With year-end right around the corner, I’ve been spending time looking back across the National Parks Traveler’s stories from 2023 to compile ourtop stories of the year – those that demonstrate the Traveler’s reach, impact, and close coverage of breaking news.
Many of the readers and listeners who have contributed to the effort to ensure the National Parks Traveler's future have sent comments along with their donations. Below are some of them.
While Virgin Islands National Park might seem idyllic from above water, beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea the once vibrant coral reefs rimming the park have been impacted by a bleaching caused by abnormally high ocean temperatures and by a disease that combined could have devastating consequences.
For the past 18 years, the Traveler has grown. Contributors Rebecca Latson and Lynn Riddick discuss pulling together the Traveler’s editorial content with Kurt, and how that’s given them greater appreciation of the value of the Traveler.