Glacier National Park News:
Montana’s proud to have nothing to offer
Montana’s state tourism board is trying to make something out of nothing.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/11/montanas-proud-to-have-nothing-to-offer/***********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
"Sha-Kon-O-Hey!" Dollywood's newest show, opened Saturday night to a sold-out crowd of Friends of the Smokies and Dolly Parton fans.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/may/11/new-dollywood-show-tells-splendid-story-of-the/Good read becomes a good fundraiser
When Dan Pitts left the library almost 20 years ago, he knew he had a special book in his hands.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/may/10/good-read-becomes-a-good-fundraiser/Great summer for a great park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is turning 75. Here's what to see and do.
About 9 million tourists a year check out Great Smoky Mountains National Park – and while that figure may be down a notch from its high of 10 million in 2000, attendance may reach a new peak this summer. Good thing it's so big: At 814 square miles, about half the size of Rhode Island, it's one of the largest protected areas in the Eastern United States.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/104/story/715048.html**********
Misc. National Park News:
Fly Fishing Faithful Flock To Guru (For the anglers, not really NP News....)
C.J. Nelson endured a six-hour flight from Philadelphia to seek insight from a master.
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/fly_fishing_faithful_flock_to_guru/23983/National parks aren't full yet for summer
It's not too late to make grand plans for this summer.
http://www.cleveland.com/travel/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living-2/1241771607304430.xml&coll=2**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Pine beetle 101: understanding the pest
Educators set the record straight on what’s really going on in the national forest
Can’t see the forest for the pine beetle kill? What’s the answer to confronting that nasty, pervasive pine beetle destroying the beautiful Rocky Mountain landscape?
http://www.eptrail.com/news/2009/may/08/pine-beetle-101-understanding-pest/**********
Zion National Park News:
As I See It: Ah, Vacation!
The tiny specs on the massive Navajo-sandstone face are two men. They are hanging from absurdly long ropes, inching downward toward a spot a few hundred feet above the ground. The sun is merciless and they work quickly. One man begins boring a small hole in the sheer rock wall, while the other waits to insert a stick of dynamite. When he lights the long fuse, both men scramble up the ropes as high as they can before the explosion tears a portion of the wall away.
http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh051109-story04.html
