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Wall Street Portion of Bryce Canyon’s Navajo Trail Reopens

Wall Street Portion of Bryce Canyon’s Navajo Trail ReopensBryce Canyon National Park in Utah has reopened the popular Wall Street section of the Navajo Loop Trail which was closed back in April 2010 due to falling rocks.

Trail crews have been busy over the past several weeks clearing rocks which have fallen since the closure. Wall Street takes visitors through a narrow passage between towering rock fins and centuries-old Douglas-fir trees.
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Grand Teton

Fall Programs Now Underway at Grand Teton National Park

Fall Programs Now Underway at Grand Teton National Park If you've never experienced Grand Teton National Park in the fall, with all of nature's bright colors to thrill you, now's a greate time to scheddule a visit.

Several ranger-led programs are scheduled for the upcoming 2008 fall season through Sept. 30...
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California

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Becomes 392nd National Park System Unit

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Becomes 392nd National Park System Unit It's the newest park in the National Park System, but you'll have a tough time visiting it if you want to stand where the greatest home front disaster of World War II actually took place.

In late October 2009, President Obama signed the Defense Author...
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Yellowstone

Take a Bear Class? You Bet, Says Yellowstone Association’s Jeff Brown, Who Talks About His Surviving a Bear Mauling to Encourage Hiker Awareness

Take a Bear Class? You Bet, Says Yellowstone Association’s Jeff Brown, Who Talks About His Surviving a Bear Mauling to Encourage Hiker Awareness Seeing a bear-even taking a photo of one-is on the vacation checklist of many people planning a trip to Yellowstone or Glacier National Park, but ask a ranger or naturalist expert and they will tell you that bears are big, powerful animals and are no...
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Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon’s North Rim to Open May 15 for the 2010 Summer Season

Grand Canyon’s North Rim to Open May 15 for the 2010 Summer Season The Arizona Department of Transportation will open Highway 67 to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Friday, May 15 by 7 a.m.; and Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim, a Forever Resorts property, and Grand Canyon Trail Rides will begin their 2010...
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