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Jackson Wyoming: Grand Teton National Park And The Wild West

Nestled just southeast of the Grand Teton, or "The Grand" as the locals call it, is the town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This is a town rich in the heritage of the "Wild West." Jackson is the gateway to the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks and is the last town offering any appreciable services before entering the parks.

Only a few short years ago, Jackson was a small community containing mostly historic buildings and architecture of a typical seasonal tourist town. Some of that flavor has been lost in the last 10 years as chain hotels have purchased downtown sites and modern rising architecture have taken their place. Jackson is quickly becoming a congested commercial tourist attraction and leaving the Wild West behind.

An exception to the rising architecture in downtown Jackson is The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar together with the elk antler-arched town square and the famous downtown stagecoach ride replicating what traveled the dusty western streets of yester-year. The old Wort Hotel has also managed to keep some of the historic flavor of the town including a display of black-and-white pictures of famous cowboy movie actors and actresses from the 1920's, 30's and 40's that frequented the area.

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Nitimiluk National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

This National Park, formerly called Katherine Gorge National Park is situated in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244km south-east of the state capital of Darwin. This National Park is flanked to the north by another of Australia's beautiful National Parks, Kakadu. Nitimiluk means, in the language of the Jawoyn people, who are the custodians of the park, 'place of the cicada dreaming'. The gorges and surrounding landscape that is protected within this park are of great spiritual significance to the Jawoyn people.

The beautiful and dramatic centrepiece of the National Park is the Katherine Gorge, carved through the sandstone by the Katherine River. This river is accessible by boat tour which will take you as far as the fifth gorge. During the dry season when waters are lower, the river is also perfect for canoeing and swimming. The water are low and most sections are relatively placid. During the wet season, however, the waters rise and saltwater crocodiles enter the river. These are then relocated back downstream at the onset of the dry season. Due to the high waters and the presence of saltwater crocodiles, swimming is therefore prohibited during the wet season.

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14 Tips For a Safer and More Enjoyable Visit to Yellowstone National Park

As America's first National Park, Yellowstone has a cachet that exceeds its most famous feature, Old Faithful. Yet that timeless geyser symbolizes Yellowstone National Park as certainly as the Eiffel Tower symbolizes Paris. With so much more to see and do in Yellowstone National Park, I offer these tips for enjoying this gem of nature, based on my recent trip there.

1. Make sure your car has the power to negotiate the narrow, high altitude roads in and to Yellowstone. You don't want delay your sightseeing schedule because you can't accelerate around a lumbering 30-foot long motor home.

2. At the same time, bring plenty of patience with you. You will need it for the above motor home and to be sure you take the time to see what is there to be seen.

3. Determine ahead of time how you want to pay for admission. The National Park System offers several options, from per car and person fees, seven day passes that are valid for any National Park for a week from purchase. If you are over 65, go for the Annual Pass for Seniors. At $10 per year, this will admit your car and everyone in it to every National Park. It gets my vote for Bargain of the Year.

4. You can purchase any pass ahead of time or upon entrance to any National Park, Yellowstone included, with proper identification.

5. Do not exceed speed limits. Sure, we all drive five-to-ten miles per hour over the posted speed limit at home. The local sheriff may not stop you because there is more traffic and he or she is out to catch flagrant violators. In Yellowstone, however, the Park Rangers are very diligent about speed limits and have little slack for people who exceed them. Here's why: wildlife.

6. Respect wildlife. This starts with realizing that they may dart into the roadway without warning at any time. Your vehicle's front end is no match for 600 lbs of compact meat on the hoof.

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