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VIA Rail runs from one end of Canada to the other. By itself, or with the luxe Rocky Mountaineer, this cross-country rail ramble offers easy access to countless national parks, historic sites, and marine reserves. British train writer Jools Stone took that trip across Canada last autumn on a visit to Jasper National Park. Here's his review of two great rail services: VIA Rail and the Rocky Mountaineer.

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By NPT Staff - July 25th, 2012 1:54am

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Search On For Missing Hiker Possibly In Sequoia National Park

A search was ongoing Tuesday for a California man who went for a day hike Sunday along the Sequoia National Park-Inyo National Forest boundary but failed to return.

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By NPT Staff - July 24th, 2012 5:29pm

Heated Tents In Curry Village On Sale This Fall And Winter At Yosemite NAtional Park

If you've always wanted to experience Yosemite National Park in the fall, and don't mind sleeping in Curry Village, there's a deal waiting out there for you.

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By NPT Staff - July 24th, 2012 10:50am

Minimum Impact Stock Use Training at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The question of stock use in national parks has long sparked plenty of debate. A recently completed course at Great Smoky Mountains National Park aims to ease those concerns by teaching ways to reduce the impacts of stock use.

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By Jim Burnett - July 24th, 2012 2:33am

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Trails I've Hiked: Black Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park

A hike to Black Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park shows off several lakes and waterfall, including Alberta Falls and Mills Lake. Hikers can choose how far they want to go and get a wonderful Rocky Mountain experience.

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By [email protected] - July 24th, 2012 2:17am

Extensive Rehabilitation Of White House Visitor Center Getting Under Way

Following seven years of planning and design, an extensive rehabilitation of the White House Visitor Center in President's Park in Washington gets under way this week.

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By NPT Staff - July 24th, 2012 2:06am

Climber Falls 1,000 Feet To His Death In Grand Teton National Park

A California man who summited the Middle Teton in Grand Teton National Park apparently slipped and fell approximately 1,000 feet to his death while descending the crag.

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By NPT Staff - July 23rd, 2012 5:04pm

Organizers Of Summit On National Parks Looking For More Groups To Endorse Statement Of Principles

Six months after a two-day conference on the future of America's national parks, a drive continues to encouarge more groups with ties to the parks to endorse a statement of principles that touches on such diverse topics as economics, natural resource protection, and connecting communities to the parks.

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By NPT Staff - July 23rd, 2012 2:53am

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San Francisco Voters To Get Chance To Force City To Wean Itself From Reservoir In Yosemite National Park

Come November, San Francisco voters will get a chance to start a process that could result in the draining of the reservoir that now fills the Hetch Hetchy Valley of Yosemite National Park.

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By NPT Staff - July 23rd, 2012 2:32am

Small Fire at Rocky Mountain National Park Draws Plenty of Attention

In the aftermath of major fires near Fort Collins and Colorado Springs earlier this summer, smoke rising from a heavily wooded mountainside in Rocky Mountain National Park last week wasn't a welcome sight. Park officials took no chances by promptly attacking the lightning-caused blaze.

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By Jim Burnett - July 23rd, 2012 2:12am

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