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All Yosemite National Park Campgrounds Now Open for the 2010 Summer Season

All Yosemite National Park Campgrounds Now Open for the 2010 Summer SeasonAll campgrounds in Yosemite National Park are now open for the 2010 summer season, the National Park Service saidm but many only are open on a first-come, first-served basis.

Several campgrounds along the Tioga Road and the Bridalveil Creek Campground on the Glacier Point Road have been closed since the winter of 2009 due to seasonal road closures, a heavy snowpack, and water saturation.
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Yellowstone

Aggressive Black Bear Killed by Yellowstone Park Rangers

Aggressive Black Bear Killed by Yellowstone Park Rangers An aggressive, habituated, and human-food-conditioned black bear was euthanized by rangers Aug. 3 in Yellowstone National Park.

The decision to euthanize the bear is the second ordered killing within a few days.

One man was killed and two other campers...
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Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Rangers Air Rescue French Visitor

Grand Canyon Rangers Air Rescue French Visitor An 18-year-old French national had to be air rescued after slipping over the edge at Grand Canyon National Park, rangers said.

On Aug. 4, 2010 at approximately 2:45 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report that a man had...
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Other NPs

Lake Powell Declared Free Of Zebra, Quagga Mussels

Lake Powell Declared Free Of Zebra, Quagga Mussels Lake Powell, one of the West's great boating and recreational treasures, was certified free of the invasive zebra and quagga mussels on Aug. 23.

The pronouncement from the National Park Service (NPS) is a relief for boaters and businesses who faced no...
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Wyoming

Wandering Along a Trail of Western History

Wandering Along a Trail of Western History

Visit the grounds at Wyoming’s Fort Bridger State Historic Site and it’s like wandering along a trail of history, a tributary of the great American West where explorers, fur trappers, Oregon Trail emigrants and Pony Express riders coursed by on t...

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