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Harrowing video shows herd of bison charge family trapped in car at Yellowstone Park
A family visiting Yellowstone National Park found themselves in the middle of a stampede when a herd of bison began charging into the road.
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Forget Summer: Fall is the Best Time to Visit National Parks
Photo by iStock. Design by Erik Mace for Yahoo Travel. If you’ve ever been to a national park in the sultry heat of August, you know it’s possible to spend hours sitting in touch-and-go traffic to get to all those postcard-perfect views (Yellowstone, we’re looking at you!). But by mid-October, visitor numbers plummet — just when the trees put on their megawatt fall foliage displays.
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National Park Service Bans Electronic Cigarettes From Parks
Photo: AP By Fox News On Monday, the National Park Service announced that electronic cigarettes are now banned in any national park area where traditional smoking is prohibited. The NPS said the measure was taken as a “step to safeguard people’s health,” reports U.S. News & World Report. Vapor from e-cigarettes don’t pose the same fire hazard as tradition cigarettes, and research has yet to conclude whether secondhand vapor from e-cigarettes poses the same health threat as traditional smoke—alth
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Has the Safari Experience Gone Too Far?
All in the last few weeks, a lion escaped from a park in South Africa, zoo animals were on the lose in Tbilisi, Georgia, and there was a fatal lion attack of an American within a South African game park — there have also been buffalo-gorings, moose-stompings, and bear-maulings happening with alarming regularity in within the United States. Particularly in third-world countries, rules can be bent on behalf of visitors with ready cash.
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National Parks Traveler Covers it All
There are a million resources travel writers could look to for information about America’s national parks. National Parks Traveler is one of the best. It’s not just about what to do in the parks; it also has information on behind-the-scenes political wrangling, local changes, upcoming events, and anything else that could affect your experience.
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#AdventureTravel: Skip the Crowds and Camp at These Awesome Parks Instead
It doesn’t have Old Faithful, but Lassen Volcanic National Park has its own thermal features. Last year, over 3 million people visited Yosemite National Park, the vast majority of them during summer. The spectacular views of Half Dome and Yosemite Falls lose some of their luster after you’ve been sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic for a day.
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Alaska: Conquering the Last Foodie Frontier
It is easy to find award winning chefs in big urban cities—but for travelers who have an appetite for untamed exploration, it’s a special treat to find one at the end of a dirt road in America’s largest national park. Forget bottled spices, Seward Brewing Company taps seasonings “impossible for a foodie to see anywhere else,” says chef/owner Erik Slater, who picks chick weed and beach grass for mild herby flavorings.
