Each winter a very special ritual occurs on a small section of California's rugged, lonely northern coastline, roughly 55 miles south of San Francisco: the migration of the largest mainland breeding colony in the world of northern elephant seals, who come to rest, mate and renew the cycle of life.
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Each winter a very special ritual occurs on a small section of California's rugged, lonely northern coastline, roughly 55 miles south of San Francisco: the migration of the largest mainland breeding colony in the world of northern elephant seals, who come to rest, mate and renew the cycle of life.
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Elephant Seal Guided Walks Available at California’s Año Nuevo State Park
Each winter a very special ritual occurs on a small section of California's rugged, lonely northern coastline, roughly 55 miles south of San Francisco: the migration of the largest mainland breeding colony in the world of northern elephant seals, who come to rest, mate and renew the cycle of life.
Yellowstone
Editor's Note:
A Federal judge on Sept. 15 blocked plans to allow snowmobiles into Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks this winter. See our story elsewhere in this issue. Following is our original story about the plans for the 2008-2009 winter ...
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NPS Calls For Fewer Snowmobiles in Yellowstone
Editor's Note:
A Federal judge on Sept. 15 blocked plans to allow snowmobiles into Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks this winter. See our story elsewhere in this issue. Following is our original story about the plans for the 2008-2009 winter ...
California
Many visitors to Fort Ross State Historic Park, 12 miles north of the town of Jenner on state Highway One, are surprised to discover that Russians, along with native Alaskans, established a place for themselves in early California history.
Roughly 75 ...
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Fort Ross State Park: Northern California's Tsarist Russian Outpost
Many visitors to Fort Ross State Historic Park, 12 miles north of the town of Jenner on state Highway One, are surprised to discover that Russians, along with native Alaskans, established a place for themselves in early California history.
Roughly 75 ...
Grand Canyon
The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open for visitors May 15, the same day that the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) reopens Highway 67 from Jacob Lake to the North Rim.
ADOT crews started working on the 30-mile stretch of high...
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Grand Canyon’s North Rim Opens May 15 for 2009 Summer Season
The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open for visitors May 15, the same day that the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) reopens Highway 67 from Jacob Lake to the North Rim.
ADOT crews started working on the 30-mile stretch of high...
Other NPs
The Castle Rock Cut, a boat passage linking Glen Canyon National Recreational Area's Wahweap and Warm Creek Bays, has been opened to boat travel.
With the cut open, boaters no longer need to travel through The Narrows to reach uplake destinations such...
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Castle Rock Cut Opens for Boaters at Glen Canyon
The Castle Rock Cut, a boat passage linking Glen Canyon National Recreational Area's Wahweap and Warm Creek Bays, has been opened to boat travel.
With the cut open, boaters no longer need to travel through The Narrows to reach uplake destinations such...
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