Grand Canyon National Park News:
French man survives 75-foot fall at Grand Canyon
A French tourist has survived a 75-foot fall off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gNZupfzVUwHMxmxf4_5XH_hrvtaQD9HDOCLG1**********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Little Bottoms route is a quieter - but longer - option to popular Abrams Falls
Abrams Falls is one of the top hiking destinations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, especially during the dog days of summer.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/06/little-bottoms-route-is-quiter-but-longer-option/**********
Misc. National Park News:
Pinnacles National Monument: California's new National Park?
Pinnacles National Monument, a 26,000-acre swath of spectacular volcanic rock formations outside Soledad, Calif., would be elevated to a National Park under legislation introduced Thursday by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/08/pinnacles-national-monument-california-parks.html**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Wyoming Considers Grand Teton Sale To Spur Feds
The governor of Wyoming is threatening to sell off state-owned land in Grand Teton National Park to private developers. He wants to pressure the federal government to come up with a good deal for the land.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129007236Wildfire ignites near Pilgrim Creek in park
Fire crews are working to contain a new fire in Grand Teton National Park near Pilgrim Creek that has burned 13 acres and prompted the closure of Pilgrim Creek Road, officials announced Thursday.
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6314Outdoors: Invasive lake trout are killing Yellowstone’s cutthroat fishery
Our recent camping trip to Yellowstone National Park was awesome. But a most distu
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/sports/x1...tthroat-fisheryMountain Man Rendezvous, Living history Encampment begin in West Yellowstone
Smoking Waters Mountain Man Rendezvous and 1800s Living History Encampment will run Friday, Aug. 6, through Sunday, Aug. 15, in West Yellowstone on Montana Highway 20 and Iris Street.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_e0a4c8c6-a10e-11df-b67b-001cc4c03286.htmlJudge: Wolves Are Again Protected as Endangered
U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy has ruled that a government plan to remove protection for the gray wolf from only part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem was unlawful and ordered the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to grant it full protection.
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/201008...-endangered.php**********
Yosemite National Park News:
Yosemite Overlooks To Get Makeover, Tree Trimming
Tourists will soon have the chance to help guide Yosemite rangers' plans to revamp viewing areas of the park's most famous granite icons.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/06/travel/main6749497.shtml**********
