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Fatality On Big Bend’s Emory Peak From Apparent Suicide
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, the Big Bend National Park Communication Center received a 911 call from a group of hikers reporting a gunshot and a seriously injured visitor at ...
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Truck Hauling Chickpeas Catches Fire In Death Valley National Park
One wouldn’t think chickpeas might become a problem at Death Valley National Park in California until a tractor-trailer carrying 44,000 pounds (19,958 kg) of dried chickpeas burned up in the park on ...
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Jewel Cave National Monument Announces Winter Hours
Starting Sunday, December 1, Jewel Cave National Monument, in South Dakota, will shift to off-season hours. The visitor center will be closed on Sundays and open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m ...
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Explore Your National Park System
How many of you visited a unit of the National Park System over the Thanksgiving holiday? Did you think about doing that but didn’t have time to plan? Maybe the Traveler’s Explore The National Park ...
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Death Valley National Park's Scotty's Castle To Finally Reopen For Walking Tours
Scotty's Castle, in Death Valley National Park, is reopening for walking tours on select Saturdays and Sundays, starting December 7, 2024, and lasting through March ...
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Exploring The National Park System With The Traveler
How many of you visited a unit of the National Park System over the Thanksgiving holiday? Did you think about doing that but didn’t have time to plan? Maybe the Traveler’s Explore The National Park ...
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Jasper National Park Emerges From The Ashes Of A Wildfire
I visited Jasper in mid-November to see how the park, which is home to the community of Jasper, is doing. The monster wildfire that began July 22 burned through 79,000 acres, forced about 5,000 ...
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National Park Service Rehabilitating Cosby Entrance Road At Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park on December 9 will begin a rehabilitation of the 2.3-mile-long Cosby Entrance Road from Tennessee State Route 32 to the gate of Cosby Campground. This ...
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2024 Winter Schedule And What To Expect Thanksgiving Weekend In Zion National Park
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Mount Rainier National Park Is Looking For Seasonal Rental Properties For 2025
Mount Rainier National Park is searching for properties to lease for its employees during the spring, summer, and fall seasons (March through November) of 2025. With limited housing options in and ...
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Acadia National Park Extending Reservation Periods For Campgrounds
The window for reserving campsites at Acadia National Park in Maine is stretching out on December 1, when 90 percent of available sites will open for reservation six months ahead of your planned ...
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A Receding Lake Mead Has A Serious Illegal Road Situation
Though Lake Mead has enjoyed a slight rise in water levels over the past few years, it's been receding for decades. As it recedes, the amount of illegal roads and trails that have formed in Lake Mead ...