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National Parks Travel: Preserving the Air in Yellowstone

September 18, 2008 at 11:35 AM | 1 Comment

There was a victory of sorts this week for Yellowstone National Park: A federal judge shot down the government's plan to allow more than 500 snowmobiles into the park each day during the winter.

The main issue is that the park is still technically too dirty to meet the national park standards. Banning snowmobiles will at least help somewhat in cleaning up the park's air quality.

The judge in the case actually referred to the Organic Act, signed in 1916, which set the groundwork for the mission of the national parks. On your next trip to the park, you're going to need to throw the dog sled in the back of the pick-up instead.

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[Photo: GGeter]

WiFi Wednesday: Yellowstone Park Vacation Edition

May 30, 2007 at 11:19 AM | 0 Comments

Yellowstone National Park may be the iconic summer vacation spot for families. (Probably because of views like that one, above.) We don't have to tell you about what's happening at the park, but we do have to tell you that you'll only have to be isolated in nature if that's your thing.

That's because Yellowstone Regional Airport--about 50 miles from the park in Cody, WY--has free WiFi for your Internet-obsessed family. Now you certainly won't be getting stuck on a rough layover at YRA with hours to kill. (The airport has only a handful of flights.) But we have to applaud free 'net service anywhere we find it.

If you need to look up some last-minute geocaches or park info, this is the place. Once you're in the park, you won't even be getting online with your BlackBerry as cell service, let alone wireless, is hard to come by.

[Photo: Marc Shandro]

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· Yellowstone National Park [Official Site]
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· World's Best National Parks Map [Jaunted]