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U.S. Highway 89, The Scenic Route to Seven Western National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 2, 2010 - 2:38am
U.S. Highway 89: The Scenic Route to Seven National Parks
U.S. 89 is a relatively narrow thread of pavement that wends its way 1,600 miles from Glacier National Park in northern Montana to Tumacacori National Historical Park in southern Arizona. Along the way, it passes through five states, past seven units of the National Park System, and through thousands of years of human experience. Ann Torrence captures this sliver of history in words and photographs in a story that is decided off the racetrack known as the interstate highway system.

Volcanics in the National Parks: They Ain't All Tied to "Redoubt"

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 5, 2009 - 2:40am
Yellowstone National Park entered the new year shaking and rattling. Fortunately, there hasn’t been any real rolling just yet. But over at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Redoubt Volcano has been going through its own gyrations, and volcanologists suspect it just might erupt any time now. Against that backdrop, if you want to see volcanics in action, or signs thereof, the National Park System has many opportunities for you.
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