Note, there is a really nice map in the Cuyahoga news that talks about attendance in the different national parks (counting down the top 10). I was actually kind of surprised by some of the numbers.
-James
Cuyahoga National Park News:
In national parks attendance, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is again among nation's busiest
The Great Smokey Mountains National Park is the busiest national park in the country.
http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2010/07/cuyahoga_valley_national_park.html**********
Glacier National Park News:
Tennessee motorcyclist killed in crash near East Glacier
The Montana Highway Patrol says a 58-year-old man from Tennessee was killed when his motorcycle was struck by an SUV near Glacier National Park.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_56930944-98bd-11df-8301-001cc4c002e0.html**********
Misc. National Park News:
The new normal in travel (not REALLY national park news, but it is interesting)
Shorter, cheaper trips, bargain-obsessed buyers may be the future
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38412286/ns/travel-travel_tips/Grizzly bear puzzle will only grow more complex (OP-Ed)
In response to the July 18 Tribune article entitled "Grizzlies running into people more often:"
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100726/OPINION/7260303**********
Padre Island National Seashore:
Biologists release endangered turtles into Gulf
Hundreds of tiny baby turtles with their dime-sized paddle-like feet dragged through the sand on Monday heading for a new home in the Gulf of Mexico despite the threat of oil some 400 miles away.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/26/AR2010072601469.html**********
Yellowstone National Park News:
Fire in Yellowstone 72% contained
Firefighters are making progress containing a blaze burning near the center of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=12866062**********
Zion national park News:
Flash flood carries 3 through canyon in Utah park
- Zion National Park officials say three men who were swept away by a flash flood in a canyon were washed over a 40-foot drop and survived.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/25/AR2010072503371.html
