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Trails At Big South Fork National River And Recreation Area To Close For A Week

Work to improve the safety of visitors traveling the Yellow Cliff Horse Trail and Salt Pine Trail in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Kentucky and Tennessee will require that the trails be closed to the public next week.

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By NPT Staff - August 24th, 2012 3:01am

Grand Teton National Park Officials Considering Redevelopment Of Colter Bay Village

Grand Teton National Park officials are planning to redevelop the Colter Bay Village area of the park.

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By NPT Staff - August 24th, 2012 3:01am

Nike Nuclear Missile En Route To Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park soon will have its very own nuclear missile. A decommissioned one, that is.

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By NPT Staff - August 23rd, 2012 3:00am

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Better Sanitation Called For At Curry Village In Yosemite National Park After Deadly Hantavirus Case

The death from hantavirus of a Californian who had stayed at Curry Village in Yosemite National park has led to a call for better sanitation and inspection of the popular village in the Yosemite Valley.

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By NPT Staff - August 23rd, 2012 3:00am

CAPTCHA Woes Are A Thing Of The Past On The Traveler...Hopefully

Here at the Traveler we've taken a small step, appearance-wise, to make commenting easier: We've gotten rid of the CAPTCHA process.

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By NPT Staff - August 22nd, 2012 10:59am

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Reader Participation Day: Which National Park Destination Would You Prefer This Fall?

Tell us, Travelers, where would you prefer to spend your fall vacation in the National Park System?

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By NPT Staff - August 22nd, 2012 3:00am

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Staff At Crater Lake National Park Beats The Odds And Saves A Life

The odds of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest are dismally low, especially if the crisis occurs in a remote location. A visitor to Crater Lake National Park last month beat those odds, thanks to a combination of good staff training and modern medical care. It was a situation where every link in the "chain of response and treatment" worked to perfection.

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By Jim Burnett - August 22nd, 2012 3:00am

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Human Remains Found In Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Human remains found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are thought to be those of a man who went missing in the park this past March.

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By NPT Staff - August 21st, 2012 2:51pm

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Taking America’s National Parks Back To School

Have you started your back-to-school shopping yet? You might consider sending your kids to class with the national parks, or at least images of the parks.

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By NPT Staff - August 22nd, 2012 10:49am

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King Salmon Spotted Migrating Back Into Olympic National Park

The kings are back. Less than five months after the Elwha Dam was taken down, king salmon have been spotted migrating back up the Elwha River and into Olympic National Park.

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By NPT Staff - January 21st, 2014 2:26pm

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Grand Teton National Park Foundation Lands $25,000 Grant From Coca-Cola For Youth Conservation Program

Teens will be put to work improving trails in Grand Teton National Park thanks, in part, to a $25,000 grant the Coca-Cola Company has presented to the Grand Teton National Park Foundation.

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By NPT Staff - August 21st, 2012 3:00am

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Changes Coming To Recreation.Gov, Said To Make Reservation Process Easier

In a move the Obama administration believes will make the reservation of activities on public lands easier, a makeover has been made to the reservations portal, recreation.gov.

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By NPT Staff - August 21st, 2012 3:00am

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72 Aboard Sightseeing Ship At Glacier Bay National Park Rescued After It Hits Rock

With help from the Coast Guard, the National Park Service, and a commercial cruise ship, nearly 80 people were safely rescued from a sightseeing ship at Glacier Bay National Park that began taking on water after apparently hitting a rock.

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By NPT Staff - August 20th, 2012 8:14pm

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Lassen Volcanic National Park Still Open Despite Forest Fire

Though a forest fire covering nearly 30,000 acres is burning in parts of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, many areas of the park remain open to the public.

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By NPT Staff - August 20th, 2012 3:00am

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Is World War II Mustard Gas Stashed At Horn Island In Gulf Islands National Seashore?

Hazardous materials, possibly mustard gas weapons left over from World War II as well as asbestos, have been found on Horn Island in Gulf Islands National Seashore, leading the National Park Service to close part of the island to the public for the immediate future.

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By NPT Staff - August 20th, 2012 8:57am

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How Would You Improve The Jenny Lake Area Of Grand Teton National Park?

Grand Teton National Park officials embarking on planning effort to develop renewal plan for the highly scenic and popular Jenny Lake area of the park.

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By NPT Staff - August 20th, 2012 3:00am

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Parks Beyond Borders: Appalachian Trail 75th Anniversary Offers Great Opportunity To Check Out The "ATs" Of England

With the Appalachian National Scenic Trail celebrating 75 years in 2012, it’s worth keeping in mind that England also has national trails, some of them well worth a long distance ramble for travelers to the UK.

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By Randy Johnson - March 31st, 2013 2:40pm

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Menor's Ferry Crossing The Snake River Again At Grand Teton National Park

A replica of Menor's Ferry once again is crossing the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park.

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By NPT Staff - August 18th, 2012 3:00am

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Volunteer "Rovers" Needed To Inform Smokies' Fall Visitors On Oconaluftee River Trail, Mountain Farm Museum and Newfound Gap Road

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to help the park staff by roving the Oconaluftee River Trail, the Mountain Farm Museum, and fields along Highway 441 from late August until November 10, 2012.

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By NPT Staff - August 17th, 2012 12:04pm

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World War II Memorial: "Jewel Of The Mall"

In his book on the "Jewel of the Mall," the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., photographer Stephen R. Brown not only captures the solemnity of the memorial, as well as its magnificent architecture and design, but also goes behind the scene to document the bronze castings, granite carvings, and erection of the memorial.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 19th, 2017 12:42am

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