Denali National Park News:
Denali Nat'l Park plane crash victims identified
The National Park Service on Monday identified the three men who died when a large cargo plane crashed near the entrance of Denali National Park in Alaska.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HC1IT00.htm**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
TRAVEL READING: Blue Ridge & Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranks among the nation’s most popular with 10 million visitors a year. The nearby Blue Ridge Parkway welcomes 20 million motorists annually.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/49978144-80/blue-mountains-ridge-smoky.html.csp**********
Mount Rainier National Park News:
Mount Rainier's Sunrise is a wonderland for hikers
The problem with sunrises is they don't last long enough — and neither does the hiking season. The hiking season at the Sunrise area on Mount Rainier — August is peak time — is fleeting as a sunrise or a sunset. Fortunately any time of day at Sunrise is spectacular, with dazzling meadows and the mountain so close that with binoculars you can follow the progress of climbers heading for the summit.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2012530762_nwwsunrise05.html**********
Outside the US/Canadian Park System
150-year-old British vessel found underwater in Aulavik National Park
A 150-year-old British vessel was found underwater in the Aulavik National Park, 600 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, CTV globe media reported on Wednesday.
http://wireupdate.com/local/150-year-old-british-vessel-found-underwater-in-aulavik-national-park/**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Did photographer bait grizzly in Yellowstone attack?
A week after a rampaging grizzly mauled a Michigan man to death and injured two other campers near Yellowstone National Park - and amid news that a black bear has been euthanized in another part of the park - officials are investigating allegations that a photographer had been baiting wildlife with food.
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/...wstone/104132/1Fire Burning In Tetons Forces Road Closure
Suppression efforts are continuing on a fire burning in Grand Teton National park.
http://www.localnews8.com/news/24525928/detail.htmlCool Yellowstone becoming hotter vacation spot
A record number of vacationers found a way to escape the sizzling heat in July: head to the cooler climates and natural beauty of Yellowstone National Park.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/08/04/yellowstone.visitor.record/?hpt=Mid***********
