Glacier National Park News:
Avalanches a danger as crews clear Glacier NP road
The weather may be nice and warm down in the valley, but those plowing the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park still face the threat of avalanches.
http://www.kxlf.com/news/avalanches-a-danger-as-crews-clear-glacier-np-road/
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Grand Canyon National Park News:
Opening the North Rim Grand Canyon National Park
Fun on the North Rim begins Tuesday, May 15th. The Forest Service will open the gate at Jacob Lake to Highway 67 at 6am. The budding forest drive for about an hour should coincide with the National Park Service opening the entrance gate at 7am. There could be a waiting line, so please have patience. The Grand Canyon isn’t going anywhere.
http://geogypsytraveler.com/2012/05/14/opening-the-north-rim-grand-canyon-national-park/
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Misc. National Park News:
Military families to get free national parks pass
Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free as part of an effort to thank service members and their families for the sacrifices they make, the Interior Department announced Tuesday.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/15/mil.../#ixzz1uyBZ9kwV
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Rocky Mountain National Park News:
Trail Ridge Road opens weeks early through Rockies national park
Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park opened for the summer Monday, about two weeks earlier than normal.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_206234...s#ixzz1uyC11psl
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Yellowstone National Park News:
U.S. judge halts aerial herding of Yellowstone bison
A U.S. judge on Monday ordered a halt to the use of low-flying helicopters to herd wayward bison back into Yellowstone National Park after environmentalists argued that the flights were disturbing protected grizzly bears in the area.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-bisonyellowstonel1e8gf0uj-20120514,0,3379194.story
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Yosemite National Park News:
New webcams show Yosemite National Park’s top sights on the Internet around the clock
Just in time for spring snowmelt: a webcam pointed at one of Yosemite National Park’s main attractions, the soaring 2,425-foot Yosemite Falls.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/n...noPU_story.html
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