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On Saturday, June 2, 2018, a new 14.7 mile portion of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail (NHT) will open in Santa Fe. A public event dedicating this new trail and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System takes place at 11:30 am at the new Dead Dog Trailhead […]

Penny Allyson Behr, age 53, from Cypress, Texas was attacked by a cow elk in an accidental encounter behind the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel on the morning of Tuesday, June 5. Ms. Behr was walking between two cabins when she was surprised by an elk bedded along the cabin wall with a calf nearby. She

Charlene Triplett, age 51, from Las Vegas, Nevada, was attacked by a cow elk behind the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel on Sunday, June 3. The elk was protecting a calf bedded down roughly 20 feet away and hidden by other cars. It’s not known if Ms. Triplett saw the calf or the elk prior to

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – A visitor alerted park rangers to what appeared to be partially buried human remains just off Big Horn Pass Road. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that the remains are human and are currently investigating the scene. Park officials advise the public

Stuff.co.nz reported May 27th that “A Kiwi who drank her own urine to survive three days stranded and wounded in the desert says it tastes like bad, flat beer. “Claire Nelson, 36, was found with a shattered pelvis in Joshua Tree National Park by US Park Rangers four days after she fell and broke her

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – Keys View Road will be closed at National Park Drive from June 11 thru June 13. Road crews will be working on chip seal application and pavement preservation. Visitors are also reminded that on-going road projects continue in other areas in the park so expect delays that

A hiker reported overdue was found in the Lost Palms Oasis area late Friday afternoon. 36 year old, New Zealand native, Claire Nelson had been reported overdue by friends on Friday morning. Searchers from Joshua Tree National Park Search and Rescue, Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept and California Highway Patrol launched an immediate search. Nelson’s vehicle

US Park Rangers of Joshua Tree National Park are searching for missing hiker Claire Nelson. Claire Nelson is a 36 year old white female. She is from New Zealand and has a New Zealand accent. She is 5’6″ and 140 lbs with shoulder length blonde hair. She has brown hiking boots and possibly a blue

On May 20, 2018, at approximately 12:10 PM, Rangers from the National Park Service and Officers from the Page Police Department responded to the Chains area of Lake Powell after receiving a 911 call regarding a woman who had fallen off a cliff into the lake. The victim was pulled out of the water by

The completion of the primary elevators modernization at Carlsbad Caverns National Park has been delayed until June 15. Since the end of April, Tutor Perini Corporation and ThyssenKrupp had been working 10-hour days, seven days per week in the attempt to complete the project by May 25. The park continues to provide visitors with elevator service