Name That National Park!
Once described as "that place where God lost all sense of proportion," this national park in California is commonly referred to by climbers simply as the Valley.
What is Yosemite National Park?
This peak, the highest in New England, recently recorded the coldest ever windchill in the United States.
What is Mt. Washington?
This man, often known as the father of America's national parks, is the namesake of, among many other things: a 210-mile trail through the Sierra Nevada, a college at UCSD, and a national momument just north of San Francisco.
Who is John Muir?
Often credited with leading to an explosion in climbing's popularity, this 2018 Oscar winner includes such great lines as 'she's cute, small, and livens up the place.'
What is Free Solo?
When considering whether to start a fire in the backcountry, it's crucial to check with this famous mascot about the fire danger in the area.
What is Smoky the Bear?
What is Katmai?
What is the Sierra Nevada?
The heated battle between conservationists and logging companies in the Pacific Northwest in the late 20th century is often known as...
The Timber Wars
This Brit's voice has narrated generations of nature documentaries, including, recently, Our Planet.
Who is David Attenborough?
This type of trash, which people often decide is small enough to just throw on the ground, must be packed out.
What is micro-trash?
What is Mesa Verde?
This peak in Alaska was named for the 25th President of the United States until Barack Obama signed off on renaming it in 2015.
What is Denali?
This Great Depression-era program is to thank for many of the trails and campsites found on U.S. public lands today.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Starring Emile Hirsch as Chris McCandless or Alexander Supertramp, this film adapted a classic Krakauer novel.
What is Into the Wild?
Under the principle of being considerate to others, when passing on a narrow trail, hikers headed _____ will yield to those headed _____.
What is downhill, uphill.
People are often surprised to hear that this national park, located near the courthouse that first heard the Dred Scott case, is in fact a national park.
This small Argentine village is incredibly popular with climbers setting their sites on the spires of Patagonia.
What is El Chalten?
This president signed into law an act that more than doubled the size of the national park system, protecting more than 150 million acres of land in Alaska.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Run a stopwatch for more than five days and you'll get the title of this 2010 film, starring James Franco.
What is 127 Hours?
This saying reminds campers to not use firewood purchased far from the area in which they're camping.
What is buy it where you burn it?
This national park, one of America's most visited, contains the wettest area in the contiguous US.
What is Olympic?
This satellite peak of the mountain known as Rainier also bears the original name that Rainier was called for thousands of years.
What is Little Tahoma Peak?
The California Water Wars saw the city of LA, aided by FDR, build an aqueduct system to take almost all the water of this endorheic valley, which is bisected today by U.S. 395.
What is the Owens Valley?
The recent HBO reality show The Climb starred Jason Momoa and this legendary climber.
Who is Chris Sharma?
When answering nature's call outside, you should make sure to do so at least this many feet from a water source.
What is 200?