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Brian Mengel, Civil Servant
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Grand Canyon National Park experienced its lowest visitation in 10 years, according to the final 2001 numbers released last week by the park's Fee Management and Statistics Office.
TOUR PRICING Entrance fees to the Grand Canyon National Park have tripled in the last year, and even more restrictions on private vehicle traffic into the Canyon are expected.
This is a major issue now being addressed by Grand Canyon National Park through a revision of its Colorado River Management Plan.
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Miles Rhodes, Wine Taster
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Rafting trips vary from the scenic and calm upper Snake River which offers a unique perspective of Grand Teton National Park to the wild and exciting Lower Snake River.
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Bori Gonbutoren, Reindeer Herder
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Just two hours drive from busy Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks is the pristine wilderness of the Wind River and Absaroka Mountains, and the unique beauty and solitude of the Red Desert and Sweetwater Canyon in western Wyoming.
Whether it is the awesome scale of the Grand Canyon or the frigid waters of the Isle Royale, the subtropic splendor of the Everglades or the bursts of color on the alpine meadows of Glacier National Park, these wonders are some of America's most precious natural resources.
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Jake Farley, Truck Driver
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Its aim is to remove thousands of cars from Grand Canyon National Park that clog parking lots and vent engine exhaust into the air at the South Rim.
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Astrid Schuhmann, Backpacker
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The Grand Canyon National Park, North Rim, is south and offers hiking, horseback riding and other activities in addition to the visible scenery and wildlife.
The Grand Canyon National Park - North Rim is straight south and offers hiking, horseback riding and other activities in addition to the visible scenery and wildlife.
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Josh Hogan, Commander
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But the National Park Service has scrapped hopes of relying on private decvelopers to fund and build the train, which would be a smaller version of the large steam-powred locomotive that runs daily along a 60-mile route between Willaims and Grand Canyon Villiage.
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Bob Greenberg, Congressional Candidate
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The January 2001 decision to ban snowmobiles from the road systems of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks was an unwarranted political action without factual or legal justification.
The United States Congress has stated that Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks would be managed to conserve the scenery, the natural and historic objects and wildlife therein and to provide for enjoyment of the same.
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