My recollection about Benezette was correct. There were some places where I was able to get a weak wifi signal - but not long enough to do the news. Here are the headlines for today:
Denali National Park News:
Joe Miller wants Alaska to control and develop federal lands, including Denali National Park
Tea Party-backed Joe Miller, who is threatening to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, has a bold vision for Alaska, one that would entail the state taking over federal lands, including Denali National Park and Preserve.
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/dispatches...i-national-park***********
Great Smoky Mountain National Park News:
Editorial: Smokies prepared for national initiative
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park would appear an excellent place for federal officials to learn about the best community-driven strategies for Americans to reconnect with the natural world.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/aug/30/smokies-prepared-for-national-initiative/***********
Joshua Tree National Park News:
Keys fire is fully contained
Fire crews have fully contained the three-day old Keys Fire that burned 110 acres in the Joshua Tree National Park.
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100829/NEWS0803/100829008/1006/news01/Keys+fire+is+fully+contained**********
Mesa Verde National Park News:
Visiting the Cliff Dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park (Not news, but an interest piece)
There's no time to be nervous. The kids charge ahead up the 32-foot ladder, squeezing through a narrow, 12-foot tunnel, walking in toeholds carved into dusty sandstone.
http://www.smartertravel.com/travel-advi...html?id=5432489**********
Yellowstone (and Grand Teton) National Park News:
Potential for more bear-human encounters this fall near Yellowstone
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=150400&catid=339Farr West woman overwhelmed by buffalo incident, media attention
Cathy Hayes is still recovering from getting hit by a bison in Yellowstone National Park in July, but she's also recovering from getting hit by the national news media.
http://www.standard.net/topics/education...media-attentionA Shrine That Seems to Tame Old Faithful
The view from the cathedral-size windows of the new $27 million visitor center that opened here last week leads down a paved path toward a gently curved mound of rock. A mist of hissing steam drifts from the mound, but every 90 minutes or so, water starts to spurt fitfully, then more aggressively, until it erupts into a tower as high as 180 feet, whose spray may be spread by the breeze toward the hundreds of viewers gathered to watch the spectacle.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/arts/design/31yellowstone.html**********
