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Free Entrance to Death Valley National Park September 26

Death Valley National Park will offer free entrance on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 for National Public Lands Day. The 22nd annual event encourages everyone to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors, wherever they may be. Many local events in communities nationwide will be available for the public to participate in. https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/npld-2015.htm Source:: Free Entrance […]

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Joshua Tree National Park Welcomes 4th Grade Students Through Every Kid In a Park Initiative

Joshua Tree National Park invites all 4th grade students to visit the park for free as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting September 1, 4th grade students can now go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal

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Zion National Park Releases Names of Keyhole Canyon Fatalities

Springdale, UT– The seven Keyhole Canyon canyoneers who were overtaken by a flash flood in Zion National Park, have been identified. They are Mark MacKenzie, 56, of Valencia, CA;Linda Arthur, 57, of Camarillo, CA;Steve Arthur, 58, of Camarillo, CA;Gary Favela, 51, of Rancho Cucamonga, CA;Don Teichner, 55, of Mesquite, NV;Muku Reynolds, 59, of Chino, CA;and

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Three Canyoneering Fatalities, Four Others Missing in Zion National Park

Springdale, UT– On the afternoon of Monday, September 14, 2015 the area in and around Zion National Park experienced heavy rain. Storms arrived between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m and dropped 0.63” in Zion Canyon in one hour.  As a result of these local storms, flash flooding occurred in the park including a small canyon called Keyhole Canyon.

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Fatality on South Kaibab Trail at Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon, Ariz. –At 4:05 p.m. on Sunday, September 13 the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call reporting that an unidentified male was possibly struck by lightning on the South Kaibab Trail. Paramedics were able to locate the unresponsive individual near Ooo-Aah Point approximately 1 mile down the South Kaibab Trail. Medics were

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