Robert Cross

GETTING THERE Not many U.S. visitors to the state of Hawaii limit themselves to one or both of the national parks as their sole destination. So if they have further...

Established as a national park: As part of Hawaii National Park, Aug. 1, 1916; as separate entity, Sept. 13, 1960. Area: 28,655 acres. Visitors: 1,582,432 in 1996. Location: Southeastern part...

HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Maui, Hawaii-- What can you say about a volcano that died? Actually, if the topic is THIS volcano, discussions of its demise are premature. Maui has been...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii--During the drive east from Kailua-Kona airport on the Big Island, I was beginning to get a sense of the real Hawaii. The road passed resort-free...

GETTING THERE Delta, Horizon Air and United Express fly into Glacier International Airport near Kalispell, 20 miles from the western entrance, but more flight options are available at Great Falls,...

1. Going-to-the-Sun Road. This is the emphatically positive answer to that age-old question: Are we there yet? The smooth highway climbs from the West Glacier entrance to Logan Pass (6,646...

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont.--"So, where are they?" the woman from Wisconsin asked. She meant the glaciers, of course. In Glacier National Park, one expects to see glaciers, but the 48...

Established as a national park: May 11, 1910. Authorized as part of Waterton (Canada)-Glacier International Peace Park: May 2, 1932. Area: 1,013,594 acres. Visitors: 1,720,576 in 1996. Location: Northwestern Montana...

Established as a national park: June 29, 1938. Area: 922,651 acres. Visitors: 4,332,787 in 1996. Location: Olympic Peninsula in northwestern Washington State. Flora and fauna: Roosevelt elk, blacktailed deer, black...