Glacier National Park News:
Avalanche damage assessed on Glacier's Sun Road
Glacier National Park officials say a large avalanche that slid 4,000 vertical feet and across the historic Going-to-the-Sun Road in January has caused much less damage than expected.
http://www.kpax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10373141**********
Grand Canyon National Park News:
Bodies of 2 hikers swept away in Colo. River found
The bodies of two hikers who attempted to swim across the Colorado River have been found two weeks after authorities recovered the body of a teen who was part of the group.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hADJ2VDCt70T3A3j2zU0gpKLuz7wD986UG4O1**********
Misc. National Park News:
Credit Card Reform Should Not Come Through a Gun Barrel (Editors Notes...(1) Already reported. (2) regardless of how you feel about guns being allowed in the park, this DOES seem like a bit of an interesting way to put allow them there and highlights how our legislative system works).
This past week, an amendment to allow guns in national parks and wildlife refuges was attached to the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights in the U.S. Senate, reversing a restriction that has been in place since the Reagan presidency. The bill is expected to come back for a vote before the House of Representatives early next week.
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index....03&Itemid=1**********
Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Backcountry skiers who saved Loveland climber remain modest about role in rescue
Joe Gartner and Scott McCoy skied into the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park Tuesday at just the right time to help a 57-year-old Loveland man hurt in a fall.
http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=23142**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Yellowstone webcam catches vandals using Old Faithful as urinal (Follow-up from yesterday...LOL, I know I have said that I post it all, but this almost takes the cake).
Two concession workers at Yellowstone National Park have been fired after a webcam – installed to broadcast live streaming video of the famous Old Faithful geyser around the clock – caught them urinating into the geyser between eruptions. A park spokesman said one of the fired employees was also fined $750, placed on three years of probation and banned from Yellowstone for two years. The other employee's case is still pending.
http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/ar...-as-urinal.aspx
