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Rocky Mountain Wrestling: A Long-Distance Runner's Grizzly Encounter in Grand Teton National Park

Michael Dunn always wondered how he would die, whether his life might be lost in a plane crash or if he would grow old and simply not wake one morning. But as he repeatedly was raked by the grizzly's 4-inch-long claws and berry-stained fangs, he feared fate was at hand.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 14th, 2015 10:19am

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Jon Jarvis Nomination As Next Director of National Park Service Imminent

Multiple sources say the nomination of Jon Jarvis as the next director of the National Park Service will be announced in the very near future.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2009 11:16am

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By the Numbers: Memorial Day Weekend at Yosemite National Park

A busy day at a popular park generates lots of incidents for rangers to handle.

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By Bob Janiskee - June 10th, 2009 9:03am

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Cyclist in Yosemite National Park Dies in Collision With Auto

A cyclist in Yosemite National Park died recently when he collided with an automobile on Southside Drive.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2009 8:54am

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National Park Quiz 58: Tunnels

Tunnel vision is one thing, but tunnel knowledge is quite another matter. See if you can sort things out in this week’s quiz. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you hold the steel for a cross-eyed sledge wielder.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 1:34pm

Coming Thursday: Rocky Mountain Bear Wrestling

Michael Dunn always wondered how he would die, whether his life might be lost in a plane crash or if he would grow old and simply not wake one morning. But as he repeatedly was raked by the grizzly's 4-inch-long claws and berry-stained fangs, he feared fate was at hand.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 9th, 2009 11:45am

Suicide? Murder? What Secrets Lie in that Grave on the Natchez Trace?

Famed explorer Meriwether Lewis is said to have committed suicide while overnighting at an inn along the old Natchez Trail in 1809. Many skeptics, however, believe he was slain. The Lewis descendants want his remains exhumed for examination, but the Park Service won’t allow it.

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By Bob Janiskee - June 8th, 2009 1:32pm

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Yellowstone Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for Life

Convicted Yellowstone poacher Stephen Slavinsky has been prohibited from hunting or possessing firearms for the rest of his life. If he wants to visit national parks again, he has to wait 20 years.

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By Bob Janiskee - June 9th, 2009 12:31pm

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Is the National Park Service Wise to Be Promoting The Use of Segways?

In a unit of the National Park System that preserves one of the "last unspoiled coastal wetlands on the Atlantic Coast" along with 6,000 years of human history, should the National Park Service be promoting the use of Segways to explore the park?

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 9th, 2009 10:13am

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Reservation System Set Up for Lady Liberty Crown Visits

On July 4th, the Statue of Liberty’s crown will be reopened to the public for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The NPS will start taking reservations this Saturday.

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By Bob Janiskee - June 9th, 2009 11:56am