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National Park Road Trip 2010: The Difficult Hills of Western Nebraska

Greetings from the visitor center at Scotts Bluff National Monument in western Nebraska. It is Wednesday afternoon and outside it is hot and windy. The monument is a few miles outside the town of Scottsbluff, where we spent last night in the municipal campground.

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July 1st, 2010

Great White Sharks Spotted At Channel Islands National Park: Swim At Your Own Peril

While there are plenty of bear warnings posted in national parks, it's not that often you hear about a great white shark warning, but that's the situation at Santa Barbara Island in Channel Islands National Park.

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July 1st, 2010

Yet Another Bear Lost in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park rangers on Wednesday put down a female black bear that had come to rely on humans for food.

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June 30th, 2010

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Hurricane Alex Closes Padre Island National Seashore

With "Alex," the first June hurricane identified in the Atlantic since 1995, knocking on its doorstep, Padre Island National Seashore has been closed to the public.

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June 30th, 2010

Reader Participation Day: How Many of the 392 National Park System Units Have You Visited?

Here is the list of all 392 NPS units. How many have you visited? Start counting, and let us know.

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June 30th, 2010

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By Bob Janiskee - June 30th, 2010 6:58am

National Park Mystery Plant 9: Can You Put Them Together?

All of the information you need to identify Mystery Plant #9 is in a 13-word rhyme.

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By Bob Janiskee - June 30th, 2010 6:58am

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Pruning the Parks: Lake Texoma Recreation Area (1946-1949)

Lake Texoma is a hugely popular flatwater playground on the Texas-Oklahoma border. It was once, albeit briefly, a national park.

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June 30th, 2010

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America's Great Outdoors: Your Chance to Speak Up

Are Americans losing touch with the rural side of life? Are we forgetting how pastoral settings appear and make us feel? President Obama fears so, and he's interested in your thoughts on how to get Americans reconnected with the "great outdoors."

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June 30th, 2010

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National Park Road Trip 2010: The Great Platte River Road

Greetings from North Platte, Nebraska, at the fork of the North Platte and South Platte rivers. Monday night we camped in Cody Park, a very nice municipal park on the north side of North Platte, Nebraska.

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June 30th, 2010

$1,000 Reward Offered In Connection With Crushed Loggerhead Sea Turtle at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

An off-road-vehicle group is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for running over and killing a loggerhead sea turtle attempting to nest at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

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June 30th, 2010

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