season. The Northeast realized a 19.3-percent gain over last season, the Midwest rose by 12.3 percent and the Pacific West improved by 10 percent. The Southeast gained a more moderate 6.5 percent and the Rocky Mountains, which set a record in 2006/07, topped that record this season by 2.3 percent.
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