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Yosemite’s Half Dome cables are up for 2012
Half Dome
May 25, 2012
Yosemite National Park in California is the crown jewel of the US National Park Service. The signature landmark is called Half Dome. Hiking to the...
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National Parks - free for Military
NPS
May 17, 2012
The Department of the Interior, parent of the National Park Service is going to begin giving active duty military and their dependents a “get...
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Half Dome Permit LOTTERY opens March 1
Hiking
February 29, 2012
Yosemite National Park in California is a HOT destination for outdoor adventurers. The famous Half Dome granite monolith sits 8,842 feet above sea...
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Entry into Yosemite Valley via Hwy 120 to be closed
Yosemite
February 17, 2012
The Big Oak Flat Road into Yosemite Valley will be closed on Feb 29. This is Hwy 120 from Groveland into the Valley. In January, a rockfall near...
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National Park Service Rangers
National Park Service
February 4, 2012
The United States has 58 official parks in 27 states. The first park was Yellowstone in Wyoming in 1872 followed by Sequoia and Yosemite in...
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Obama’s stimulus for the NPS and Occupy protesters
NPS
December 13, 2011
Did you get your Bama dollars?Many folks wonder where the president’s 2009 stimulus funds were spent. With nearly a trillion dollars...
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National Park Service Unveils New Action Plan to Protect America’s Parks
national parks second century
September 16, 2011
It’s still five years until the National Park Service begins what promises to be a spectacular centennial celebration across America, but...
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Fees waived at National Parks on Veterans Day
National Parks
November 4, 2010
Next Thursday, November 11 is Veterans Day, and to commemorate the holiday the National Park Service will be waiving entrance fees to NPS managed...
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Newest national park site: River Raisin National Battlefield Park
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
October 25, 2010
Now there are 393 parks in the National Park system. On Oct. 22, 2010 the National Park Service (NPS)announced that the River Raisin National...
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