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Yellowstone National Park celebrates its 150th year
Read full article: Yellowstone National Park celebrates its 150th yearIt is easily one of the most recognized and beautiful national parks in all of the United States and this year Yellowstone celebrates being the named the first national park 150 years ago. You know about Old Faithful, youโve seen the wildlife, and now it is very popular because of the series โYellowstone.โ
FAA failure to tell Capitol of parachute stunt led to alert
Read full article: FAA failure to tell Capitol of parachute stunt led to alertThe Federal Aviation Administrationโs failure to notify Capitol Police about a parachute stunt at a nearby baseball stadium led to an alert and urgent evacuation of the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official says.
Yosemite visitor dies after falling from Half Dome cables
Read full article: Yosemite visitor dies after falling from Half Dome cables(CNN) - A Yosemite National Park visitor died after falling from the cables at the Half Dome on Thursday morning, according to National Park officials. Danielle Burnett, 29, from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, fell over 500 feet down a rocky surface and was pronounced dead when the Park Rangers arrived on the scene, National Park Public Affairs Officer Scoot Gediman said in a statement to CNN. The last death on the famous Half Dome was in May of 2018, when a hiker slipped and fell during dangerous weather conditions. A guide for hikers strongly indicates caution when climbing the cables, and notes that "since 1919, relatively few people have fallen and died on the cables. The cables are only up from about May to October due to weather, and permits are required to make the hike.