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Trail of the Cedars
On the Trail of the Cedars along Avalanche Creek, and on t...
Fire Cache
An integral part of the management of the park’s fire crew...
Fire Management Office
The year of park establishment, 1910 was a monumental year...
Blackfeet Reservation (Ceded Strip)
The Nitsitapii (“real people”), collectively called the Bl...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Island of Gorée
The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposit...
Fishing Bridge
The original bridge was built in 1902. It was a rough-hewn...
Yellowstone Law Enforcement at Fort Yellowstone Historic District
Crimes committed in Yellowstone National Park are federal ...
Tower Fall
The 132-foot drop of Tower Creek, framed by eroded volcani...
1988 Fires
In June of 1988, park managers and fire behavior specialis...
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the primary geologi...
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Trail of the Cedars
On the Trail of the Cedars along Avalanche Creek, and on the Johns Lake Trail, visitors walk through some of the shadiest parts of the park. Huge western red cedars, hemlocks and cottonwoods absorb nearly all the direct sunlight in ...
Fire Cache
An integral part of the management of the park’s fire crew, the fire cache was built in 1933 and houses tools along with a map room and radio room for dispatch complete with a telephone switchboard. Previously, the building served ...
Fire Management Office
The year of park establishment, 1910 was a monumental year for fire in the western U.S. Glacier National Park has had a fire management operations office for over 70 years, and the first office was located in the fire cache ...
Blackfeet Reservation (Ceded Strip)
The Nitsitapii (“real people”), collectively called the Blackfoot, comprise three distinct groups: the Blackfoot or Siksika, the Blood or Kainai, and Piegan or Piikani. The collective use of the names Blackfoot in Canada and Blackfeet in the United States developed ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Island of Gorée
The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. Ruled in succession by the Portuguese, Dutch, English and French, its ...
Fishing Bridge
The original bridge was built in 1902. It was a rough-hewn corduroy log bridge with a slightly different alignment than the current bridge. The existing bridge was built in 1937. The Fishing Bridge was historically a tremendously popular place to ...
Yellowstone Law Enforcement at Fort Yellowstone Historic District
Crimes committed in Yellowstone National Park are federal offenses, and as outlined in the Organic Act, the General Authorities Act, and the definition of Special Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction, NPS park rangers and special agents have the authority and responsibility ...
Tower Fall
The 132-foot drop of Tower Creek, framed by eroded volcanic pinnacles has been documented by park visitors from the earliest trips of Europeans into the Yellowstone region. Its idyllic setting has inspired numerous artists, including Thomas Moran. His painting of ...
1988 Fires
In June of 1988, park managers and fire behavior specialists allowed 18 lightning-caused fires to burn after evaluating them, according to the fire management plan. Eleven of these fires burned themselves out, behaving like many fires had in previous years. ...
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the primary geologic feature in the Canyon District. It is roughly 20 miles long, measured from the Upper Falls to the Tower Fall area. Depth is 800 to 1,200 ft.; width is 1,500 ...
