Yellowstone National Park

One More Request For Your Help In Keeping The Traveler On-line

As we bring an end to our week-long fund-raising drive to keep the Traveler on-line, we'd like to thank the many readers who responded with donations, and make a final request to those sitting on the fence.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 19th, 2010 7:33am

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Biscuit Basin In Yellowstone National Park Reopens With New Boardwalk

After nearly four months of cutting decking and pounding nails, a new boardwalk through the colorful Biscuit Basin thermal area in Yellowstone National Park has reopened to the public.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 16th, 2010 1:04pm

Motorcylist Dies in Head-on Collision in Yellowstone National Park, Passenger Injured

A head-on collision between a motorcycle and a motor-home in Yellowstone National Park has left a Minnesota man dead and a young girl hospitalized, park officials reported today.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 15th, 2010 1:35pm

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Trolley Tours Come To Crater Lake National Park

Glacier National Park has its Red Jammers, Yellowstone National Park has its National Park Buses, and now Crater Lake National Park has its trolleys.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 13th, 2010 3:15am

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June Brings A Record Crowd To Yellowstone National Park

Well, the economy might be lousy, and gas prices might be uncomfortable, but that's not stopping folks from heading to Yellowstone National Park. A record 694,841 visitors to Yellowstone were counted in June.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 9th, 2010 2:15am

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Yellowstone National Park Officials Working on Management Plan for Lake Area

One of the most gorgeous areas in Yellowstone National Park is the area surrounding Yellowstone Lake. There a mix of wilderness-quality vistas and the self-contained Lake Village offer a varied experience for park visitors. How should the Park Service manage this mix in the years to come?

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 8th, 2010 3:15am

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Reader Participation Day: Should Rangers Cite, or Merely Warn, Visitors For Their Wrongs?

What should National Park Service rangers do when they come across a visitor who has gone astray of park regulations? For instance, should they have cited those women in Glacier National Park who squeezed off a round from a .357 to scare a deer, or was the warning enough?

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 7th, 2010 2:15am

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Grizzly Moved Out Of Yellowstone National Park's Norris Campground, Campers Happy

Calm is returning to the Norris Campground in Yellowstone National Park, where rangers have moved a grizzly who had been roaming the campground to a zoo.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 6th, 2010 4:16pm

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Melting Ice Patch Near Yellowstone National Park Reveals Ancient Hunting Weapon

National parks, long treasured as providing glimpses into our past, are proving to be better time capsules than we might have imagined just a decade ago. Proof lies in a 10,000-year-old hunting weapon found below a melting ice patch near Yellowstone National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 5th, 2010 3:15am

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Yet Another Bear Lost in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park rangers on Wednesday put down a female black bear that had come to rely on humans for food.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 30th, 2010 5:37pm

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