WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the National Park Service will waive admission fees on 17 selected dates throughout 2011 and encouraged all Americans to make a New Year’s resolution to visit a national park this year. “Many people have made resolutions to spend more quality time with loved ones

The Cliff Dwellings REOPENED this morning as the danger from falling ice above the Dwellings themselves is over.  The entire one mile loop trail is snow packed, and icy in places, and visitors need to have sturdy hiking footwear.  Morning temperatures are in the single digits and afternoons are pleasant but cool. Winter Hours Usual

I-5 IS CLOSED FROM 4 MI NORTH OF THE JCT OF SR 126 /AT LAKE HUGHES ROAD/ (LOS ANGELES CO) TO THE LOS ANGELES/KERN CO LINE /THE GRAPEVINE/ – DUE TO SNOW – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE I-5 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM THE LOS ANGELES/KERN CO LINE

The Cliff Dwellings will be closed until the danger from falling ice above the Dwellings themselves is over. NPS staff will be ESCORTING visitors as far up Cliff Dweller Canyon as the photo view area above the last foot bridge and offering tours at the nearby The Trail To The Past. NO fees will be