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Greetings from Fort Kearny (pronounced as "Carney", the first and considered one of the most important military posts on the Oregon Trail. Following our stay at Rock Creek Station, we zigzagged 125 miles to the northwest following as closely as possible the Oregon Trail that itself traced a stretch of the Little Blue River.

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By David and Kay Scott - June 29th, 2010 2:21am

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Another Bear Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver in Yellowstone National Park

The summer is not starting off well for bears in Yellowstone National Park, where for the second time in less than a month a bear has been killed by a hit-and-run driver.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2010 5:37pm

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Size Of Cow Creek Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park Greatly Reduced

Fire bosses on the Cow Creek Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park once again have revised the size of the wildfire. This time, though, they nearly halved the previous measurement, dropping what once was thought to be a 1,500-acre blaze to 888 acres.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2010 3:48pm

Spot Check Shows More Than Two-Thirds of Commercial Tour Buses In Yosemite National Park Have Problems

If you ride a commercial tour bus into Yosemite National Park, odds are incredibly great that there are varying safety problems with the rig, according to a recent surprise inspection of 153 buses.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2010 10:01am

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Yosemite National Park Planning Prescribed Burn This Week

One could understand if those living in communities near the Big Oak Flat entrance to Yosemite National Park are a little apprehensive this week with the park's plan to start a wildfire near Crane Flat.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2010 2:58am

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Segway Tours Being Demoed -- At $55 Per Person -- At Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park

At Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park this summer you can pay $55 for a Segway tour of a portion of the Civil War park. The question lingering over this program, though, is whether those who sign on are doing so to check out the latest rage in personal transportation or to learn some history?

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2010 2:48am

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Odds and Ends From Around the National Park System

Items, some interesting, some perhaps not, from around the National Park System for a Monday morning's consideration.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2010 2:24am

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National Park Road Trip 2010: Into Nebraska on the Oregon Trail

It is Saturday noon and we are at the Rock Creek Station visitor center that is located beside the California-Oregon Trail in southern Nebraska. This is a Nebraska state park and we spent last night at the park campground. Rock Creek Station was a stop for the Pony Express as well as a rest stop for emigrants departing from Independence and St. Joseph on the Oregon and California trails.

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By David and Kay Scott - June 28th, 2010 2:10am

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Trails I've Hiked: Far Below And Long Ago—Basin Creek Trail to Caudill Cabin in Doughton Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Countless Blue Ridge Parkway motorists peek over Wildcat Rocks to see tiny Caudill Cabin 1,500 feet below in North Carolina’s Doughton Park. Take this hike to the cabin and explore a quintessential setting of Appalachian isolation.