Teamwork life and death Oct 19, 2009
She loves hiking and went to Zion National Park in Utah earlier this summer. Doctors have not yet found the reason why her heart stopped. (Albany Times Union)
0 comment(s) Oct 16, 2009
Past Month's Most Commented Stories. Stiff penalties await campers violating airline stove rules. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Stiff penalties await campers violating airline stove rules Oct 16, 2009
Past Month's Most Commented Stories. Friday, October 16, 2009 12:16 AM PDT. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Report names 25 national parks threatened by climate change Oct 7, 2009
The parks on the list are Acadia National Park, Maine; Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia; Bandelier National Monument, ; Biscayne National Park, Florida; National Seashore, North Carolina; Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia; Denali National Park and Preserve, ; National Park, Florida; Ellis Island National Monument, New York Harbor; National Park, Florida; Glacier National Park, ; , Tennessee; Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana; Joshua Tree National Park,... (USA Today -- Travel)
Friends: Muscatine man spent final moments where he loved to be (6) Oct 3, 2009
Roberts left the state park sometime after he was in a motor vehicle accident at Zion National Park, which is about 30 miles away from Coral Pink Sand Dunes, said Franklin. The wreck happened Aug. 18, according to a report Franklin obtained on the incident, and Roberts vehicle was towed to Kanab. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
• Outdoors briefs Sep 10, 2009
Reseeding planned for Zion National Park after 2006 fire. ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah - Helicopters next week will begin dropping herbicides and seeds across about 4,600 acres in Zion National Park. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
'Grim reaper' seeks atonement in charity walk Sep 1, 2009
In a few days, he ll head west to Yellowstone in Wyoming and then on to Utah s Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon before heading south toward the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. He hopes to finish his trek after seeing the redwood forests, Crater Lake, the Columbia River Gorge, the Little Missouri Grasslands, Cave of the Mounds, Niagara Falls, Sandstone Falls, the Great Smoky Mountains and the Everglades. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
8 artists in Wallworks show at Yerba Buena Jul 27, 2009
The artist was inspired, in part, by the stunning rock formations she saw driving through Zion National Park and other Utah environs last summer. For this piece, she made a loose sketch of what she calls "the collage of geological forms that appeared in my head," with images she found on the Internet of water stains pouring down rock faces. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Staying in Atlanta? Jul 2, 2009
We started looking into it, and the next day he asked if we could rent a car and make the 3 almost 4 hour drive to Zion National Park, Utah for a few days after Vegas ... Fast forwards to Monday, we wake up and head over to Zion National Park, where he had planned for us to make the trek up to Angel s landing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Explore our national parks (minus the crowds) Jun 24, 2009
Day 1: Interstate 15 quickly leaves Vegas shrinking in the rearview and drops you in Zion National Park three hours later. Tourists line up for bus rides on the six-mile Zion Canyon Scenic Drive (cars aren't allowed on the main road in summer), but independent-minded travelers head to little-known Kolob Terrace Road: The hourlong drive cuts across the park's center to Lava Point, which, at 7,600 feet in elevation, allows a soaring view of the canyons. (MSNBC -- Travel)
STIMULUS: National parks getting $750 million Apr 29, 2009
Zion National Park in Utah will get 20% of its power from solar energy once panels are installed. Big Bend in Texas, Glacier in Montana, Grand Canyon in Arizona and Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., are among parks slated for trail repair. (USA Today)
Beat the crowds at national parks Apr 28, 2009
The pocket-size "Passport to Your National Parks" ($8) serves as a checklist for all those great sights, from Appomattox Court House to Zion National Park. Its A Snap. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Obama signs bill protecting 2 million acres of wilderness Apr 1, 2009
Land in Idaho's Owyhee canyons, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan, and Zion National Park in Utah also won wilderness protection. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
James Brolin in The Car Movie (1977... Mar 27, 2009
The Car was filmed in Utah (Zion National Park, Hurricane, Kanab, St. George, Glen Canyon) and California (Red Rock Canyon State Park). World-famous Barris Kustoms of North Hollywood, California, specially built the villain cars used in the movie at a cost of $84,000. (Suite101.com)
Congress votes to expand wilderness in nine states Mar 26, 2009
Land in Idaho s Owyhee canyons, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan and Zion National Park in Utah also would win designation as wilderness, and more than 1,000 miles of rivers in nearly a dozen states would gain protections ... Protect more than 250,000 acres of wilderness in and near Zion National Park. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Senate passes wilderness bill Mar 20, 2009
Land in Idaho's Owyhee canyons, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan and Zion National Park in Utah also would win designation as wilderness, and more than 1,000 miles of rivers in nearly a dozen states would gain protections. Important conservation billSupporters called the legislation among the most important conservation bills debated in Congress in decades. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Wilderness bill falters in House (18) Mar 12, 2009
Land in Idaho s Owyhee canyons, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan and Zion National Park in Utah also would have won designation as wilderness, and more than 1,000 miles of rivers in nearly a dozen states would have gained protections. The bill also would let Alaska construct the road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge as part of a land swap that would give the state a seven-mile easement through the refuge. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
House kills controversial bill Mar 12, 2009
News Story - Idaho State Journal. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House Wednesday defeated a bill to set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as protected wilderness. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
House defeats wilderness bill with Oregon land Mar 12, 2009
Land in Idaho's Owyhee canyons, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan and Zion National Park in Utah also would have won designation as wilderness, and more than 1,000 miles of rivers in nearly a dozen states would have gained protections. The bill also would let Alaska construct the road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge as part of a land swap that would give the state a seven-mile easement through the refuge. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Salt Lake City for $219 R/T Feb 27, 2009
Zion National Park: 303 miles, 4. 5 hours. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
