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Fort Hancock Officers' Quarters Best Shot In National Historic Landmark Photo Contest

A portrait of officers' quarters at Fort Hancock in Gateway National Recreation Area came away with top honors in this year's National Historic Landmark Photo Contest.

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By NPT Staff - October 4th, 2013 2:07am

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Update: Rep. McClintock Pushing For Timber Salvage Sales In Yosemite National Park, Surrounding Area

A California congressman is pushing legislation that would turn aside federal environmental laws to allow for the salvage of timber burned by the Rim Fire in Yosemite National Park and the adjacent Stanislaus National Forest.

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By NPT Staff - October 3rd, 2013 11:14am

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After 80 Years, Park Service Chooses New Concessionaire For Acadia National Park

Eighty years is a long time to operate a business in the same location, and when your lease isn't renewed, well, it can knock you off your feet. That must have been the feeling at the Acadia Corp. when informed they lost their contract at Acadia National Park.

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By NPT Staff - October 3rd, 2013 3:24am

Yellowstone National Park's Albright Center Getting Upgrades

The Albright Visitor Center in Yellowstone National Park is housed in one of the old buildings built when the military occupied the park in the very early 1900s. As such, engineers didn't think much about earthquakes.

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By NPT Staff - October 3rd, 2013 2:36am

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Salmon Swarm To Spawn In Elwha River And Its Tributaries At Olympic National Park

Salmon fisheries seem to be quickly rebuilding along the Elwha River drainage below Olympic National Park in the wake of efforts to restore the river, as thousands of Chinook salmon have been counted in the river and its tributaries.

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By NPT Staff - October 3rd, 2013 2:22am

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Search Ongoing For Missing Woman At Craters Of The Moon National Monument And Preserve

Despite long odds, searchers continued looking Wednesday for an elderly woman missing in Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. The body of her companion was found last week, four days after they were reported missing.

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By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2013 3:03pm

How Has Closure Of The National Park System Impacted You?

There are the obvious impacts tied to the closure of the National Park System due to the partial government shutdown: guests forced to leave the parks, gateway communities losing business, concessions operations in flux.

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By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2013 10:01am

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Colombia More Than Doubles Size Of Serrania De Chiribiquete National Park To 6.98 Million Acres

Can you get your head around a national park more than three times the size of 2.2-million-acre Yellowstone National Park? That's the new size of Serrania de Chiribiquete National Park in Columbia.

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By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2013 2:56am

Traveler's View: The Arrogance Of Congress

The arrogance of Congress is withering and shameful.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 2nd, 2013 2:54am

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Traveler's Gear Box: Thermos Stainless Steel Hydration Bottle

A refillable water bottle can save you a lot of money over the course of a year as compared to the cost of buying multiple throw-away plastic bottles, and there are plenty of choices in the marketplace. If you'd like a bottle that's durable, easy to clean, easy to open with one hand and able to keep your water cold for hours, the Thermos Hydration Bottle is a great choice.

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By Jim Burnett - October 2nd, 2013 2:43am