Katmai National Park and Preserve

Still No Sign of Missing Plane In Katmai National Park After Four Days of Searching

As searchers continued to come up empty in their effort to find a plane with four occupants aboard that vanished on a flight from Katmai National Park and Preserve, officials Wednesday reoriented the searching to a more typical grid pattern.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 25th, 2010 4:45pm

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Search and Rescue Maps from Katmai National Park and Preserve

To get a great idea of how many flights have been made, and what paths those flights took, in the ongoing search for a missing plane over Katmai National Park and Preserve, the National Park Service has posted some maps.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 24th, 2010 7:05pm

Search For Missing Plane at Katmai National Park and Preserve Enters Fourth Day

Crews headed out for their fourth day of searching Tuesday for a small plane with four aboard that failed to return from a remote shore in Katmai National Park and Preserve.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 24th, 2010 12:08pm

Updated: Searchers Looking for Missing Plane With Park Service Employees Aboard at Katmai National Park and Preserve

Searchers looking for a missing plane with four occupants in Katmai National Park and Preserve focused Monday on a series of river valleys that drain down into Kamishak Bay.

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By Jim Burnett - August 23rd, 2010 4:40pm

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No Sign of German Backpacker Who Went Missing In Katmai National Park and Preserve

A search for a backpacker from Germany who vanished when he tried to retrieve his hiking boots from the Lethe River has been suspended for lack of clues, according to Katmai National Park and Preserve officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 17th, 2010 5:59am

Search Under Way For Missing Hiker In Katmai National Park and Preserve

A search continued Monday in Katmai National Park and Preserve for a German hiker who vanished from his party in the backcountry.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2010 3:25pm

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Should Katmai National Park Replace Its Swikshak Patrol "Cabin"? One Picture Should Answer That Question

Every now and then a project proposed by the National Park Service stands out. That certainly seems to be the case of the proposal from Katmai National Park and Preserve to replace a plywood box long used as the backcountry patrol cabin on the coast of Shelikof Strait with a more weather-proof and comfortable facility.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 16th, 2010 4:00am

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National Park Quiz 67: Potpourri III

We haven’t had a potpourri quiz since March, so here’s another batch of category leftovers and hard-to fit questions. Hope you find ‘em interesting. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll just look the other way. Everybody deserves a free pass now and then.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 7:53am

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Blown Over and Blown Away at Katmai National Park and Preserve

Katmai National Park and Preserve is a classic example of an Alaskan park—beautiful, remote and limited development. When high winds caused several accidents and stranded tourists, the staff came to the rescue in more ways than one.

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By Jim Burnett - August 1st, 2009 10:19pm

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Take Care if You're Visiting Alaska National Parks, As Bears Aren't Being Bashful

Two recent bear incidents in national parks in Alaska should send a message to all visitors that they have to be particularly vigilant when traveling in bear country.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 19th, 2009 10:57am

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