The New York Times got a lot of mileage with its story this week about technology leading visitors into harm’s way in national parks. But that’s really not the case, is it?

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Long a bone of contention between state, local and federal authorities when it comes to public lands access is a nearly 150-year-old law initially passed to help advance westward expansion. Now Interior Secretary Ken Salazar hopes a pilot program in Utah can generate a solution to R.S. 2477 controversies.

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Armed with little more than a headlamp and determination, an injured canyoneer in Zion National Park managed to save himself and two buddies after the three were washed down canyon by a flash flood.

The Las Vegas men, whose names were not released, were canyoneering in the park’s Spry Canyon on Saturday when a flash flood — spawned by a thunderstorm that dropped an

A 17-year-old Boy Scout on a four-day backpacking trip to Zion National Park with fellow scouts somehow became separated from his group on the second day and was later found dead, according to park officials.

Searchers found the body of Corey Buxton, of Las Vegas, Nevada, near the Hop Valley Trail in the Kolob Terrace area of the park Thursday afternoon, the park sai

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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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With the latest change in the schedule of construction along the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway through the eastern side of Zion National Park, access to some hiking trails has gotten better.

Since the bulk of the construction is now being staged overnight, all can

In response to the concerns of local businesses, Zion National Park officials have rearranged the road closure schedule for work on the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway on the eastern side of the park.

Superintendent Jock Whitworth says that under the new schedule there will only be nighttime road closures. These will occur from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., Sunday through Thursday.

For more than a few folks, staying in a cabin during a visit to one of the West’s national parks is a highlight of their visit.

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Road work in Zion National Park this summer will impact access to some hiking and canyoneering trails, according to Superintendent Jock Whitworth.

Monday through Friday, and possibly on some weekend days, [url=http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/01/going-zion-national-park-summer-be-aware-work-zion-mount-carmel-highway5296]roadwork along the Zion-Mount Carmel H

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Three years ago, then-National Park Service Director Mary Bomar placed a freeze on most fees associated with visiting the national parks.

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