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3rd Hiker Dies Along Stunning, Deadly Ariz. Trail

'The Wave' has no trail markers, intense heat

(Newser) - "The Wave" is such a breathtaking hiking destination that just 20 people are allowed to visit per day, in order to ensure it remains protected—but the intense heat along the Utah-Arizona border, coupled with an open landscape with no marked trail, has claimed three lives this month alone....

New National Park ... on the Moon?
 New National Park  
 ... on the Moon? 
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Jul 14, 2013 7:00 PM CDT

New National Park ... on the Moon?

Two members of Congress hope to make it so

(Newser) - For vacationers who make it their life's mission to visit all the country's national parks, this last step is a doozy—two members of Congress want to create one on the moon, reports the Hill . The proposed Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park would consist of all...

Yosemite's Smokey Problem: Potheads

Drugs busts are 4 times as high as next closest national park

(Newser) - Ah, Yosemite: That iconic symbol of nature where generations of tourists have hiked, snapped pictures, camped, and ... smoked a lot of weed? As NBC Bay Area reports, drug busts at Yosemite are up 18% in the six years on the record books, and are four times as high as the...

Scrawled &#39;Help&#39; Message Leads to Woman&#39;s Rescue

 Scrawled 'Help' 
 Message Leads to 
 Woman's Rescue 
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Apr 13, 2013 12:58 PM CDT

Scrawled 'Help' Message Leads to Woman's Rescue

Australian was stuck for three days in national park

(Newser) - An Australian woman was rescued in a national park last weekend after leaving two messages for help—one scrawled dramatically in the sand, the Herald Sun reports. Emergency crews went looking for Lynette Bond, 68, after a hiker found a three-day-old note in her broken-down vehicle. Rescuers then found her...

Joshua Tree Canyon Closed Over Unusual Graffiti

Rangers say social media could be fueling vandalism

(Newser) - Some 300 acres of California's Joshua Tree National Park are closed to visitors thanks to a rare spate of graffiti. First, park rangers closed an area surrounding a historic dam following the discovery of carved graffiti. Then, this week, the popular Rattlesnake Canyon was closed after words—including "...

A-Bomb National Park Bill Fails
 A-Bomb National Park Bill Fails 
Sep 21, 2012 1:04 AM CDT

A-Bomb National Park Bill Fails

Manhattan Project bill stalls in House

(Newser) - A bill to create a national park at the sites where the first atomic bomb was created has stalled in the House after failing to get a two-thirds majority. Lawmakers voted 237-180 in favor of creating the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, with 112 Republicans concerned about the cost voting...

Yosemite Might Get Bigger
 Yosemite Might Get Bigger 
Jul 18, 2012 1:00 PM CDT

Yosemite Might Get Bigger

Park could increase by 1,575 acres

(Newser) - If Congress passes a bill currently on Capitol Hill, Yosemite National Park could get bigger. Of course, that's a big if, since some in Washington see the expansion of government-owned land as a bad thing. Advocates, including the bill's author, Democrat Rep. Jim Costa, are pushing lawmakers to...

Yosemite's New Danger: Plunging Boulders

Park service will close popular attractions permanently over danger of falling rocks

(Newser) - It used to be that you had to watch out for bears, forest fires , or even waterfalls at Yosemite, but there's a new danger at the iconic national park: Falling boulders are now closing swaths of some popular haunts for good. The National Park Service will today announce that...

Mountain Lion Attacks Boy
 Mountain Lion Attacks Boy 
Feb 7, 2012 12:32 AM CST

Mountain Lion Attacks Boy

6-year-old Texas boy survives attack in national park

(Newser) - A 6-year-old Texas boy survived an attack by a hungry mountain lion in Big Bend National Park. The boy was walking with his family when the animal pounced, leaving him with puncture wounds and scratches, AP reports. The mountain lion tried to attack another family, but was fended off with...

DC to Occupy: No More Camping

The National Park Service will enforce rules beginning Monday

(Newser) - One of the Occupy movement's longest-standing camps will soon no longer be a place to lay your head: Occupy DC protesters will be banned from camping in the two parks they have occupied since October as of noon on Monday. The National Park Service has alerted the demonstrators they...

7 Little-Known National Parks
 7 Little-Known 
 National Parks 
Nov 20, 2011 10:51 AM CST

7 Little-Known National Parks

Want to stay off the beaten path? Start here

(Newser) - If you’ve seen enough of Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon, CNN has an idea for you: Why not visit another of the country’s 397 national parks and monuments, like one of these seven you’ve probably never heard of?
  • Dry Tortugas: You have to seriously want to
...

Grand Canyon Hiker Is Latest in String of National Park Deaths

 Grand Canyon 
 Hiker Found Dead 
Aug 30, 2011 11:21 AM CDT

Grand Canyon Hiker Found Dead

Man is latest in string of hiker deaths

(Newser) - The latest in a string of national park deaths : On Sunday, authorities found the body of a Grand Canyon hiker who was apparently unprepared for the hike conditions. Two other backpackers ran across the man on Friday, and noted that he looked exhausted, was hiking without a pack, and didn'...

Heat Kills Tourist Couple in Joshua Tree Park

European couple dies after car becomes stuck on dirt road

(Newser) - Authorities in California have stepped up heat warnings after a couple died of exposure in Joshua Tree National Park. The bodies of Dutch music promoter Augustinus Van Hove, 44, and his German girlfriend, Helena Nuellett, 38, were found along a park road after a day in which temperatures soared as...

Body of Yosemite Hiker Swept Over Vernal Fall Found
 Yosemite Hiker's Body Found 
Aug 8, 2011 9:51 AM CDT

Yosemite Hiker's Body Found

Two companions still missing, both presumed dead

(Newser) - One of the three hikers swept over Yosemite's Vernal Fall last month has been found. Search and rescue workers and rangers recovered David Hormiz's body Saturday, about 240 feet from the base of the 317-foot waterfall, KTLA reports. The bodies of Hormiz's two companions, both also presumed...

Hiker Plunges to Her Death at Yosemite

Hiker Hayley LaFlamme was descending Half Dome

(Newser) - Less than two weeks after three hikers were swept over Vernal Fall , another woman has died at Yosemite National Park. Hayley LaFlamme, 26, had reached the Half Dome summit—a treacherous hike that can take as long as 12 hours to finish—and was descending Sunday when she reportedly lost...

Park Rangers Face Deadly Threat: Other Humans

Guns, solo flying make for dangerous beat

(Newser) - You'd think that bears or mountain lions would be the biggest threat to rangers patrolling US national parks. But it's fellow humans, invariably armed, that pose the real danger. Two recent shootings, including one in Pennsylvania in which a wildlife officer was killed, highlight the growing risks, writes the New ...

Lost Hiker, 64, Recounts 6-Day Ordeal in Desert

He moved as little as possible during the day

(Newser) - A 64-year-old man who survived for six days after getting lost in California's Joshua Tree desert says he survived by staying in shade during the day and walking during the cold nights. Edward Rosenthal said he intended a short walk but got distracted when he took a wrong turn and...

Technology Makes Us Really Bad Campers

You'd think that GPS would help, but it may not

(Newser) - Technology appears to be making some people a lot stupider when it comes to the great outdoors. Thanks to GPS, cell phones, and emergency devices, more people are heading into the wild ill-equipped…then, at best, wasting rangers’ time with their problems—or, at worst, getting injured or killed. The...

Yellowstone's Bears Hungry, Bloodthirsty

You might want to reconsider feeding the bears

(Newser) - Remember those admonishments not to feed the bears? Well, the grizzlies at Yellowstone are hungry this year, reports the AP, and cranky as a result—which doesn't bode so well for human visitors. Two people have already died in 2010 after encountering starving grizzlies. "Pack your bear spray: there's...

Militia Groups Hold Armed Protest on Potomac

Obama signed law that allowed it

(Newser) - A number of militia groups intend to rally on the banks of the Potomac River today, and they'll be packing heat. It'll be the first armed rally ever held in a national park, which ironically is only possible because of a law signed by Barack Obama. But that doesn't hold...

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