Acadia National Park News:
On vacation, rediscover the bliss of disconnecting (Personal Interest Story)
Summer has arrived, and soon I'll be in Maine, sailing across Frenchman Bay, hiking up Cadillac Mountain. Maine, as the billboard boasts, is "the way life should be." The claim may be vaulting, but the sentiment fits a state whose license plates long proclaimed "Vacationland."
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/currents/...connecting.html
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Denali National Park News:
Diving over Mount McKinley (Personal Interest Story)
At 20,320 feet, Mount McKinley looms over everything in the 600-mile-long Alaska Range. Last week, Columbia residents Tom Smith, Jim Lee and Lance Wood set out to be among the first ever to skydive over it.
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/jul/05/diving-over-mount-mckinley/

Scientists discover track of soaring prehistoric creature
While hiking a hillside in Denali National Park last July, Steve Hasiotis bent down and picked up a rock. Its curious shape, like a plaster cast of a giant bird track, made him ponder the rock for a second before handing it to Tony Fiorillo. Fiorillo looked at it and confirmed they had found a missing piece of Alaska during the time of the dinosaurs.
http://www.adn.com/life/alaskana/story/853634.html

Denali National Park buses break down as mechanics strike continues
Striking union members say at least eight tourist buses have broken down over the weekend at Denali National Park.
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jul/05/denali-national-park-buses-break-down-mechanics-st/
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Hike Grand Canyon with caution, respect (Personal Interest)
Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip to the Grand Canyon.
http://www.cleveland.com/travel/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living-2/1246609810254460.xml&coll=2
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Behind the beauty, a war against invaders
Alien species – insects, hogs, even rainbow trout – threaten the natives
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/817043.html
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Thrifty Campers Flocking To Rocky Mountain Park
Visitor numbers at Rocky Mountain National Park were up 23 percent in May compared with a year earlier, and the economy may be a factor
http://cbs4denver.com/wireapbusinessco/Thrifty.visitors.fill.2.1070282.html
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Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite National Park Current Fire Acitvity Update for July 5th, 2009
Yosemite National Park, CA....While thousands of visitors came to experience the beauty of Yosemite National Park on July 4, fire personnel continued to manage the Grouse and Harden fires in the Park. The Grouse Fire is located three miles southwest of Yosemite Valley and north of Glacier Point Road. The Grouse Fire is 2,300 acres and 50 percent contained. The Harden Fire on the north side of the park, west of Harden Lake and northwest of White Wolf is currently 1,594 acres and 75 percent contained.....
http://thepinetree.net/index.php?module=announce&ANN_user_op=view&ANN_id=12500

Fire temporarily closes Yosemite trails, roads
Two lightning-caused fires in Yosemite National Park have forced temporary closures of trails and roads, park authorities said today.
http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1515494.html
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