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Fires Filling Western National Parks With Smoke

Western wildfires have been sending clouds of acrid smoke into national parks, obscuring views and raising health concerns, especially for the young and the elderly. Things got so bad at Muir Woods National Monument on Sunday that the park was closed.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2020 1:45am

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Search Continues For Man Missing At Rocky Mountain National Park

Heavy snows and wind chills to 11° Fahrenheit have hampered the search for a young man missing in Rocky Mountain National Park, but improving weather conditions Saturday were expected to allow for an aerial search.

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By NPT Staff - September 12th, 2020 4:12pm

New York Man Missing At Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park rangers faced wintry conditions Friday in their search for a 24-year-old New York man who hadn't been heard from in two weeks.

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By NPT Staff - September 11th, 2020 3:17pm

Parks On Fire

Rocky Mountain, Sequoia, Saguaro, Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks all were dealing with wildfires Monday, as was Point Reyes National Seashore, though a potent cold front sweeping down from Canada could bring some relief for firefighters in Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 8th, 2020 9:18am

From 125° Fahrenheit To Heavy Snow: Not Just Another Week In The Parks

From 125° Fahrenheit to 5°F and heavy snow, September in the National Park System is announcing its arrival in extremes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 6th, 2020 2:28pm

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #14

It's time to test your national parks knowledge and learn a little bit of national parks trivia, too, with the latest National Parks Quiz and Trivia piece (#14). See how much you know about the nation's protected lands before checking the answers at the bottom of the piece.

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By Rebecca Latson - August 26th, 2020 1:45am

Nearby Fire Prompts Closures In Rocky Mountain National Park

In this skillet hot and talc dry summer of 2020 in the Intermountain West, worries over wildfires are spurring a strong measure of caution. That was evident Tuesday at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, where officials closed a section of the park due to a fire outside of the park's boundaries.

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By NPT Staff - August 18th, 2020 4:01pm

Rocky Mountain National Park Banning Campfires

With ongoing drought and hot, dry, windy weather conducive to wildfires, Rocky Mountain National Park officials are banning campfires inside the park.

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2020 1:56pm

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #13

It’s time, again, to find out just how much you really know about these national parks and protected lands with another National Parks Traveler Quiz And Trivia piece. Test your knowledge before checking the answers, then read a little bit of national park trivia with which you can use to impress family and friends.

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By Rebecca Latson - August 4th, 2020 10:57am

Unroped Climber Falls Hundreds Of Feet To Death In Rocky Mountain National Park

A young Colorado man climbing at Rocky Mountain National Park without being roped in fell 600-800 feet to his death from the east face of Longs Peak.

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By NPT Staff - July 31st, 2020 11:42am

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