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Search-And-Rescue 101 In The National Park System

Each year, there are more than 1,000 search-and-rescue missions across the National Park System. Did you ever wonder how the rangers go about staging a SAR mission, as they're called. In this week's National Parks Traveler podcast, we talk to the SAR experts at Rocky Mountain National Park to better understand what's involved when the call goes out for help.

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January 20th, 2021

How Deadly Is Your Favorite National Park?

A review of accident reports from 54 national parks points to falls as the leading cause of death in those parks, with Yosemite and Grand Canyon national parks ranked one and two for falling fatalities. When all causes of death are counted, Grand Canyon comes out ahead in terms of fatalities recorded in the parks since 2010.

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January 19th, 2021

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Year-End Quiz: Musicians And National Parks, The Answers

So, how well do you know your musicians and their national park connections?

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December 30th, 2020

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Rocky Mountain National Park Opens More Of The Park To The Public

More areas of Rocky Mountain National Park that had been closed in the wake of wildfires have been opened back up to the public.

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December 23rd, 2020

Fastest Known Time In The Smokies

What motivates people to hike as far as they can as fast as they can? For many who live near Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the answer can be found on the trails.

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By Danny Bernstein - December 2nd, 2020

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Where Will You Explore Winter In The National Park System?

Winter, the season with cold, snow, short days and long nights, can be a challenging season to explore the National Park System. Yet it also holds surprises that reveal themselves in shimmering lights darting across the night sky, in tracks of what passed the night before across the snowscape, and in congregations of wildlife.

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November 29th, 2020

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Trail Ridge Road Through Rocky Mountain National Park Closes For Winter

With winter closing in around Trail Ridge Road In Rocky Mountain National Park, staff have officially closed the high-elevation route to thru-traffic until spring melt.

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November 18th, 2020

Rocky Mountain National Park Staff Assessing Wildfire Losses

Though fires still are burning within Rocky Mountain National Park, they are in remote locations, allowing park staff to begin assessing the losses the park suffered from wildfires this year.

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November 6th, 2020

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Parts Of Rocky Mountain National Park To Open Friday

Rocky Mountain National Park, which has been closed since October 22 due to a wildfire, will partially reopen Friday.

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November 5th, 2020

Rocky Mountain National Park Still Closed As Wildfire Smolders

While a snowstorm dumped a fair amount of snow on the East Troublesome Fire at Rocky Mountain National Park, the wildfire continues to smolder and is not fully contained and the park remains closed.

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October 30th, 2020

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