A 73-year-old woman overdue from a hike was the subject of a search at Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday.

In southwest Oregon, this relatively small park is easy to miss ... get muddy on the Off-Trail Cave Tour where rangers explain caving techniques, etiquette and conservation. Read more about Oregon ...

Here's one of my Park Ranger Pro Tips ... both of the campgrounds within the park including site photos. National Parks in ...

So, in the same spirit, I’ll take this ranger’s good wisdom ... North Cascades National Park is the only park in the Washington/Oregon region where you’ll need to be on guard.