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Lightning in Utah shocked around 50 young hikers from a church youth group in Utah last week, sending seven kids to the hospital. Two of the children with more serious injuries were later airlifted to a children's hospital. The group, from the Church...
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A 23-year-old hiker who went missing in Colorado this week was found dead at Rocky Mountain National Park yesterday. It appears he took a "significant fall," according to officials, via CNN. Lucas Macaj, an experienced hiker, had hit the trails on Su...
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Couple Matt and Karen Smith say they'd avoid two specific national parks in the summer due to dangerous heat conditions.
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Many US national parks, like Dry Tortugas National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Death Valley National Park, can be enjoyed without hiking.
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Matt and Karen Smith, a couple who has been to all 63 national parks, say tourists often think the parks are like Disneyland, which can be dangerous.
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A hiker who slipped from his trail, falling around 100 feet down a cliff near Sausalito, California on Sunday evening was clinging for dear life when rescuers spotted him from a helicopter. Dramatic footage captured by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Off...
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